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Dowse Sod House

William R. Dowse House
Small house with steep-pitched roof; single brick chimney
View from the northeast.
Located in almost the exact center of Nebraska
Located in almost the exact center of Nebraska
Location of Dowse house in Nebraska
Located in almost the exact center of Nebraska
Located in almost the exact center of Nebraska
Dowse Sod House (the United States)
Location80560 Oak Grove Rd.[2]
Nearest cityComstock, Nebraska
Coordinates41°30′39.9″N 99°15′40.7″W / 41.511083°N 99.261306°W / 41.511083; -99.261306
Built1900
NRHP reference No.86003365[1]

The William R. Dowse House, more commonly known as the Dowse Sod House, is a sod house in Custer County in the central portion of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. It was built in 1900 and occupied until 1959. After a long period of neglect, it was restored beginning in about 1981, and opened as a museum in 1982.

The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as "an excellent example of the sod house phenomenon", and as one of the few surviving sod houses in Nebraska.[3]

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