Glade-Donald House - Grand Island, Nebraska
Posted by: BruceS
N 40° 55.147 W 098° 20.902
14T E 554870 N 4529982
Historic house in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Waymark Code: WMP54
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2006
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"The Glade-Donald House is a distinctive example of the Shingle style. The
house is completely sheathed with wooden shingles, and incorporates many bay and
oriel windows, including two prominent bow windows on the front facade. The
house was built about 1905 by Henry Glade and remodeled by Lawrence Donald in
1918 and by John Donald in 1934. Russell Rohrer of Hastings was the decorator in
the 1934 remodeling and created a very formalized and rich interior, with
velvets, elaborate wallpapers, chandeliers, and other imported goods. All three
owners were prominent businessmen in Grand Island. Glade was the founder of the
Henry Glade Milling Company, and brothers Lawrence and John Donald established
the Donald Company, a leading dry goods and grocery firm that served Nebraska
and surrounding states for over fifty years. The property also includes a
garage/servants' residence built in 1923, which originally provided quarters for
the butler and his wife." ~ Nebraska State Historical Society website