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Fairview
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★ National Historic Landmark

Fairview

Also known as William Jennings Bryan House

Lincoln’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 15, 1966; only 0 of Nebraska’s 1,047 listings are older
Listed 1966Lincoln
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About Fairview

Fairview, at 4900 Sumner St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966: the first place in Lincoln to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Nov 6, 1963, one of 15 in Nebraska. Only 0 of Nebraska’s 1,047 listings are older. The Register lists it for its politics, at the national level.

What it isU.S. National Historic Landmark. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 1 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1963 to today

  1. 1963Named a National Historic Landmark
  2. 1966Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 60 years
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Finding Fairview

4900 Sumner St., Lincoln

Directions

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

21 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPark HillLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 18960.5 miDPark Manor Residential Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miDBrownbilt Residential Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.9 miDEastridge Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miBChristian Record BuildingBuilt 19361.3 miOWar and VictoryObject1.3 miBMunicipal Lighting and Waterworks PlantNeo-Classical Revival1.3 miBCollege View Public LibraryVernacular Neo-Classical · Built 19141.6 miBNimrod Ross HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19031.6 miStWyuka CemeteryStructure1.6 miDBoulevards Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements1.7 miBFrank and Nelle Cochrane Woods HouseItalian Renaissance · Built 19161.7 miBW.F. Hitchcok HouseEarly 20th Century Revival · Built 19221.7 miBFrank M. Spalding HouseMission Style · Built 19091.7 miBJohn H. and Christina Yost HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals1.7 miBFrank E. and Emma A. Gillen House19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19031.7 miDLincoln Veterans Administration Hospital Historic DistrictColonial Revival1.8 miBYates-Martin HouseBuilding1.9 mi
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BR.O. Stake HouseLate 19th and 20th Century American Movement · Built 19191.9 miBAntelope GroceryTudor Revival · Built 19222 miBGuy A. Brown HouseLate Victorian Italianate · Built 18742 mi

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Questions about Fairview

Is Fairview on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1966 (Register number 66000947).

Is Fairview a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Nov 6, 1963. Nebraska has 15 National Historic Landmarks, 2 of them in Lincoln.

Can you visit Fairview?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Fairview?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 1 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73921073 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.