George Cather Farmstead

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]

Cather, George, Farmstead
The farm in 2012
Nearest cityBladen, Nebraska
Coordinates40°14′57″N 98°38′27″W
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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "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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