National Register of Historic Places
The house was constructed by Henry Falldorf in 1905 for Ellsworth D. Hamilton, cashier of the Commercial State Bank of Grand Island. In 1908, Hamilton sold the property to John Donald, one of the two brothers who established the Donald Company. The house is an outstanding example of the Neo-Classical Revival style and incorporates a full height portico in its design.
William Stolley was one of a small band of German immigrants who came to the central Platte Valley of Nebraska Territory in 1857. Stolley filed the first squatter's claim in the county. He helped organize School District 1
Grand Island, NE NATIONAL REGISTERCathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - National Register of Historic Places
St. Mary's Cathedral is one of the finest Late Gothic Revival churches in the state, constructed in 1926-28
Grand Island, NE Historic ChurchesNational Register of Historic Places
The Oscar Roeser House was built in 1908
Grand Island, NE NATIONAL REGISTERNational Register of Historic Places
Liederkranz means "a wreath of songs." In 1870, German settlers met to organize a German singing society to provide musical and social entertainment and to cultivate the member'
Grand Island, NE NATIONAL REGISTERNational Register of Historic Places
The Glade-Donald House is a distinctive example of the Shingle style. The house is completely sheathed with wooden shingles, and incorporates many bay and oriel windows, including two prominent bow windows on the front facade. The house was built about 1905
Grand Island, NE NATIONAL REGISTERMcCook Community College, Nebraska's oldest two-year college, occupies an attractive eight-building campus in the northeast r...