It was built in 1906 for August O. Thomas, the founding president of the Kearney State Normal School, later known as the University of Nebraska at Kearney, from 1905 to 1914.

[2] It later belonged to Laura Elliott, followed by Harold W. Swan, and it was later acquired by the Kearney State College Alumni Association.

[2] It was designed in the Classical Revival style by architect George A.

[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 28, 1980.

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