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Russell, Majors, & Waddell House

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The U.S. Army built this house in 1858 as the residence of Quartermaster Major James Martin. The house was sold in 1859 to the Russell, Majors, and Waddell Freighting Company. The company had a contract to haul supplies to military posts. It used the house as an office while Alexander Majors and his family lived temporarily on the second floor. With the company’s closure in 1865, the house was a private home until it became a museum in 1985.

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Nebraska Institute for the Blind

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Founded by Samuel Bacon, the school formally opened March 10, 1875, in a rented house at 13th and Cheyenne Streets. The first building was erected on this site and opened January 13, 1876. Originally a job training school for students up to age 65, the program later emphasized Braille and academics for students ages 5-21. The Bacon Hall dormitory was built in 1959; the school building was added in 1963. The original 1877 workshop is now a maintenance building.

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