Nimrod Ross House facts for kids
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Nimrod Ross House
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The house in 2012
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| Location | 445 S. 30th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| 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 |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1999 |
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. 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. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1999.
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