Lincoln’s Favorite Houses

By: Mr. Wilson on January 22, 2008
I have long been in love with this house in Near South. I have never been inside so I have no idea what the interior is like, but something about the outside really interests me. When The Missus and I were looking at houses, we looked at a few in Near South. That one was out of our price range (and not for sale), but we enjoyed walking by it anyway. Which are your favorite houses in town?

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foxspit
January 22, 2008 at 4:27PM

But one that I would like to convert to a home after I hit the lottery is <u>this one.</u>

Moses
January 22, 2008 at 4:30PM

My favorite house is the Hansel and Gretel small house on the Southwest corner of 40th and Calvert.  Love the way the little cottage sits back in the forest.

beerorkid
January 22, 2008 at 4:42PM

The stairs in back are scary.  I like the tiny walkway from the front to back.

foxspit
January 22, 2008 at 5:18PM

I hear it, at one time, was a brothel. Cool!

Also, if you look closely, you can see that it was a two-story building when it was first built, then they added two more stories.

I haven’t seen the back stairs, I’ll have to check that out.

K
January 22, 2008 at 7:05PM

The house you love was the grandest home on the Near South Parade of Homes a few years ago. It’s fantastic. Wood panelling, two formal floors and a third floor designed for actual living, including a great family room with pool table. Check it out if you ever have the chance!

Gene
January 22, 2008 at 11:41PM

You’d like to convert an old brothel into your “home?” Is there something you want to tell us there buddy?

Lincoln Gardener
January 23, 2008 at 1:04AM

This one, also in Near South, has always been my favorite:

http://orion.lancaster.ne.gov/appraisal/publicaccess/PropertyImages.aspx?PropertyID=31180&PropertyOwnerID=106243&NodeID=11

An Italianate with a terribly romantic story behind it ... if I remember correctly, an elderly widow was living in a smaller home at the back of the same lot, traveled to Italy on vacation, fell in love with an Italian architect who moved to Lincoln with her and built her this home. I may not have the story right, it may just be fiction, but I like the romance of my version ...

beerorkid
January 23, 2008 at 2:50AM

there was one at around 74th and south that was a dome house.  Anyone remember it?

swoof
January 23, 2008 at 2:23PM

It’s still there.  It’s south of Van Dorn around 73rd.

swoof
January 23, 2008 at 2:24PM

That’s my favorite house in Lincoln.  They sometimes give tours although i’ve never been on one.

beerorkid
January 23, 2008 at 2:45PM

Thanks.  I have looked for it a few lately and never found it.

Nikki
January 23, 2008 at 4:18PM

That house is on the historical registry & I believe it actually belonged to a lumberman.  The woman who lives there now works with me, & I’m forwarding her this.  It’s beautiful on the inside, & she knows a lot of the history!  Maybe she’ll share it here?

foxspit
January 24, 2008 at 4:55AM

Yeah, instant character, man! Besides, you gotta like the karma.

foxspit
January 24, 2008 at 4:58AM

I’ve been in it once. Absolutely beautiful! I don’t remember much about it, other than it was breathtaking.

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