Landmarks

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Fremont Historic Visitors Center

The former Fremont Post Office building at 605 N. Broad St. is the home of the Fremont Historic Visitors Center. Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce is located in this building which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The 1893 landmark also houses the first-ever Post Office Historical Exhibit and the Lincoln Highway interpretive display.

Other tenants include the Greater Fremont Development Council, Fremont Area Habitat For Humanity, Fremont Area Community Foundation, Chamber of Commerce Foundation of the Fremont Area, Crime Stoppers Inc., MainStreet of Fremont Inc., the Fremont Builders Bureau, Dodge County 4-H Agricultural Society and the United Way of the Fremont Area.

The building served as the Fremont Post Office for 71 years and then 26 years as the Fremont Police Station. It had been vacant about nine years.

The landmark won the Rising Star award from the Nebraskaland Foundation and local and state awards from Lied Main Street Program.

Historic Buildings

Fremont has three public buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The May Museum is one of Fremont's premier landmarks. It was built at 17th Street and Nye Avenue in 1874. More than 8,000 people visit each year. Dodge County owns the 25-room mansion; it houses the Dodge County Historical Society's collections. See the Arts section for more information.

The Love-Larson Opera House was built at 541 N. Broad St., in 1888. Today it is owned by a non-profit organization. The main floor was renovated in the 1970s and is used for wedding receptions, parties, plays and other events. Restoration of the upper-floor opera house is a dream not yet realized. For more information call, 727-0355.

The Dodge County Courthouse was built in 1918. A $2.7 million addition and building renovation was completed in 1996. The courthouse is on Park Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets.

Historic Downtown Fremont

Antiques, lingerie, a tailored suit. They’re all downtown.

So are furniture, sporting goods and unique gifts. And so much more.

Downtown is filled with dozens of businesses; many have been in the same family for generations. There is a healthy mix of retail and service businesses, as well as the Dodge County Courthouse.

A major portion of downtown Fremont is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Several individual buildings are also listed on the register. They include:

Ideal Steam Laundry, 445 N. Broad St. (Envy Day Spa)
JD McDonald House, 310 E. Military Ave. (Interiors by Joan)
Turner House, 78 S. C St. (Insurance America)
City Auditorium, 929 N. Broad St.
Lon D. Wright Power Plant, 2701 E. First St.

For more information about historic downtown Fremont, call Leslie Carter, executive director at MainStreet of Fremont Inc., 721-2264; e-mail: lesliecarter@mainstreetfremont.org; Web site: www.mainstreetfremont.org. Her office is at the Fremont Historic Visitors Center, 605 N. Broad St.

A residential district just east of the downtown — the Barnard Park Historic District — also is listed on the national register. Two other private residences near downtown are also listed:

RB Schneider House, 234 W. 10th St. (private residence of Drs. Colleen and Roger Dilley);
Samuel Bullock House, 508 W. Military Ave. (private residence of Jim and Kathy Gibney).