general crook house museum
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general crook house museum印象
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This is an interesting house museum set in the historic Fort Omaha, a vestige of the Department of the Platte. General Crook was an interesting and complex man beyond his image as a Civil War hero. His home is equally complex. The house is rather grand but demonstrates Crook's frugal nature when you learn what is special regarding the interior wood trim. The garden is beautiful in the summer. Since the original garden design was lost prior to the museum's establishment, the garden recreation was designed by Omaha landscape architect, Kenneth Krabbenhoft FASLA, based on research of gardens of the period. The Crook House is worth a visit in any season. During the Holiday season visitors are additionally treated to a Victorian Christmas of decorated rooms and a series of fun special events.
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This house is accurately preserved and filled with period pieces to reflect the lifestyle of the General and his family. If you enjoy touring historic homes, this is the one to see in Omaha.
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I just fell in love with the history of the house. Very hard to find because is located on the grounds of a cimmunity college. The house is amazing, you can touch, sit and explore the house at your leasure. Recommend that you take the audio tour, it gives you insight of each room and talks about the pieces of furniture. Great restauration.
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I visited the House with a group of ladies. A woman staffing the House offered to give us personal tour that was very informational and enjoyable. She even stayed after the Museum was to close to answer all of our questions and took picture for us!!
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The General Crook house is so named because he was the first occupant of the house. The original design called for this house to be built for $10,000 but the frugal General Crook was able to get it done for around $7300. The interior has been restored beautifully and one can almost feel like it is the 1870's. The audio tour was outstanding. There is not an admission, however there are recommended donations posted to help with maintenance of the property.
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This is the house where General Crook lived during the war. It was reconstructed to look as it did in the 1800s. You have the option of going through the house yourself. There is a paper guide, as well as a playing device where you enter the room number and listen to info about that room. Nice place to learn some history.
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Stopped in while getting a stamp for the NE Passport program. Not easy to find. Nice visit, though. The historical society lady was very helpful and informative. I'm not into this type of attraction, but just the same, it was interesting. Parts of the house have been renovated modern and do not reflect the initial architecture or decor since it also hosts functions. Still provides a nice sampling of the architecture and furnishings from that era.
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We enjoyed this little bit of history. If the walls could talk, I am sure it would tell us all the secrets and things that were missed in the tour.
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This house was much more than we expected! The restoration was excellent and access was much less limited than most tours. The docent, Carolyn, was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. The paper guides and the audio tours were both informative, as well. Very much worth the stop!
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This is an interesting historical site - the Victorian wallpaper and textiles are especially interesting. The curator is exceptionally knowledgable in all aspects of the period so talking to him was probably the best part. It's not a spectacular house by any means but it does give one a good sense of what upper middle class life was like during the pioneer age.