The W.S. Jeffery Farmstead is a historic estate with a farm house, a barn and several outbuildings in Benedict, Nebraska. The farm was established in 1878, and the barn was built in 1879–1880, followed by a farm house designed in the Queen Anne architectural style, built in 1900–1902.[2] They were built for William Scott Jeffery, a settler from Pennsylvania who became a farmer in Illinois in the 1860s before moving to Nebraska a decade later. Jeffery lived here with his wife, née Laura Dickey, their three sons, Basil, Earl and Orman, and their daughter, Leona Idilla.[2] The family spent their winters in another house in Lincoln.[2] One of their sons, Orman Schuyler Jeffery, lived on the farm until his death in 1951.[2] It remained in the Jeffery family in the 1980s.[2] The property has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 26, 1982.[1]
W. S. Jeffery Farmstead | |
 The barn in 2011 | |
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| Nearest city | Benedict, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°59′57″N 97°41′26″W / 40.99917°N 97.69056°W |
| Area | 360 acres (150 ha) |
| Built | 1878 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003208[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 26, 1982 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Penelope Chatfield (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jeffery, W. S., Farmstead". National Park Service. Retrieved May 30, 2019. With accompanying pictures