History · Ravenna

Ravenna’s history is
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Ravenna was founded in 1886 when the Burlington Railroad was extended to that point. It was named after the city of Ravenna, Italy, and many of Ravenna's street names commemorate other Italian places.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Ravenna

1 place in Ravenna is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Nebraskaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2023first listedBohning Memorial Auditorium

Where they are

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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