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Tribute to Nebraska Capitol’s Designer to Go Up in Lincoln

NE-State-CapitolLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A monument honoring the architect of the Nebraska Capitol has been approved to go up in a Lincoln neighborhood.

The Capitol Environs Commission approved the monument to recognize Bertram Goodhue on Thursday.

The Near South Neighborhood Association in Lincoln plans to install it before May 10.

The concrete monument will be placed at Goodhue Boulevard and A Street in honor of the New York architect. The association plans to use a $2,500 grant it received from NeighborWorks Lincoln to pay for it.

Ed Zimmer, the city’s historic preservation planner, says the language for an engraved plaque still needs to be approved.

Goodhue Boulevard is one of the four axial streets that radiate out from the Capitol.

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