1202 W. Norfolk Ave., Norfolk, Nebraska. County/parish: Madison.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 12, 2012. NRIS 12000105.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Mathewson–Gerecke House in Norfolk, Nebraska was built in 1884. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
It is a two-story Queen Anne-style house. It was remodelled in c.1925, at which time a sunroom on the east side was added, and front and rear porches were replaced with Classical porticos.
It was home of Charles Payson Mathewson (1848-1941), who eventually served as speaker of the House of the state of Nebraska, and served as a bank president, and fled in a scandal, after stealing funds.
It was later home of Herman Gerecke.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73921102