J.D. McDonald House

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J. D. McDonald House
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J.D McDonald House in 2014
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Location310 East Military Avenue, Fremont, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°26′09″N96°29′39″W / 41.43583°N 96.49417°W / 41.43583; -96.49417 (J. D. McDonald House) Coordinates: 41°26′09″N96°29′39″W / 41.43583°N 96.49417°W / 41.43583; -96.49417 (J. D. McDonald House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1888 (1888)
ArchitectM.A. Ecker
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Victorian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 80002444 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980
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The J.D. McDonald house as the Kirby Hospital circa 1905

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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 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