Douglas House (Omaha)
| Douglas House | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Country | United States |
| Construction started | 1854 |
| Completed | 1854 |
| Demolished | After 1883 |
The Douglas House was the second hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. Located in present-day Downtown Omaha on the southwest corner of 13th and Harney Streets, the hotel housed influential politicians, speculators, and the first court trial in the Nebraska Territory.[1] A two-story frame structure, it supplemented the earlier St. Nicholas Hotel.
History
Built in the fall of 1854 by David Lindley, the building used wood-frame construction and was reported to be primitive in accommodations and "completely inadequate as sleeping comfort and the necessities of life were concerned." For several years the dining room had no floor and tables were made of rough cut
The hotel became the city's first post office in 1855, only to be usurped by a new
Local missionaries were invited to hold services at the House in 1856, after the original Nebraska Territory state house was sold. The churches included
The building still stood in 1883.[7]
See also
- History of Omaha
References
- ^ Federal Writers Project. (1939) Nebraska. Nebraska State Historical Society. p 239.
- ^ "Creightons Arrived in '56; Church Bells Rang Over New City", HistoricOmaha.com. Retrieved 3/30/08.
- ^ a b "Douglas County", Andreas' History of Nebraska. Retrieved 3/30/08.
- ^ "Chapter XV", Romance of Omaha. Retrieved 3/30/08.
- ^ "Nebraska Women Suffrage Association"[usurped], Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 3/30/08.
- ^ (1889) Life and Labors of Rev. Reuben Gaylord: Home Missionary for Iowa and Nebraska. Rees Printing Company. p 339.
- ^ Sala, G.A. (1883) America Revisited. London: Vizetelly. p 158.