James A. Beattie House

The James A. Beattie House, also known as the Beattie Miles House, is a Queen Anne style home built in the Bethany Heights neighborhood of Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1892.

[1] The James A. Beattie House is the last remaining building associated with Cotner College and the original settlement of Bethany Heights.

[1] James A. Beattie, president of the Nebraska Christian Education Board, purchased three lots across the street from the college in 1889.

[1] Clarence went on to study at Harvard Law School before being elected Mayor of Lincoln in 1947.

[1][3] After annexation and the closure of the college, most of the original buildings of the Bethany area were lost.