HISTORIC SITES IN SENECA

Seneca Free Public Library 6th and Main This building was built in 1867 as a church, which became home of the Universalist congregation in 1870.

United Church of Christ 6th and Castle The original part of this frame church was constructed in 1870 as the Congregational Church.

Hand-Dug City Well 11th and Pioneer The well was dug by hand in 1895 having dimensions of 34 feet across and 65 feet deep. It continues to be used today, 100 years later.

Nemaha Co. Historical Society Museum 6th and Nemaha This building built as the Nemaha County jail in 1879 and became home of the society in 1976.

Nemaha Co. Abstract Company 5th and Main This building was the business home of the First National Bank which was established 1874.

Robert Ackerman Home 202 South 7th The family home of Judge Rufus Emery, Sr. was built in 1892 by same architect as Lauer Funeral Home with the unique feature of a keyhole window.

Lauer Funeral Home 212 South 4th The family home of C. C. K. Scoville, one-time mayor, was built in 1892. His wife, Mary Lincoln Scoville, was the goddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln. The home had the same architect as the Ackerman home. It features a unique circular stairway.

Dave Lauer House 202 South 4th This home was built about 1905 by Dr. Anderson for his wife Alice, who was also a doctor.

Bill Hilbert Home 814 Roanoke This home can be located on Elm Street two blocks south of the railroad on the 1879 Seneca lithograph. Known as the Crandell home, it may have been a player in the Kansas underground railroad during the Civil War.


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©Michael Philbrick  May 23, 2001