Cather, George, Farmstead
The farm in 2012
George Cather Farmstead is located in Nebraska
George Cather Farmstead
George Cather Farmstead is located in the United States
George Cather Farmstead
Nearest cityBladen, Nebraska
Coordinates40°14′57″N 98°38′27″W / 40.24917°N 98.64083°W / 40.24917; -98.64083 (Cather, George, Farmstead)
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1885 (1885)
Architectural styleVA Tidewater I-type
MPSWilla Cather TR
NRHP reference No.82004917[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1982

The George Cather Farmstead is a historic farm in Bladen, Nebraska. It was built in 1885 for George P. Gather and his wife Frances, whose niece was Willa Cather, a novelist and short-story writer.[2] Cather used her aunt as inspiration for Aunt Georgiana in her 1904 short story, A Wagner Matinee, and she drew inspiration from the farm itself for her 1923 novel, One of Ours.[2] Aside from the main farmhouse, more outbuildings were constructed up until the 1920s.[2] George Cather died in 1938.[3] The property has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 11, 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Willa Cather Thematic Group: Sites in Webster County, Nebraska-Inventory: Cather, George, Farmstead". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. ↑ "George Cather Dies". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. February 3, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved March 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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