John Janecek House

John Janecek House
Janecek house, seen from the north (8th Street)
Location 805 E. 8th St, Schuyler, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°26′38″N 97°3′4″W / 41.44389°N 97.05111°WCoordinates: 41°26′38″N 97°3′4″W / 41.44389°N 97.05111°W
Area 106 acres (43 ha)
Built 1885-1886
Architect Voss, Henry
Architectural style Queen Anne style and vernacular, other
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 82003185[1]
Added to NRHP July 15, 1982

The John Janecek House, also known as the Jerry Janáček House, is an historic home located in Schuyler, Nebraska that was built in 1885-1886.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 1982. The house was owned by John Janecek, a Czech American who immigrated to Nebraska from Bohemia in 1870. He was the owner and the proprietor of the Janecek Opera House (razed in 1963[3]) in Schuyler.[4][5]

It was designed by Omaha architect Henry Voss. The NRHP listing included an entire city block, 106 acres (43 ha) in area.[1][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Janecek, John, House". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 08-09-2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ Maas, Mary L.; Krycki, Jim; Brezina, Judy; and Walters, Ruth (2014). Colfax County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 42.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Janet Jeffries (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination: John Janecek House". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 08-09-2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ↑ "Nebraska National Register Sites in Colfax County". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 08-09-2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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