The Carson-Brown House

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Brownsville's Carson-Brown House was built in 1860 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places owing to its architecture and connection to the lives of two of the city's most prominent families. Now home to a historic house museum that is open for public tours, the home is full of artifacts from the families of Richard Brown and John L. Carson that represent life in the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries for the upper-middle class.

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Constructed in 1860 for the family of Richard Brown, the namesake of the city, this historic house is filled with artifacts and exhibits related to the history of Brownsville and open for tours. Brown moved to Nebraska from Missouri and arrived in Nemaha County on August 29, 1854. Brown's initial stay in Nebraska was short lived, but following a short stint in Texas, he returned to Nebraska, and his name appeared in a county census in 1857.

The town later known as Brownsville started to grow in 1860, the same year that Richard Brown constructed this Victorian style home. Brown lived in his home for approximately four years before selling the property to John L. Carson took. The house was built in a Victorian style and is most notable for its light-blue siding and red-rimmed windows. Visitors to the city can tour the Carson-Brown house and explore antiques and artifacts that share the history of Brownville, Nebraska.

Sources

Carson House, Brownville Historical Society . Accessed July 15th 2020. https://www.brownvillehistoricalsociety.org/carson-house-1.

Brown-Carson House, Nebraska. Accessed July 13th 2020. https://visitnebraska.com/brownville/brown-carson-house.

McCoy, Jim. Brownville Nebraska History, Accessed July 14th 2020. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nenemaha/new_brownville_page/brownville_history.htm.