This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Nebraska, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Nebraska. Only buildings built prior to 1870 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.

In order to qualify for the list, a structure must: be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy); incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least in height and/or be a listed building.

This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.

List of oldest buildings

BuildingImage Location First built UseNotes Log Cabin (Bellevue, Nebraska) Bellevue, Nebraska ca. 1835 Residence Fur trapper's log cabin; Likely oldest building in the stateFlorence MillOmaha, Nebraskaca. 1846CommercialOldest mill in the state; construction overseen by Brigham YoungWillow Creek Pony Express StationCozad, Nebraskaca. 1849Commercial Pony Express station, was moved a small distance in 1938Didier CabinBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1854ResidenceArbor LodgeNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1855ResidenceBuilt for the founder of Arbor Day, Julius Sterling MortonMayhew CabinNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1855ResidenceOne of the oldest houses in Nebraska City Fontenelle Bank Bellevue, Nebraska ca. 1856 Commercial Oldest bank building in the stateWilliam Hamilton HouseBellevue, Nebraskaca. 1856Residence Bank of Florence Omaha, Nebraska ca. 1857 Commercial Oldest building in OmahaFrederick L. Gottschalk HouseColumbus, Nebraskaca. 1857ResidenceThe cabin was relocated to the interior of the Platte County Historical Society Museum.Taylor-Wessel-Bickel-Nelson HouseNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1857ResidenceOne of the oldest houses in Nebraska CityPresbyterian ChurchBellevue, Nebraskaca. 1858ReligiousRussell, Majors, and Waddell Freighting Company BuildingNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1858Commercial/ ResidenceBuilt by the US Army and sold to the supply firm Russell, Majors, and WaddellRussell, Majors, Waddell House Nebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1858ResidenceBuilt by Alexander Majors for Russell, Majors, and WaddellRussell, Majors, Waddell-Stevenson HouseNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1858ResidenceBuilt by Alexander Majors for Russell, Majors, and WaddellBrownville Methodist Church Brownville, Nebraskaca. 1859ReligiousOldest brick church in NebraskaAbbott Gates HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1859ResidenceMidway Stage StationDawson County, Nebraskaca. 1859Commercial/ ResidenceStolley Homestead SiteGrand Island, Nebraskaca. 1859Residence 8621 North 31st Street Omaha, Nebraska ca. 1859 Residence Oldest house in Omaha; built within earlier Mormon settlement of Cutler's Park (Florence, Omaha).The Oldest House in North Omaha https://northomahahistory.com/2015/07/19/the-oldest-houses-in-north-omaha/#:~:text=THE%20OLDEST%3A%208621%20North%2031st,the%20oldest%20house%20in%20Omaha.Brown-Carson HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1860ResidenceEmmanuel Lutheran ChurchDakota City, Nebraskaca. 1860ReligiousGeorge and Nancy Turner HouseFremont, Nebraskaca. 1860ResidenceSt. Benedict's Catholic ChurchNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1861ReligiousOldest brick Catholic church in the stateUnited Presbyterian ChurchNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1861ReligiousOriginally a Presbyterian church then used by the Mormons608 1st AvenueNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1861ResidenceMcLaughlin-Parks HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1862ResidenceBeehive HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1863ResidenceHeinrich Giese HouseGrand Island, Nebraskaca. 1863ResidenceWorthing-Baker HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1863ResidenceBratton-Minick HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1864ResidenceJesse C. Bickle HouseCrete, Nebraskaca. 1864ResidenceJ. H. Catron HouseNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1865ResidenceJohn Henry Stork Log HouseBurt County, Nebraskaca. 1865ResidenceOtoe County CourthouseNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1865GovernmentOldest public building in the stateJohn Sautter FarmhousePapillion, Nebraskaca. 1866ResidenceGeorge Stevens HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1866ResidenceHeritage House MuseumWeeping Water, Nebraskaca. 1867ResidenceThe former parsonage of the Congregational Church of Weeping WaterPalmer-Epard HouseGage County, Nebraskaca. 1867ResidenceZweibel FarmsteadSarpy County, Nebraskaca. 1867ResidenceAnthony P. Cogswell HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1868ResidenceFurnas HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1868ResidenceHome of Governor Robert Wilkinson FurnasJohn W. Bennett HouseNemaha County, Nebraskaca. 1868ResidenceOldest example of the I-House in the stateLone Tree SaloonBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1868CommercialMichael Witt FachwerkbauSaline County, Nebraskaca. 1868ResidenceSt. John's Lutheran ChurchNemaha County, Nebraskaca. 1868ReligiousOldest stone church in NebraskaElm Creek FortMinden, Nebraskaca. 1869ResidenceJasper A. Ware HouseNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1869ResidenceHouse of the co-founder of the Midland Pacific Railway, Jasper WareJohn L. Colhapp HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1869ResidenceSamuel Bullock HouseFremont, Nebraskaca. 1869Residence Thomas P. Kennard House Lincoln, Nebraska ca. 1869 Residence One of oldest houses in Lincoln, NETipton HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1869Residence122 South 6th StreetPlattsmouth, Nebraskaca. 1869ReligiousChristopher Anderson HouseNebraska City, Nebraskaca. 1870ResidenceCommanding Officers QuartersSidney, Nebraskaca. 1870Government/ ResidenceCongregational Church and ManseSantee, Nebraskaca. 1870ReligiousEli S. Wibley HouseBrownville, Nebraskaca. 1870ResidenceNaomi InstituteRock Bluff, Nebraskaca. 1870Education Cook house on Spade Ranch (Nebraska) Ellsworth, Nebraska ca. 1877 Ranch One of the oldest and largest ranches in Nebraska; Cookhouse moved from Newman Ranch in 1888. General Crook House Fort Omaha ca. 1879 Government Home to Civil War/Indian Wars general

See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska History of Nebraska List of the oldest buildings in the United States

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