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The commission was created after the demolition of the Old Post Office, when the pro-preservation organization Landmarks, Inc. advocated its creation. [ 2 ] Patterned after successful legislation in Seattle , New York City and Savannah, Georgia , the "Landmarks Heritage Preservation Ordinance" created the Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission.
The first city report on historical sites written in 1959, [1] and the first buildings in the city were listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings in the 1960s. The demolition of the Old Post Office in 1966, along with the Old City Hall the next year, were rallying points for preservationists in the city. Omaha developed a ...
(1910) Lizzie Robinson House, 2864 Corby St., North Omaha; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 and designated an Omaha Landmark in 1992 (1902) Porter/Thomsen Residence, 3426 Lincoln Boulevard, North Omaha; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and designated an Omaha Landmark in 1981
The Old City Hall, also known as the Red Castle, located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska was located at the corner of 18th and Farnam Streets. Completed in 1890, the building was demolished 1966 after controversy erupted over landmark preservation in the city .
The Poppleton Block is located at 1001 Farnam Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska.The building was built in 1880 for Omaha lawyer and politician A.J. Poppleton, and was designated an Omaha Landmark on July 13, 1982, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places later that year.
The Christian Specht Building is located at 1110 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is the only existing building with a cast-iron facade known in Nebraska today, and one of the few ever built in the state. [2] The building was deemed an Omaha landmark in 1981, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [3]
The category Landmarks in Omaha, Nebraska includes all landmarks in Omaha as designated by the City of Omaha, the National Register of Historic Places and by other reliable sources. The main article for this category is Landmarks in Omaha, Nebraska .
Louis Mendelssohn was born in Berlin, Germany in 1842, and studied in New York City, United States before forming the partnership of Dufrene and Mendelssohn in Omaha in 1881. The pair were responsible for designing the 1884 Christian Specht Building in Downtown Omaha. The following year Mendelssohn left Dufrene to partner with George Fisher ...