Baste-Marlatt-Pratt House 2103 3rd Avenue
William Scoutt began building the house in 1889, but no one occupied the house due to lack of completion until 1905. When it appeared on the early Sanborn Maps of 1889, but is not identified as being completed until 1905 on the Buffalo County GIS. The house is in the Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report as an example of the Queen Anne style. Which was a popular style of houses at the time as people enjoyed the mix of textures and decorative flair they could add. There is a picture of the house in the Report as well as the Historic Homes of Pioneer Park book. However, in the Historic Homes of Pioneer Park book, they listed the house as 2101 Third Avenue. After looking at the city directories from the Trails and Rails museums conclusions were drawn that this address does not exist. When cross-referenced with the Historic Homes of Pioneer Park book and Google Maps it proved that the address was actually 2103 Third Avenue, and it was miswritten in the original book. …show more content…
They moved into their house in 1905 from their former residence of 230 First Avenue in Kearney, Nebraska. Dr. Charles Van Dyke Basten was a beloved physician and surgeon in the Kearney community. His office was located on the second floor of the Opera House, but he did not only serve patients that came into his office. The Kearney Daily Hub cited him as traveling out of Buffalo County many times to help people throughout the county. Basten was also often flying to Newark to receive extra medical schooling to improve his practice. On March 11, 1904 Dr. Basten became the physician at the State Industrial school in addition to his practice in the opera house as the city directories at the Trails and Rails Museum listed his main work residence as the
William Scoutt began building the house in 1889, but no one occupied the house due to lack of completion until 1905. When it appeared on the early Sanborn Maps of 1889, but is not identified as being completed until 1905 on the Buffalo County GIS. The house is in the Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report as an example of the Queen Anne style. Which was a popular style of houses at the time as people enjoyed the mix of textures and decorative flair they could add. There is a picture of the house in the Report as well as the Historic Homes of Pioneer Park book. However, in the Historic Homes of Pioneer Park book, they listed the house as 2101 Third Avenue. After looking at the city directories from the Trails and Rails museums conclusions were drawn that this address does not exist. When cross-referenced with the Historic Homes of Pioneer Park book and Google Maps it proved that the address was actually 2103 Third Avenue, and it was miswritten in the original book. …show more content…
They moved into their house in 1905 from their former residence of 230 First Avenue in Kearney, Nebraska. Dr. Charles Van Dyke Basten was a beloved physician and surgeon in the Kearney community. His office was located on the second floor of the Opera House, but he did not only serve patients that came into his office. The Kearney Daily Hub cited him as traveling out of Buffalo County many times to help people throughout the county. Basten was also often flying to Newark to receive extra medical schooling to improve his practice. On March 11, 1904 Dr. Basten became the physician at the State Industrial school in addition to his practice in the opera house as the city directories at the Trails and Rails Museum listed his main work residence as the