Senator George Norris Historic House
Seasonal Hours May 1 - October 31
Wednesday - Friday: 1 pm - 4 pm
Saturday: 1 pm - 3:30 pm
Off-Season Hours November 1 - April 30
Closed
Admission
Free Admission
Contact
308-345-8484
Dawna.Bates@nebraska.gov
Address
706 Norris Avenue
McCook, NE 69001-3142
George Norris changed rural life by working in a big city—Washington, D.C. As a U.S. Senator he fathered the Rural Electrification Act that brought electric power to farms across the nation. He changed Nebraska’s government by convincing citizens a one-house Unicameral legislature would serve them best. Norris spent over forty years in the U.S. Congress, fighting to make life better for common people. This humble house in McCook served as his home base from 1902 to 1944. The house and all its furnishings were donated to History Nebraska by Norris's wife, Ellie, in 1968.
