The George Cather Farmstead is a historic farm in Bladen, Nebraska. It was built in 1885 for George P. Gather and his wife Frances, whose niece was Willa Cather, a novelist and short-story writer.[2] Cather used her aunt as inspiration for Aunt Georgiana in her 1904 short story, A Wagner Matinee, and she drew inspiration from the farm itself for her 1923 novel, One of Ours.[2] Aside from the main farmhouse, more outbuildings were constructed up until the 1920s.[2] George Cather died in 1938.[3] The property has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 11, 1982.[1]
Cather, George, Farmstead | |
 The farm in 2012 | |
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| Nearest city | Bladen, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°14′57″N 98°38′27″W / 40.24917°N 98.64083°W |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architectural style | VA Tidewater I-type |
| MPS | Willa Cather TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004917[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1982 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Willa Cather Thematic Group: Sites in Webster County, Nebraska-Inventory: Cather, George, Farmstead". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "George Cather Dies". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. February 3, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved March 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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