William Jennings Bryan House, Historic residence in Lincoln, United States.
The William Jennings Bryan House is a two-story home in Lincoln, Nebraska, built in a mix of Neoclassical and Queen Anne styles. A square turret with a pyramidal roof rises from one corner, and the exterior is covered with ornamental details along the roofline and facade.
Architect Artemus Roberts designed the house between 1902 and 1903 for William Jennings Bryan, at the time one of the most recognized political figures in the country. Bryan lived there until 1921, when he donated the property to a hospital.
The ground floor displays objects from Bryan's political life and functions as a public museum space open to visitors. The upper floors house an institute that organizes educational programs and research activities.
The house sits on D Street in Lincoln and is now surrounded by a hospital complex that has grown around it over the decades. Guided tours are available and help visitors make sense of the rooms and the objects on display.
Bryan originally called the property Fairview, a name that referred to the open countryside visible from the house in the early 1900s. Nothing of that view remains today, as the building is now fully enclosed within a modern medical campus.
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