St. Nicholas Hotel (Omaha, Nebraska)

Building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States

LocationOmaha, Nebraska, United States

Construction started1854

Completed1854

St. Nicholas Hotel
Interactive map of the St. Nicholas Hotel area
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Location	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Construction started	1854
Completed	1854

The St. Nicholas Hotel, originally called the Claim House, was located near 12th and Jackson Streets in present-day downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It was the first building in Omaha, the first hotel, and hosted the first church service in Omaha.^[1]^[2] The Omaha Claim Club met in the building regularly, as well.^[3]^[4]

The Council Bluffs and Nebraska Ferry Company built the Claim House to encourage settlers to use their ferry. The first operators of the building, William and Rachel Snowden, named it the St. Nicholas Hotel and ran it during the summer and fall of 1854.^[5] The first church service in Omaha was held by Reverend Peter Cooper of neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa on August 13, 1854.^[6]^[7]^[8]

A log cabin, the St. Nicholas Hotel consisted of one main room and an attached kitchen. Travelers and early settlers found temporary residence there, along with church services, dances and public meetings.^[9]

References

↑ "New City Shapes Up on a Muddy Plateau; 'Claims Club' Is Ruler", Omaha's First Century. Retrieved 6/17/08.
↑ "The first incidents" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, The Early History of Omaha. p 38.
↑ "First Settler in Omaha", The New York Times. January 19, 1903. Retrieved 6/17/08.
↑ Federal Writers' Project. (1939) Nebraska. Nebraska State Historical Society. p 240.
↑ "Rachel Snowden Corral". Retrieved 6/17/08.
↑ "Omaha Illustrated". Retrieved 6/17/08.
↑ Larsen, Cotrell, Dalstrom and Dalstrom. (2007) Upstream Metropolis: An Urban Biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs. University of Nebraska Press. p 72.
↑ "First Settler in Omaha", The New York Times. January 19, 1903. Retrieved 6/17/08.
↑ "New City Shapes Up on a Muddy Plateau; 'Claims Club' Is Ruler", Omaha's First Century. Retrieved 6/17/08.

41°15′16″N 95°55′55″W / 41.25445°N 95.93195°W / 41.25445; -95.93195

v t e Pioneer Omaha
Early buildings	Cozzens House Hotel Douglas House Herndon House Jefferson Square St. Nicholas Hotel Prospect Hill Cemetery Douglas County Poor Farm
Founding figures	Dan Allen George Robert Armstrong William D. Brown William Byers Edward Creighton John A. Creighton Mary Creighton Harry Porter Deuel Logan Fontenelle Reuben Gaylord Augustus Hall Andrew J. Hanscom Alfred D. Jones Canada Bill Jones Thomas Kennard Augustus Kountze Herman Kountze George B. Lake Enos Lowe Jesse Lowe John L. McCague James G. Megeath Frederick Metz Ezra Millard George L. Miller James C. Mitchell William A. Paxton A. J. Poppleton John I. Redick Byron Reed Elizabeth Ryves Edward Rosewater Peter A. Sarpy Moses F. Shinn John A. Smiley William and Rachel Snowden Josie Washburn Anna Wilson
Nearby pioneer settlements	Saratoga Florence Bellevue Scriptown Train Town East Omaha Kanesville, Iowa Winter Quarters
Related topics	Omaha Claim Club Old Settlers' Association Fontenelle's Post Fort Lisa Cabanne's Trading Post Cutler's Park Moses Merrill Mission Military Avenue Nebraska Territory Legislature First Nebraska Territorial Legislature Potter's Field Cemetery

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