Hub Building Explained

Hub Building
Coordinates:41.7818°N -99.1352°W
Built:1906
Added:July 12, 2006
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:06000558

The Hub Building in Burwell, Nebraska, also known as the Burwell's Modern Cash Department Store, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

It is a three-story building about 50feetx80feetft (xft) in plan with a full basement. Its walls are built of rusticated concrete which appears to be stone. It has a tin Italianate-style cornice and has a parapet inscribed with "1906 / H.J. Coffin".[1]

Space in the Hub Building was donated for temporary use by the community's library, supporting the community's efforts to obtain funding and construct the Burwell Carnegie Library, completed in 1914.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=06000558}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hub Building / Burwell's Modern Cash Department Store ]. National Park Service. Melissa Schere . February 28, 2006 . May 11, 2017 .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=06000557}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Burwell Carnegie Library ]. National Park Service. Stacy Stupka-Burda . March 10, 2006 . May 11, 2017 . With .