Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Red Cloud

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Moon Block
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Moon Block

Part of the Main Street Historic DistrictListed on its own in 1982; the district came first, in 1982
Listed 1982In the Main Street Historic DistrictRed Cloud
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Moon Block

Moon Block, at Webster St. bet. 4th and 5th Aves., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 11, 1982. The Register lists it for its literature, at the national level. It also stands in the Main Street Historic District, listed in 1982. It was listed as part of Willa Cather TR. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1982 to today

  1. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 1982The Main Street Historic District is listed around it
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Webster St. bet. 4th and 5th Aves., Red Cloud · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Moon BlockStart here
  2. 2Opera HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4Farmer's and Merchant's Bank BuildingEclectic · Built 1888 · next door
  5. 5City PharmacyBuilding · next door
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

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

★Cather HouseVernacular0.1 miBMiner Brothers StoreBuilding0.1 miBUS Post Office-Red CloudModerne0.1 miDSeward Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.1 miBFirst Baptist ChurchStick Style0.1 miBAuld Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 19170.1 miBGrace Protestant Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.1 miBPerkins-Wiener HouseVernacular0.2 miBMiner HouseItalianate · Built 18780.2 miBWarner-Cather HouseBuilt 19040.2 miBWebster County CourthouseRenaissance0.2 miDElm St. Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBMatthew R. Bentley HouseGothic Revival · Built 18830.3 miSGarber GroveSite0.4 miBDr. Gilbert McKeeby HouseVictorian · Built 18830.4 miBWilliam Ducker HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi

Memories of Moon Block

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Moon Block?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Moon Block

Is Moon Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 11, 1982 (Register number 82004926).

Is Moon Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Nebraska has 15 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Cather House, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Moon Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Is Moon Block in a historic district?

Yes, the Main Street Historic District, added to the Register in 1982.

Where can I read the history of Moon Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 73919965 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.