Big Springs in Deuel County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Phelps Hotel

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 12, 2011

1. Phelps Hotel Marker

Inscription. The Phelps Hotel was built in 1885 by the Edwin A. Phelps family, who were among the first settlers in the Big Springs area. Also known as the “House of Three Chimneys,” the hotel was the most important nineteenth-century landmark in Deuel County. It served as a house of worship when church services were held there, and it became the center of community activities and a haven for early land-seekers, travelers, and pioneers. The hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected by Deuel County Historical Society/Nebraska State Historical Society. (Marker Number 382.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Nebraska State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 41° 3.79′ N, 102° 4.468′ W. Marker is in Big Springs, Nebraska, in Deuel County. It is at the intersection of Pine Street (State Highway 138) and West Second Street on Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Big Springs NE 69122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Nebraska Panhandle.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Pony Express (a few steps from this marker); Waterman Sod House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sam Bass and the Big Springs Robbery (about 500 feet away); The Lone Tree (about 700 feet away); The Big Spring (about 700 feet away); South Platte Station (approx. 4.1 miles away); Keith County Nebraska (approx. 4.4 miles away); Deuel County Nebraska (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Big Springs.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 12, 2011

2. Phelps Hotel Marker

The Phelps Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 12, 2011

3. The Phelps Hotel

Wide view Phelps Hotel with Marker to the left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 27, 2024

4. Wide view Phelps Hotel with Marker to the left

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,278 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on July 27, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.