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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.

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Highland Park Cemetery

Hastings' first cemetery contains sculpture commemorating Oregon Trail travelers of the 1800

Hastings, NE Cemeteries

The Stein Building

For more than 30 years after the turn of the century, the Stein Brothers Store provided quality merchandise from all over the world to south central Nebraska shoppers. Located at 620 West Second Street, the Stein building was easily identifiable by the unique lion'

Hastings, NE National Register

Nebraska Loan and Trust Company

Cities and agricultural areas need capital to finance growth. Nebraska Loan and Trust Company, organized in 1882 with James B. Heartwell as need in Hastings by providing a means for Eastern Capitalists to invest in Nebraska real estate mortgages. In 1883-84

Hastings, NE National Register

Sandhill Crane Migration

Fossil records reveal the sandhill cranes have been visiting this region for more than nine million years. For five weeks each spring, visitors to the Platte River valley in south-central Nebraska can enjoy the symphony of sounds and dancing rituals of 90 percent of the world'

Hastings, NE Recreation

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

Diamond Springs Station Site

Pony Express Station

Medicine Creek Fishing

White bass fishermen find some real enjoyment taking these scrappy fighters from the deep water early in the summer an...

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Soldiers Memorial