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Omaha, Nebraska: ca. 1857 Commercial Oldest building in Omaha Frederick L. Gottschalk House: Columbus, Nebraska: ca. 1857 Residence The cabin was relocated to the interior of the Platte County Historical Society Museum. Taylor-Wessel-Bickel-Nelson House: Nebraska City, Nebraska: ca. 1857 Residence One of the oldest houses in Nebraska City ...
This article covers Omaha landmarks designated by the City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Preservation Commission. In addition, it includes structures or buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places and those few designated as National Historic Landmarks , indicating their varying level of importance to the city, state and nation.
Junction of U.S. Route 77 and Omaha Creek, northeast of Homer [33: Homer: Site of Ton-won-tonga, the principal village of the Omaha people, occupied on and off from 1775 to 1845, bastion of indigenous control over trade on the Upper Missouri River. [34] 4
Florence is a present-day neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska, United States on the city's north end and was one of the oldest cities in Nebraska before being annexed by Omaha. . Given the high concentration of National Register of Historic Places in the neighborhood, it is acknowledged that "The historic Florence neighborhood was a city before Nebraska was officially a state," [1] and is regarded ...
Place of death Date of death Notes and References Dan Allen: New York 1832 Gambler, businessman Omaha April 1884 George P. Anthes: Frankfurt, Germany: October 30, 1856 Candidate in primary for Nebraska state auditor, 1908 Omaha June 15, 1936 George Robert Armstrong: August 1, 1819 Mayor of Omaha, 1858–59, 1861–62 Omaha April 20, 1896 ...
The oldest was built in 1889, and the second oldest was built two years later, in 1891. Jesse Lowe, a local businessman credited with naming the city of Omaha and the first mayor of Omaha, established the neighborhood. [1] The neighborhood was the location of a Methodist mission called Wesley Church that was founded in 1890. [2]
The Dundee–Happy Hollow Historic District is located west of Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. It covers the area between Harney Street on the south, Hamilton Street on the north, Happy Hollow Boulevard on the west, and 46th Street on the east. The "heart" of Dundee is located at 50th and Underwood Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was ...
The oldest historic sites in Omaha are located in the Florence neighborhood. Other important sites include Capitol Hill, the site of Central High School , where the city's founders held a picnic on July 4, 1854, and Miller's Landing , where the Lone Tree Ferry brought settlers over from Iowa.