24. Pill Hill - Northwest Corner of 4th and       Mears
Both Victorian homes located on the hill actually bear the name “pill hill” because of the many doctors who have occupied both residences. This Victorian on the northwest corner of the intersection is a divided property and was the residence and clinic of one of Chadron’s early physicians.

25. Pill Hill - Southeast Corner of 4th and       Mears
This home was built in 1889 by a wealthy Wyoming cattleman. The original lawn extended east to Morehead Street. On the south side of the house, the property contained gardens, a large orchard, in addition to a carriage house and barn.

The property was sold at the turn of the 20th Century to Dr. Hargrave and his family and then, later, to a group of physicians who used the property as a clinic and hospital. The west section of the courtyard at the rear of the house was used to add additional rooms for medical care.

One physician who used the property was shot in the small office connecting the original house with the addition, and another resident was found hanged
from the basement rafters. Clinic staff at the time told of seeing apparitions, as did local residents.

The residence was left abandoned during the Depression. It was later purchased in 1943 for $600 by Ursula Gore Cleaver, who remembered the grandeur of the home. The Cleavers took four years to restore the home, but it fell into disrepair again and was converted to apartments in the 1960’s. In 1995, the current owners began restoration back to its original Victorian grandeur.