This cache is part of a series to recognize buildings, monuments, structures, and areas in Lincoln that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, have a Nebraska Historical Marker, or are regonized as a local historic landmark.
This multi involves three stages. The first stage will lead you to stage two as well as provide the North Coordinates to the final. The second stage will lead provide the West Coordinates to the final. If using a geomobile I'd recommend leaving the vehicle near stage two and using the trail to stage three, if you prefer to drive the best parking option for the final is north of it.
Stage One: Posted Coordinates
Pauley House-Local Landmark
Ray C. Pauley, secretary of his father Conrad’s Pauley Lumber Company, began this fine brick and stucco house in 1918, when he was 26 years old. A. S. Barnes is cited on the building permit as the architect. No architect by this name has been identified, but A. S. Barnes & Company was a major publisher of a wide variety of books. Possibly Ray Pauley’s design source was an A. S. Barnes publication. Lumberyards often supplied house patterns to their customers. (When his brother Ludwig built his house a block away at 2601 B Street the building permit cited “Stillwell” as the architect. E. W. Stillwell was a prolific publisher of house plan books.) Ray and his wife Frances occupied their house until his death in 1950. The house is one of Lincoln’s finest examples of Prairie School architecture, a style made popular by Frank Lloyd Wright. The rear wing, a separate apartment, was added in 1940 in the Art Deco style.
Staying on the sidwalk or in your car, observe this Local Landmark.
On the southside of this Local Landmark there is an exposed overhang eave shading the wide first story window...
A= # of rafters minus the # of downspout gutters from the roof on the eastside.
B= # of rafters minus the # of south facing windows on the second level
C= A minus # of stairs up to the gate on the east side
D= # of south facing windows on the second level
E= # of stairs up to the gate on the east side minus D
F= D plus # of downspout gutters from the roof on the east side
Stage Two: N 40° 47.AAB' W 96° 4C.ACF'
Ager Building-Local Landmark
The Zoo Aviary Building, commonly known as the Ager Building, was a year-round zoo facility of the Depression era, operating from 1938 to the 1970s. The limestone structure was designed by Davis & Wilson and constructed in 1936-38 as a project of the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). This zoo project could have only been accomplished through the WPA, for the availability of money was scarce, but the availability of laborers was enormous. Park administrators had to be very frugal and creative with their resources. Examples of this frugality include recycling materials. Most of the limestone was quarried by city crews in Roca, south of Lincoln and nearly all of the lumber used in the building was milled from dead trees removed from city parks. The interior was altered to provide an indoor playground in the 1990s, however in 2017 the building became part of the Children’s Zoo expansion returning it to its original use as an indoor zoo facility.
V= How many leaves are behind the egrets legs/under it's tail
X= How many vines are in the monkeys circle
Y= How many quadrapeds are above the door under the keystone
Z= # of toucans plus 5
Final: N 40° 4B.DAE' W 96° VX.XYZ'
You are looking for a small container. Cache within your abilities, TOTT's can be helpful though I did place it without them.
Happy caching!