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Gottfried Gustav Pitz Barn

Coordinates: 41°00′07″N 95°52′30″W / 41.00194°N 95.87500°W / 41.00194; -95.87500
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Pitz, Gottfried Gustav, Barn
Gottfried Gustav Pitz Barn is located in Nebraska
Gottfried Gustav Pitz Barn
Nearest cityPlattsmouth, Nebraska
Coordinates41°00′07″N 95°52′30″W / 41.00194°N 95.87500°W / 41.00194; -95.87500
Arealess than one acre
Built1883
Built byPitz, Gottfried Gustav
Architectural styleBanked Barn (German)
NRHP reference No.12000564[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 2012

The Gottfried Gustav Pitz Barn in Cass County, Nebraska near Plattsmouth, Nebraska is a German banked barn built in 1883 by Gottfried Gustav Pitz. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

Pitz came to the United States from Germany in 1868, at age 19. He was a market gardener who brought produce into Plattsmouth and Omaha to sell.[2]

It is a one-and-a-half-story 16 by 16 feet (4.9 m × 4.9 m) plan barn, with a dry brick floor.[2]

It has also been known as the Pia-Muller Barn.[1]

It is located at 903 Livingston Rd.

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Mike McKnight (September 26, 2012). "Historic Place a Barn". WOWT 6 News.
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