The Douglas County Historical Society , or DCHS, is located at 5730 North 30th Street in the General Crook House at Fort Omaha in north Omaha , Nebraska . Douglas County Historical Society collects, preserves, and make accessible the history of Douglas County, Nebraska through exhibits, programs, and research.
4-720: The DCHS operates the General Crook House Museum and the Crook House Victorian Heirloom Garden. This article related to Omaha, Nebraska is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an organization in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . General Crook House The General George Crook House Museum is located in Fort Omaha . The Fort
8-726: Is located in the Miller Park neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska , United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, and is a contributing property to the Fort Omaha Historic District . In 1878, General George Crook moved headquarters for the Department of the Platte from downtown Omaha to Fort Omaha. The General Crook home was built in 1879 to be
12-477: The home. In September 1880, President Rutherford B. Hayes stayed there while he was reviewing the troops at the Fort. After Crook left Fort Omaha, the house served as a home to each of the subsequent commanders of the Fort. In 1905, the house was used as an officer's club and mess hall . In 1930, it was converted back to a post commander's residence, serving until the Fort was closed in 1973. The Crook House
16-493: The residence of the commander. Constructed in an Italianate design, the building consists of two stories with a grand garden surrounding it. Crowned by hipped roofs, the building is asymmetrical in plan and is in good condition. A long one-story porch projects from its eastern facade. General George Crook was the only commander to occupy the home, as the department was disbanded after his tenure. In November, 1879, Crook and his wife entertained General and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant at
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