Alliance Commercial Historic District

The Alliance Commercial Historic District, located roughly along Box Butte Ave. in Alliance, Nebraska is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It includes Romanesque and Mission/Spanish Revival architecture amidst its 44 contributing buildings over 17.4 acres (7.0 ha).[1]

Alliance Commercial Historic District
District buildings in 2011
Alliance Commercial Historic District is located in Nebraska
Alliance Commercial Historic District
Alliance Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Alliance Commercial Historic District
LocationRoughly along Box Butte Ave., Alliance, Nebraska
Coordinates42°5′53″N 102°52′15″W / 42.09806°N 102.87083°W / 42.09806; -102.87083
Area17.4 acres (7.0 ha)
Built1893
Architectural styleRomanesque, Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.07000180[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 2007

The city of Alliance was founded in 1888 with the arrival of a railroad. Its commercial district, which includes some '"high style"' buildings including an Art Deco theatre and a neo-classical style post office, are included in the district along with other late 1800s and early 1900s buildings. Its oldest buildings date from 1893. Its NRHP nomination asserted that the district was mostly intact and "is able to evoke a sense of historic time and place."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ John N. Vogel and Marisa A. Kosobucki (July 28, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Alliance Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 18 photos
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