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Item Title
Bert W. Leavitt House, 600 South Seventieth Street, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE
Location600 South Seventieth Street,
Lincoln, NE
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS NE-41-A
Building/structure dates:
1910 initial construction
Significance: The house was constructed by Bert W. Leavitt (1869-1916) between 1910 and 1911 as his personal residence. Mr. Leavitt had successful careers in education and agriculture. At the time of his death he was a candidate for Lancaster County Treasurer. The house is an example of the American Foursquare plan. The structure is unusual in its use of ornamental concrete block and clay tiles as the roofing material for a rural site.
Subjects
Concrete Block BuildingsDomestic LifeFoursquare Houses
Related Names
Blomgren, Richard H., Photographer
Berggren, Jerry L., Historian
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. View of northwest corner
2. View of north front
3. View of southwest corner
4. East side
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