The Jasper A. Ware House, now known as the Wildwood Historic Center, is a historic one-and-a-half-story house in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It was built in 1869 for Jasper A. Ware, a farmer, real estate investor and co-founder of the Midland Pacific Railway.[2] It was designed in the Gothic Revival style, with a "gabled roof, segmental arches, projecting gabled entrance pavilion, pointed arch window over entrance door, simple wooden tracery under two end gables."[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1973.[1]

Jasper A. Ware House
The house in 2012
Jasper A. Ware House is located in Nebraska
Jasper A. Ware House
Jasper A. Ware House is located in the United States
Jasper A. Ware House
Nearest cityNebraska City, Nebraska
Coordinates40°40′18″N 95°52′48″W / 40.67167°N 95.88000°W / 40.67167; -95.88000 (Jasper A. Ware House)
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1869 (1869)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.73001070[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1973

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Persijs Kolberg (March 31, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jasper A. Ware House / Wildwood Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2019. With accompanying 10 photos from c.1968 to 1979