The Nimrod Ross House is a historic cottage in Lincoln, Nebraska. Probably built by carpenter Henry Brueckner in 1903, it belonged to Nimrod and Ellen Ross from 1904 to 1917.[2] Nimrod Ross was a freedman, who was born a slave in Tennessee in 1863 and became one of the first African-American police officers in Lincoln, Nebraska in the early 1900s.[2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1999.[1]
Nimrod Ross House | |
 The house in 2012 | |
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| Location | 445 S. 30th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′28″N 96°40′37″W / 40.80778°N 96.67694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| MPS | African American Historic and Architectural Resources in Lincoln, Nebraska MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000747[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1999 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Ta'Nesha Blackwell, Lillian Baxter, Raven Wagner, E. F. Zimmer (April 1, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nimrod Ross House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
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