Lewis-Syford House | |
Location | 700 North 16th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 40°49′09″N 96°41′52″W / 40.81917°N 96.69778°W |
Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | 1878 |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 71000486[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 18, 1971 |
The Lewis-Syford House is a historic house on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1878 for Reverend Elisha M. Lewis, a Presbyterian missionary who had been a chaplain in the Union Army during the American Civil War,[2] and designed in the Second Empire style.[3] It was bequeathed by Constance C. Syford to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1965.[3][4] It is the oldest building on the UNL campus.[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 18, 1971.[1]