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Nye House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2012
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Location	1643 North Nye Avenue, Fremont, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°26′42″N 96°30′09″W / 41.44500°N 96.50250°W / 41.44500; -96.50250 (Nye House)
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1874; 1901-12 (remodel)
Architect	Ferry & Clas (remodel)
Architectural style	Italianate, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	77000827
Added to NRHP	November 23, 1977

The Nye House, also known as the Louis E. May Museum, is a historic building in Fremont, Nebraska. It was built in 1874 for Theron Nye, who lived here with his wife, née Caroline Colson, and their four children.

History

Nye was a farmer and the founding president of the First National Bank of Fremont. He designed the house in the Italianate style. His son, Ray Nye, served as the first mayor of Fremont. He hired Ferry & Clas to redesign the house in the Georgian Revival architectural style; the remodel was accomplished during 1901-12. From 1921 to 1968, it housed a Lutheran seminary known as the Western Theological Seminary. It was later turned into the Louis E. May Museum. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 23, 1977.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ "Louis E. May Museum".
3. ^ Janet Jeffries (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nye House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2019. With accompanying 10 photos from 1976 and 1874 engraving

External links

• Louis E. May Museum

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• National Register of Historic Places in Dodge County, Nebraska
• Georgian Revival architecture in Nebraska
• Houses completed in 1874
• Museums in Dodge County, Nebraska
• History museums in Nebraska
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