Lewis-Syford House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The house in 2012
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Location	700 North 16th Street,Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°49′09″N96°41′52″W / 40.81917°N 96.69778°W /40.81917; -96.69778 (Lewis-Syford House)
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1878 (1878)
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	71000486[1]
Added to NRHP	February 18, 1971

TheLewis-Syford House is a historic house on the campus of theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln inLincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1878 for Reverend Elisha M. Lewis, a Presbyterian missionary who had been a chaplain in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War,^[2] and designed in theSecond Empire style.^[3] It was bequeathed by Constance C. Syford to theNebraska State Historical Society in 1965.^[3][4] It is the oldest building on the UNL campus.^[4] It has been listed on theNational Register of Historic Places since February 18, 1971.^[1]

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