J.D. McDonald House explained

J. D. McDonald House
Location:310 East Military Avenue, Fremont, Nebraska
Coordinates:41.4358°N -96.4942°W
Architect:M.A. Ecker
Architecture:Queen Anne, Victorian Romanesque
Added:December 10, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80002444

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.[1] He hired M.A. Ecker to design it in the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival architectural styles. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 10, 1980. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80002444}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. D. McDonald House ]. National Park Service. Joni Gilkerson . October 1980 . April 20, 2019. With