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The Johnston/ I tu f f house is a Z%-story Quaerr Anne st ructure located.oe the c res t o f a h r l1 in eas t CreEe.

The exter ior of the i rouse is donr inated by a Z4-story Eor.rer on thescu ih . s ide o f the house and a 2-s to ry bay on the rvesL ( f ron t ) . A f ron ta lporch occup ies the space ad jacant to the Z-s to ry bay . I t i s o f f raneccns ; ruc t ion , enc losed by a sp ind le - r - ro rk ra i l ing . A top th is f i rs t - f loor:31 :c : l i 5 ? s3cc : l i - s to r ; ; cor , '3 reC rv ' : r11 i -ou t s ' i r rcu l led by ba .L i :s te rs an i:c lu- :s : ; - i ich E.atca tne lowar pcrch.

In typical Queen Anne fashion, there were a var iety of mater ia lsused in the cons t rucE ion o f th is house. The f i rs t s to ry exLer io r i s s tonetr i r : r red q+ich br ick, the second story is br ick rv i th some stone tr im, andtha gab le a reas are f rane w i th paeterned sh ing les .

Ia.teresting decoraEive features of the house are the large finiatslcca'leC or: the roof at the gable peaks and on top of the tolrer. Thereare also tno large arched windorcs and several stained and leaded g1-assIJindo:is addi.ng tc the character of the house.

The interior of the hcuse rras converted to apartments in 1938 by the' ?resen; or,'ners, rvho have lived there for all but two of their sevenEy-two

-v:ars of narriage. (IIrs. Algeroissen is a daughter of Catherine lluf f ,. . E l - :e s : :o ; r i o ' .met of th i house,) Except for the necessary parL i t ion ing,'I

th= ho=e reeains in cl"ose-to-orilinal conditi.on. The woodwork and opensrairuay han'e never been painted,' and the six Italian marbla fireplacesare in excellenE repair. The slate roof is in perfect conditidn.

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e- , 'en though n 'osE o f the or ig ina l 15 acres have been so ld th rough the years .

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In iE70 John R. . Joh : rs ton , a na t ive o f Canada, a r r i ved in l iebraskaand honesteaded in Sa l ine County near the s i te o f the fuEure town o fC r e E e . t r f n e n t h e r a i l r o a C c o n p a n y p l a t t e d C r e E e i n 1 8 7 1 , J o h n s t o n b e c a n ean avid supporter of the ne;r con:nuni ty. He ' ,y 'as appointed postnaster ofCre te in November o f I67 f and bu i l - t severa l conanerc ia l bu i ld ings fo rren ta l - purposes , Johns ton ro rnad a par [nersh ip in the Cre te ] I i l l s inI875 rqi th his father- in-J-aw, G. I . l . Br id.ges, 3o endeavor r+hich lasteCunt i l 1882 r ' rhen Johrs ion so ld h is in te res t to C. C. i , , l - r i te and apparent lyaoved to Ca l i fo rn ia fo r a fe ; , r years . Return ing to Cre te about 1885, hej o i n e d t h e C r e t e S t a t e t s a n k . I n i . l a y o f 1 8 8 5 , J . R - J o h n s t o n b o u g h t aI5 -acre parce l o f land i ' ;h ich a t tha t t i rae ru 'as jus t ou ts ide the eas ternb c u n i a - : . r ' o f t h e c i t 1 . ' l r = i i s . i i a b e g a n t o b u i l d i ' r h a t t h e l o c a l n e i ' , ' s D a p e rCescr ibed as t 'one o f tha p . leasan-ues i ha l - f v i l l age an . , l ha l f rus t i c hcnesthat can be found in l iebra-ska. " By l icvenber his large horse barn i . . 'asco ; rp -1e ted , a bu i ld ing r . rh - i c l i i s no ionger ex tan t .

J . R . J o h n s t o n h a d ' . ' e r y p t l g . = r s i v e i C e a s f o r i r i s e s t a t e . I nNovember o f 1885, he bu i l t an 80O-bar re l r . ra te i - reservo i r on h is lan i .

f o r f i r e p r e v e n t i o n . i i e s u g 3 e s t e d a t t h a L t i n e t h a t i t ' . . r o u i d n o t b e t o oc o s t l y t o e n l a r g e t h e f a : i l i t y a n d r u n e p i p e d o i v n t h e h i l l r v e s t t o t i r aC r e t e b u s i n e s s d i s t r i c t f o r t i : e s a n e p u r p o s e ,

I n t h e s u r u n e r a n C i a l l o f l E S c , h e l c C a f u n d - r a ; s i n g d r i v e f o : t h eimproycrT ien t o f Boswel - ] . : . . . ' enue, the sLree t r . ;h ich f ron ts the hcuse on i i rer , roq t - H i . r Droposa l i , ias ro g radc tha t s t ree t anc i i i : l p rove L i - ' co a qua i t - i y 'r

c o n s t i t u t i r r g a t h o r c u g i r f a r : - .

By Ju ly 5 , 1838, the _ l_ i_1 te \ i ide t te ne i /spapcr o f Cre l , : c .onnentcdtha t ihe Jo i r r ' r s ion res i , f ? : :ce i . i : l . s t 'g . t i i r rg fa r enot rgh a1ot . . ; to g ive ?-D3f SCi- : an -Lc' i i : .1 Lhr- i a; l -s i . : - ; : i : t :d io be r : i te f , '1r , , ' r ' ; i - bu i l r i i i :g Li- ! - j . : : c Li ;r ' rhen co i : ip le ted . " La ter ihaE nonth , the r le . i ; spapar repor te< i [ t t ; r t onc o ft h c c o n t r a c t o r : s f . a r t i r e l r o u s a r . r e n l t o O n i : h a t c p u r c h l s ; e e l e c t r i c a p p - i - i . m c e sfor t } - rc res-Ldunce- , r . ;n tch . rqas nearJ- ; ' read; ' fo r occup; ] : ) -c ) .

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Architectural ly, the house is e rat irer unique example of the QueenAnne style. I fni le ennol ovi. 'o Ehe usual variety in bui lding materials andrcc- f 1 tnes, lh is p=r t iCuiar Structure has a s ide iur i " ' ;T re- tnei ' r -n :n l i retypical corner tower founci on xnost Queen Anne houses in the area. This

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Photo 2 – west façade

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Photo 3 – South façade

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