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Fairbury, Nebraska

1112 C Street: American Foursquare home built in 1902 by B.G. Dawson.

1016 D Street: Gothic-Georgian Revival 1910 Showhouse built by architect W.F. Gernandt.

822 E Street: Italiante home built in the 1870s.

1007 E Street: Bungalow-style home built in about 1925.

1014 E Street: Eclectic-style home built in the early 1920s by the Busboom Bros. as a speculation home.

1023 E Street: Neo-Classical Revival home built in about 1900 by J.W. McDonnell, local businessman.

703 Fourth Street: Queen Anne home built about 1900.

721 Fourth Street: Italiante home of C.H. Denney, built in about 1875.

907 Fourth Street: Kesterson Home Italiante style, built in 1879 by Col. Thomas Harbine bought in 1885 by horsebreeder J.C. Kesterson.827 Sixth Street

915 Fifth Street: Queen Anne style home built about 1890.

615 Sixth Street: Early boarding house built before 1904.

827 Sixth Street: Eclectic-style home built in 1910 by George Cross, Fairbury postmaster and owner of The Fairbury Gazette.

911 Sixth Street: Tudor Revival Home built in 1920 by W.F. Cramb, Editor of The Fairbury Journal.

1109 Sixth Street: Eclectic-style home built by banker Luther Bonham in 1923.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Jefferson County Courthouse

The Fairbury Journal-News once printed that the Jefferson County Courthouse was not a museum, but perhaps it should qualify. Business is still conducted daily but visitors may wish to stop in just to have a look at the building and it's contents. Built in 1891 at a cost of $60,000

Fairbury, NE Historic Courthouses

Bonham Theatre

Both the Bonham Theatre, and the First National Bank, located on the northwest corner of Fifth and E streets, were at one time owned by Luther Bonham.

Bonham Theatre'

Fairbury, NE Theatres

Campbell Bros. Circus -1885 to 1913

"Above the roar of the lions, the music of the calliope, and the laughter and chatter of the throngs of people, the cries of the circus barker were heard throughout the towns and cities where this great circus performed."

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Fairbury, NE One Of A Kinds

Oregon Trail in Jefferson County

Fairbury, NE Historic Trails

Rock Creek Station State Park

Rock Creek Station State Park is a Pony Express and emigrant station where James Butler Hickok gained his famed name, "Wild Bill", when he shot and killed the station attendant, D.C. McCanles, in 1861

Fairbury, NE Historic Sites

Things to do near Fairbury, NE

Frontier Trails Across Gage County

The Oregon Trail enters Nebraska and crosses the southwest corner of Gage County. In ...

State NRD Lakes

Clatonia 3A - 46 acresFind channel catfish and bullhead.

Willow Point Gallery

Iron Horse Trail Recreation Area

Yorkshire Playhouse