NRHP: Old Nebraska State Bank Building

Old Nebraska State Bank Bldg (Moses Kinkaid Building)

Old Nebraska State Bank Bldg (Moses Kinkaid Building)

NRHP Reference #: 74001120

NRHP Listing Date: 19741001

Location

Douglas & 4th Sts, O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska

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Summary

The brick and sandstone building was constructed in 1882-83. The ground floor provided facilities for banking, and the second floor was used for law offices by Moses Kinkaid, who moved to O'Neill in 1881. Kinkaid served as a district judge and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1902. In 1904 he introduced the Kinkaid Act, which provided for 640-acre homestead claims in western Nebraska. The passage of the Kinkaid Act promoted immigration into the Sand Hills region. These settlers were referred to as "Kinkaiders."

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