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John Janecek House
Janecek house, seen from the north (8th Street)
John Janecek House is located in Nebraska
John Janecek House
Location805 E. 8th St, Schuyler, Nebraska
Area106 acres (43 ha)
Built1885-1886
ArchitectVoss, Henry
Architectural styleQueen Anne style and vernacular, other
NRHP reference No.82003185[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Janecek, John, House". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  3. ^ Maas, Mary L.; Krycki, Jim; Brezina, Judy; and Walters, Ruth (2014). Colfax County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 42.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b Janet Jeffries (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination: John Janecek House" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  5. ^ "Nebraska National Register Sites in Colfax County". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-08-09.

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