NRHP: Dr. Gilbert E. McKeeby House, WCTG
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Dr. Gilbert E. McKeeby House, WCTG
NRHP Reference #: 82004937
NRHP Listing Date: 19820811
Location
641 N Cherry, Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska
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Summary
Dr. McKeeby was one of Willa Cather's first adult friends. He was a graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York City. He moved to the drier climate of Nebraska because of poor health. He began practicing law in Red Cloud but switched back to medicine after a short while. Cather occasionally went on calls with him. McKeeby was the prototype for Dr. Archie in Song of the Lark. His house is also described in the same novel.
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