Jesse C. Bickle House
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Jesse C. Bickle House | |
 The house in 2013 | |
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| Nearest city | Crete, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′37″N 96°58′03″W / 40.62694°N 96.96750°W |
| Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Built | 1864 |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, carpenter Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000838[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 23, 1977 |
The Jesse C. Bickle House, also known as The Maples, is a historic house in Crete, Nebraska. It was built by homesteader Jesse C. Bickle as a one-story log house in 1864, and a second story was added in the 1870s.[2] Bickle owned a brickyard in Crete and a store in Pleasant Hill.[2] The house was designed in the Carpenter Gothic architectural style.[2] It was purchased by Milton O. Smith in 1923, and renamed The Maples.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 23, 1977.[1]
