James A. Beattie House

James A. Beattie House
James A. Beattie House, seen from the south
Location 6706 Colby St. Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°50′00.2″N 96°37′43.5″W / 40.833389°N 96.628750°W / 40.833389; -96.628750Coordinates: 40°50′00.2″N 96°37′43.5″W / 40.833389°N 96.628750°W / 40.833389; -96.628750
Area Less than one acre
Built 1892
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 90001773
Added to NRHP 23 October 1990

The James A. Beattie House, also known as the Beattie Miles House, is a Queen Anne style home built in the Bethany Heights neighborhood of Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1892.[1] The James A. Beattie House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture as well as its historical connection with the settlement of the region.[1]

History

The James A. Beattie House is the last remaining building associated with Cotner College and the original settlement of Bethany Heights.[1][2] Cotner College, originally called Nebraska Christian University, was founded in 1889 by the Nebraska Christian Missionary Alliance on 300 acres of donated land.[1] James A. Beattie, president of the Nebraska Christian Education Board, purchased three lots across the street from the college in 1889.[1] However, Beattie did not build his house--located on the center lot, directly across from the north entrance of the main building of Cotner College--until 1892 when he was named president of the college.[1]

In 1901, Beattie sold the home to Samuel A. Miles, a Nebraska pioneer.[1] Samuel Miles' thirteen-year-old son, Clarence G. Miles, grew up in the home and later attended Cotner College.[1] Clarence went on to study at Harvard Law School before being elected Mayor of Lincoln in 1947.[1] Bethany voted to be annexed by the city of Lincoln in 1922, Cotner College closed its Bethany location in 1933, and the Miles family sold the Beattie House in 1945.[1][3] After annexation and the closure of the college, most of the original buildings of the Bethany area were lost.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "James A. Beattie House". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "25 of Lincoln's grandest old houses". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  3. ↑ Network, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Web Developer. "CASDE | Lincoln -- Lancaster County". www.casde.unl.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
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