Nebraska City in Otoe County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2021

1. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall Marker

Inscription. This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
United States Department of Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the The Grand Army of the Republic series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 40° 40.551′ N, 95° 51.415′ W. Marker is in Nebraska City, Nebraska, in Otoe County. It can be reached from 1st Corso west of South 9th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front/south entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 910 1st Corso, Nebraska City NE 68410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Mary's (within shouting distance of this marker); Nebraska City High School and Junior High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Fletcher Neal (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Otoe County Courthouse (about 500 feet away); Site of the Overland Trail (about 600 feet away); First United Methodist Church Original 1855 Wall (about 700 feet away); Pioneer Masons of Nebraska Territory (about 700 feet away); Mother Church of Methodism in Nebraska (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nebraska City.

Regarding Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall. National Register of Historic Places #94000067.

Also see . . . Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall.

The Richardsonian Romanesque Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall was designed and built in 1894–95 by architects Fisher & Lawrie, and was the meeting place of the William Baumer Post No. 24, which was one of 354 GAR posts in Nebraska. The hall has been restored
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2021

2. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall Marker
and is now the Civil War Veterans Museum at the G.A.R. Memorial Hall.

(Submitted on April 6, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall (<i>south/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2021

3. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall (south/front elevation)

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 2012

4. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 4. submitted on November 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.