Take a Look at Kearney’s Historic Homes

Two young local authors team up to pen new book complete with vintage images
 
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - Oct. 16, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series is Kearney’s Historic Homesfrom local authors Brian Whetstone, Jessie Harris and the Buffalo County Historical Society. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images of the beautiful historic homes in Kearney, Neb.

The city of Kearney was founded in 1871 under the name Kearney Junction. Rev. D.N. Smith and Moses S. Sydenham were tasked with the job of choosing a town site. In 1873, after much debate, the small railroad stop was named Kearney. Over the years, the town continued to grow; it really began to boom in 1886, when the Frank family completed construction on an electric power plant, ushering in an unprecedented era of construction and business in the small town.

By 1889, over 700 homes had been built in the area. The allure of commerce and real estate drew many investors from the East to Kearney, where they developed neighborhoods filled with impressive mansions. Today, these homes stand as landmarks and testimonies to the historic figures who built Kearney from the ground up.

Highlights of Kearney’s Historic Homes include:

•A collection of vintage images, many of which are included courtesy of the Buffalo County Historical Society, the archives at The Frank House and a few from the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Calvin T. Ryan Library.
•Information on long-forgotten neighborhoods that no longer exist, such as East Lawn, and old neighborhood filled with impressive mansions, which is now a trailer court.
•The authors’ profits from the sale of the book are being donated between The Frank House and the Buffalo County Historical Society.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.

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