Girls and Boys Town

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Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location:	Boys Town, NE
Built/Founded:	1917
Architect:	Daley,Leo A., Construction
Architectural style(s):	Tudor Revival, Other
Added to NRHP:	February 04, 1985
NRHP Reference#:	85002439 [1]
Governing body:	Private

Girls and Boys Town, formerly Boys Town and Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the care of at-risk children, with national headquarters in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska. The property was listed as a National Historic Landmark on February 04, 1985.

The original Boys Town was founded as a boys orphanage in 1921 by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest working in Omaha. The "City of Little Men" pioneered development of new juvenile care methods in 20th century America, emphasizing social preparation as a model for public boys' homes worldwide.

Beginning in 2004, preservation projects were started to improve interior wood trim, install a new climate control system, and restore the front porch brick railing, the rear interior of the house, the wood flooring, and the front rooms.

[edit] In popular culture

• Notable alumni of Girls and Boys Town include Navy Commander Lloyd Bucher, commander of the USS Pueblo, a spy ship captured by North Korea in 1968.
• A 1938 movie called Boys Town features actor Spencer Tracy portraying Flanagan. It also starred Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull and Gene Reynolds.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Girls and Boys Town official site
• Case studies of Boys Town, Mackinac Center for Public Policy

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Former	Jobbers Canyon Historic District

• William J Kozersky Stamp Company commercial site with pictures of Boys Town Christmas and Spring Seals by year, plus much information