Dempster-Sloan House

The Dempster-Sloan House is a historic two-story house in Geneva, Nebraska. It was built with red bricks in 1887 by John A. Dempster and designed in the Italianate architectural style.[2] Dempster had served the Union Army in Illinois during the American Civil War of 1861–1865 before becoming a settler in Nebraska.[2] From 1887 to 1891, Dempster served as a Republican member of the Nebraska House of Representatives.[2] His sister lived at the George W. Smith House.[2] From 1898 to 1946, the house belonged to Charles Henry Sloan, who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919, and from 1929 to 1931.[2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 15, 2005.[1]

Dempster--Sloan House
The house in 2009
Dempster-Sloan House is located in Nebraska
Dempster-Sloan House
Dempster-Sloan House is located in the United States
Dempster-Sloan House
Location1212 M Street, Geneva, Nebraska
Coordinates40°32′01″N 97°35′49″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1887 (1887)
NRHP reference No.05000156[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2005

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