History:
The hotel was constructed in 1901. It was then known as the Harder Hotel and is significant for its association with the commercial development of the town and as a very early manifestation of the building boom of second generation hotels that was occurring statewide during the first quarter of the twentieth century. The hotels built during this period, as exemplified by the Harder, were multi-floor, brick buildings that offered the most "modern" conveniences and catered especially to the businessmen that traveled via railroad. The Harder Hotel is especially interesting because it was built right at the turn of the century and contrasted sharply with what appears to be the only other hotel in the town; a first generation hotel of wood frame construction with limited facilities.

The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The second and third floor rooms in the building are now permanently vacant and the Old Hotel in Scribner, now operates only as a restaurant and bar, and is known as the Old Hotel Cafe & Saloon.

Alleged deaths that have occurred in the hotel include a man found dead in one of the rooms on the second floor, and a woman found dead in one of the closets located in one of the hotel rooms. There is also a story of a man who supposedly jumped from the top floor of the hotel. It is unknown as to whether he died or not.


(* Some of the above history taken from the Nebraska National Register Sites web site.)

PRISM Paranormal Pre-investigation: October 24, 2005 Case #: SC-1005 Time: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Weather Outside: Clear Outside Temperature: 42°F - 51°F Inside Temperature: 71°F - 74°F Humidity Outside: 47% Barometric Pressure: 30.22 in / 1023 hPa Sunrise & Sunset: 7:50 am & 6:30 pm Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous (48% Full) Solar Activity: Normal Geomagnetic Activity: Unsettled PRISM founder and lead investigator, David Rodriguez, and PRISM investigator Dan Christianson, conducted a preliminary investigation of the Old Hotel. A tour of the hotel was given by Brandi Weatherly, the hotel owner's daughter who currently works at the hotel as a bartender and waitress. Many photographs were taken and approximately 30 minutes of audio was recorded in one of the hotel's second floor rooms. Baseline EMF readings were taken. There were a couple of areas on the second floor where anomalous EMF spikes occurred at a range of 2 to 3 mG over the EMF floor. Photographic Evidence: (Click on images to enlarge) The Old Hotel The hotel in 1901, when it was known as the Harder Hotel. * Photo Scan: Scribner Archives The Old Hotel The entrance to the Old Hotel in Scribner, Nebraska ...now better known as the Old Hotel Cafe & Saloon. * Photo: David Rodriguez (Sony DSC-V3) The Old Hotel An infrared photo taken of the Old Hotel at night. * Photo: David Rodriguez (Sony DSC-V3) The Old Hotel - Bar The proprietor of the Old Hotel, Ralph Weatherly, and his daughter Brandi. * Photo: David Rodriguez (Canon SD-100)