"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 thi... In 1907, the Fairbury community received a grant of $12,500 from Andrew Carnegie. Ground was broken on October 5, 1908, and the library opened to the public December 10, 1909
Fairbury, NE Carnegie Libraries
What is today known as the Ackerman Building was originally called the I.0.0.F. Temple Building. It was the first building downtown to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building housed the International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 54 and was built in 1894-1
Fairbury, NE National Register
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
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:
Fairbury, NE Tours
Tourists, outdoorsmen and nature lovers have plenty of opportunities to take full advantage of the great outdoors while in Fairbury.
Fairbury has acres and acres and acres of parks.
The City Park, located on the southwest edge of town, is over 42
Fairbury, NE RecreationEarly archeologists observed nearly 300 unusual depressions in flint-rich areas of Pennsylvanian limestone formation along...
The two-story brick building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was constructed about 1891 by local ...