Girls and Boys Town
| Father Flanagan's Boys' Home | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
 Lake view of Girls and Boys Town
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| Location: | Boys Town, NE |
| Built/Founded: | 1917 |
| Architect: | Daley,Leo A., Construction |
| Architectural style(s): | Tudor Revival, Other |
| Added to NRHP: | February 04, 1985 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 85002439 [1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
Girls and Boys Town, formerly Boys Town and Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the care of at-risk children, with national headquarters in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska. The property was listed as a National Historic Landmark on February 04, 1985.
The original Boys Town was founded as a boys orphanage in 1921 by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest working in Omaha. The "City of Little Men" pioneered development of new juvenile care methods in 20th century America, emphasizing social preparation as a model for public boys' homes worldwide.
Beginning in 2004, preservation projects were started to improve interior wood trim, install a new climate control system, and restore the front porch brick railing, the rear interior of the house, the wood flooring, and the front rooms.
In popular culture
- Notable alumni of Girls and Boys Town include Navy Commander Lloyd Bucher, commander of the USS Pueblo, a spy ship captured by North Korea in 1968.
- A 1938 movie called Boys Town features actor Spencer Tracy portraying Flanagan. It also starred Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull and Gene Reynolds.
Notes
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
External links
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| List of entries National Park Service · National Historic Landmarks · National Battlefields · National Historic Sites · National Historic Parks · National Memorials · National Monuments |
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