John G. Neihardt State Historic Site, also known as the Neihardt Center, is located in Bancroft, Nebraska

Bancroft, Nebraska

Bancroft is a village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 520 at the 2000 census.John Neihardt, who later became Nebraska's poet laureate, lived in Bancroft for twenty years and wrote many of his works there. His study is preserved at the John G...

 and features museum exhibits about Nebraska Poet Laureate

Poet Laureate

A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...

 John Neihardt

John Neihardt

Johnathan Gneisenau Neihardt was an American author of poetry and prose, an amateur historian and ethnographer, and a philosopher of the Great Plains...

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The one room study that Neihardt used from 1911 through 1920 as the place where he wrote many of his works is preserved at the site. In 1970 the site was entered into the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

, and is the only structure remaining form the original property. The room has been furnished as if used by Neihardt, and visitors may view it from the open door.

The site is operated by the Nebraska State Historical Society

Nebraska State Historical Society

The Nebraska State Historical Society is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information .....

, and also features the Sioux Prayer Garden and a library with materials about Neihardt's life and legacy. Special events include an annual Neihardt Day celebration.

External links

• John G. Neihardt State Historic Site - Nebraska State Historical Society