Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

August 8, 2022

The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national treasure, one of only twenty-two National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska and the site most closely associated with the life and literature of one of America’s greatest novelists. The National Willa Cather Center is excited to announce that the house will close on August 15 to facilitate the first comprehensive restoration in over fifty years. This project is made possible through a Save America’s Treasures grant administered by the National Park Service, which is being matched dollar-for-dollar through a private fundraising effort.

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