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Hastings, Nebraska

The Victory Building, named to commemorate America's victory in World War I, is one of Nebraska's finest examples of early 20th Century industrial architecture. It was constructed between 1917 and 1920 by harness maker William Dutton as a factory and warehouse and financed in part by converting wartime Victory Bonds into capital for the project. Hastings architect C.W. Way designed the six-story structure in the Sullivan-esque style, using steel reinforced concrete, concrete pan-joist floors and a brick and terra cotta facade. Other distinctive characteristics include decorative terra cotta "VB"s (for Victory Building) and "D"s (for Dutton Company) on the facade, the ornate clock from the former German National Bank of Hastings, which was added to the building in 1970, and the height of the structure, tallest in the Hastings business district. The Dutton-Lainson Company, founded in 1886, has occupied the building continuously since its completion. The Victory Building was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Hastings College Clyde Sachtleben Observatory

Astronomy presentations and night sky viewings every other Saturday, weather permitting. The STARLINE provides observatory show times and dates and astronomy activities in the area. Named in honor of Dr. Clyde Sachtleben, 40-year physics professor

Hastings, NE Observatories

The City Auditorium

Well-known buildings are usually notable for their architectural size or history. That is certainly the case of the City Auditorium, constructed between 1922 and 1924 at a cost of nearly $130,000. City fathers originally

Hastings, NE Architecture

Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Hastings Museum.... What a wonderful world!

From immense polar bears to tiny hummingbirds, the many forms of animal life from around the planet are on display in dioramas representing the natural habitat of each.

Hastings, NE Museums

Victory Building

The Victory Building, named to commemorate America's victory in World War I, is one of Nebraska's finest examples of early 20th Century industrial architecture. It was constructed between 1917 and 1920 by harness maker William

Hastings, NE National Register

The Strand Theatre

Studded in bright lights, the Strand Theatre marquee heralded first-run showings of such movie classics as "From Here to Eternity" and "The sound of Music." For almost seventy years the Strand was the grand dame of motion picture entertainment in Hastings. The Strand'

Hastings, NE Theatres

Things to do near Hastings, NE

Thirty-Two-Mile Station Historical Site

Constructed in 1860, Thirty-two-Mile Creek Station, or Clarke's Ranch, was a "home" station on the famed Pony Expre...