Joslyn Castle in Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

George and Sarah Joslyn Home

December 27, 2024

1. George and Sarah Joslyn Home Marker

Inscription. The Joslyns purchased the Sutphen farm in 1893 and began landscaping the five-acre site. Omaha architect John McDonald designed the mansion to resemble a Scottish manor. Named Lynhurst and known locally as "Joslyn Castle," the thirty-four-room house was completed in 1903. It includes an interior conservatory designed by landscape architect Jens Jensen in 1913. The Joslyns made their fortune in the ready-print news business and owned the Western Newspaper Union. They gave generously to many Omaha organizations.

Erected by Joslyn Castle Neighborhood, Nebraska State Historical Society. (Marker Number 448.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Nebraska State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 41° 15.678′ N, 95° 58.374′ W. Marker is in Omaha, Nebraska, in Douglas County. It is in Joslyn Castle. It is at the intersection of 40th Street and Davenport Street, on the right when traveling north on 40th Street. Located just outside the

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southwest corner of Joslyn Castle Gardens. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Omaha NE 68131, 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, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Poynter Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Duchesne Academy (approx. half a mile away); California Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dundee Bombed in World War II (approx. one mile away); Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Prospect Hill -- Omaha's Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Territory and State of Nebraska (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Lady Betty Ford (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Omaha.

Also see . . . Joslyn Castle and Gardens. Website homepage

George and Sarah Joslyn Home Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

December 27, 2024

2. George and Sarah Joslyn Home Marker, from the south

(Submitted on February 10, 2025.)

George and Sarah Joslyn Home, Joslyn Castle image. Click for full size.

December 27, 2024

3. George and Sarah Joslyn Home, Joslyn Castle

Joslyn Castle, from the southeast image. Click for full size.

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4. Joslyn Castle, from the southeast

Joslyn Castle, from the northwest image. Click for full size.

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5. Joslyn Castle, from the northwest

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2025. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 10, 2025.