J. L. Miner House Explained

J. L. Miner House
Coordinates:40.0875°N -98.5219°W
Builder:J.L. Miner, Hugh Miner
Added:August 11, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Willa Cather TR
Refnum:82004922

The J. L. Miner House is a historic house in Red Cloud, Nebraska. It was built in 1878 by J. L. Miner and Hugh Miner.[1] Author Willa Cather was friends with the Miners's children, and she took inspiration from them to write about the Harling family in her 1918 novel, My Ántonia.[1] The house was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[1] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 11, 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82004922}} Willa Cather Thematic Group: Sites in Webster County, Nebraska-Inventory: Miner House ]. National Park Service. March 27, 2019. With