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That little yellow house tucked ary cn 16th St.
is being renovated by the Nebraska I&tedcal Society.
The Syfcrd hems, 7C0 II. Kih St, dates tack to
the days when 16th St. was a tract cf unsettled farmland.
Vorkmca hare beta scraring ths paint off the exterior
cf the heese for several T?eeks. The Nanl Reserve has
vcluateere4 to pamt the house, which wll te restored to
its criminal color cf dive c!d, according to Herb Thomas,
Historical Society artist ia charge cf the repainting,
i hope ia fee cext few years we caa get the house
open to the public sail V.'cndell Frantz, curator cf the
Lincoln ihiscuni cf the Nebraska State Historical Society.
The Historical Society is restoring the house to its
original condition as money becomes available, Frantz
said. The Syfcrd house is listed in the National Register of
Historical Places, qualifyfcg it for federal funis.
EXossy requested
In 1970, the Historical Society received about $6,000
in matching federal funds, and the society has requested
$5,000 from the National Parks Service.
The two-story house was built about 1878, according
to Frantz. Constance Syford willed her family's home to
the State Historical Society Foundation when she died in
1965, Frantz said.
"Apparently the Syfords were the second owners," he
said. Historical Society records show the Syford family
lived in the house from 1904 until the late 1930's. Con
stance then moved to Connecticut, where she managed
the rest of her family's estate.
Elisha Lewis, a Presbyterian missionary minister,
built the house when he moved to Lincoln to establish a
parish, Frantz said. The house is constructed in the style
of the French Second Empire, an architectural style of the
late 19th century.
Part cf lot sold
The original lot of the house extended to 17th St but
part of it was sold to the university and converted into a
parking lot, Frantz said.
Until restoration is completed and the house be
comes open to the public, it is not unoccupied. Jim
and Gad Potter, employes of the Historical Society,
have made the Syford house their home. Potter moved
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On Saturday evenings enjoy our tender, juicy prime
rib dinner complete with fresh sauteed mushrooms (our
compliments), crisp green salad, your choice of potato,
and homemade bread or muffins. Top it off with our spe
cialtyhot homemade apple pie with cinnamon sauce and
ice cream. All for yV f 5.39. And remember, our Smith
4Sth imtaurenf in Coffeg View is nowr bpmt Sofimfays
fmm 6:30 cm viil B:C0 pm.
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jsmeciss to keep an eye ca the p!e, he said.
The Historical Society is catalogs tzd stofcz a
lot cf the Syford furniture, which wl be displayed
when the house is open to the public, Franz sail. ZzZff
pieces, such as a wooden sideboard and kitchen ar?
arxes, remain ia the house and are used by the Potters.
Lhins ta the Syford house has advances and diiad
vantaes. It is dose to the Historical Society, where the
Potters work, and they are only required to pay utilities.
Eat there is no&e and activity at late hours because of the
t-iTirn'f iiRhrersitv location. Potter i
A lot cf people lock at the hcte," t!rs Potter said,
adding that occasionally someone wZJ step end ask about
it. The rncjoriry of the pecple don't even knoar it's here.
They pst tliink it's the abandoned hcaae ca campus," she
said.
The Potters plan to stay at the Syfcrd hecae indefin
itely, although we doa't want to live here forever," Ihs.
Potter sail
-I prefer rjatic," she said, tht maybe this is carrying
it a little too far."
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