J.D._McDonald_House

J.D. McDonald House

J.D. McDonald House

United States historic place

The J.D. McDonald House is a historic house in Fremont, Nebraska. It was built in 1888 for J.D. McDonald, a Canadian-born railroad contractor who founded the Fremont Manufacturing Company and served on the board of directors of the Fremont National Bank.[2] He hired M.A. Ecker to design it in the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival architectural styles.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 10, 1980.[1] The McDonald family resided in the house until 1898. The building became the first hospital in Fremont, Nebraska in 1905 under the name Kirby Hospital.

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The J.D. McDonald house as the Kirby Hospital circa 1905

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    Joni Gilkerson (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. D. McDonald House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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