Dorchester Times: Just Listed: Acreage And South Side Brick Home

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Just Listed: Acreage And South Side Brick Home

(UPDATE: We are told by inside sources that the home at 107 Whitmar St. has been sold, just a couple days after it went up for sale. This is strong evidence there's a good market for higher end homes in Dorchester.)

Dorchester has a lot going for it -- especially if you prefer living in a safe, friendly and affordable community that has much potential for the future. Consider what Dorchester has to offer:

TOP-NOTCH SCHOOL: A new K-12 school with some of the state's best educators. The lowest school tax levy in the county -- and one of the lower property rates in southeast Nebraska.

SAFE COMMUNITY: With a new water system and sewer system.

LOWER COSTS: Affordable cost of living.

KEY BUSINESS: Headquarters for one of the state's largest agri-businesses (Farmers' Cooperative) and is situated on the thriving Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line.

GEOGRAPHIC ADVANTAGE: A quick drive from many employers in Crete and Seward, and only 30 minutes to Lincoln, Dorchester is located next to two major highways and just 10 minutes from Interstate 80. Yet all the advantages of a rural small town.

However, one challenge facing Dorchester is available housing. We often hear from many readers who say they would like to move to Dorchester, if only homes were available.

Today, we are showcasing the latest Dorchester homes available right now.

If you're ready to call Dorchester home, we encourage you to take a look and make an offer. Make Dorchester your home and enjoy a great small-town way of life.

108 WHITMAR STREET: Located on the south side of town in a nice neighborhood, this recently built brick home is for sale by owner. An e-mail we received said those interested should (402) 617-5089.

1631 COUNTY ROAD E: A slice of heaven on 8.75 acres. Nestled in a park like setting this 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom home has been meticulously updated and maintained. Family owned for 38 yrs and they spared no expense on updating and the 2700 sq ft OUTBUILDING -- a must see, well-powered man cave including a bathroom! Large trees enclose this private family property perfect for family gatherings and entertaining. Home has a new 10' covered wrap around porch, new cedar siding and roof in 2012, updated appliances in 2011, updated bathrooms, Colorado style master bedroom, and laundry on first floor. Upstairs offers privacy with 4 large bedrooms, bathroom and a walk out to 370 sq ft deck. Basement also has ample storage. Five additional outbuildings are also included on the property. If you are looking for a lovely updated home, acreage and AMAZING outbuildings with a little bit of country, you will find it here. Click here for more details.

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Dorchester: A Good Little Family Town

Dorchester, Nebraska (est. population 630) is located in northern Saline county. Close in proximity to Interstate 80, Dorchester is only 25 minutes from the state capital of Lincoln (est. population 250,000) and about 55 minutes from Omaha (metro population 725,000).

Dorchester's median resident age is 37 years. In 2005, Dorchester had a median family income of approximately $35,600. The median house value was about $63,000. About 95 percent of Dorchester residents commute to work via Interstate and highways.

The village has a quality public school, which received a $4.1 million expansion and modernization in 2008; it offers a small classrooms and individualized attention. Total enrollment of grades K-12 is around 230-250 students.

Ancestries of the Dorchester area are primarily German (42.4%), Czech (24.9%), Irish (12.5%), English (5.4%), and Dutch (4.9%).

Dorchester Historical Facts

* On July 4, 1871, the railroad reached Dorchester.
* Incorporated in 1881, Dorchester's population grew from 200 to 500 by 1882.
* In 1882, Dorchester had 90 buildings, 35 of which were businesses or public facilities. Brick buildings lined both sides of Washington Avenue for two blocks.
* Dorchester's longest-running newspaper was The Dorchester Star, which was published until the late 1940s.
* By 1889, Dorchester's population is said to have reached 800, while the town housed an opera house, a two-story brick schoolhouse with a bell tower, and four churches.
* By the 1910s, Dorchester had electricity, a water tower and a fire department.
* Dorchester's main arteries, Highways 6 and 33, were graveled in the 1940s.
* Dorchester's first irrigation well was drilled on Chris Weber's farm and rural electrification was finished following WWII.

A Village with History

Dorchester is one of the "alphabet towns" on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad line built west from Lincoln. The town site was selected for its pleasant location in the northern part of Saline County, about eight miles west of Crete. This situation is an attractive one, being on the level prairie land, midway between the West Blue River and Turkey Creek. The first named stream is three miles north, and the latter about the same distance south from the town. Dorchester was platted in 1870 and incorporated in 1881. The name "Dorchester" came from either for a suburb of Boston by that name or a town in England. No one is sure. Two of the very first settlers were James Seely and Edward McIntyre, who both made Dorchester their permanent home.

Dorchester: In The Beginning

Here is a look at Dorchester around 1890, less than a decade after its official incorporation, as documented by Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska:
* POPULATION: "About 300, and is made up of a substantial and progressive class of citizens, who are moral and industrious. ... The town grew but very little until the year 1879, for the reason that Pleasant Hill, on Turkey Creek, a short distance south, was the county seat and naturally drew a trade for quite a large scope of country."
* BUSINESS: "The business and professional interests of the town are represented by three general merchandise stores, two drug, one grocery, one furniture, two hardware, and two millinery stores, one bank, two restaurants, two hotels, three livery stables, a post office, one newspaper office, two elevators, two lumber yards, two coal yards, two blacksmith shops, two lawyers and four physicians."
* SCHOOL: "The schoolhouse is a good one. The schoolhouse was built in 1872, since which time the public schools have been continually kept up. The present schoolhouse is 24' x 40' in size, two stories high. The school is graded and consists of three departments. The house is found too small, and arrangements will soon be made to increase its size."
* CHURCHES: "There are three substantial churches."
* HOMES: "The residence portion of the village is made up of neat houses of different styles of architecture, but none of them very large."
* NEWSPAPER: "The Dorchester Star, which was established August 21, 1881, by H. C. Bittenbender, who edited it until January 19, 1882, when he sold it to Ryerson & Bullock, the present proprietors. The Star is a bright weekly paper, five-column quarto, in size, and is Republican in politics."