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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.
The area comprising modern-day North Omaha is home to a variety of important examples of popular turn-of-the-20th-century architecture, ranging from Thomas Rogers Kimball's Spanish Renaissance Revival-style St. Cecilia Cathedral at 701 N. 40th Street to the Prairie School style of St. John's A.M.E. Church designed by Frederick S. Stott at 2402 N. 22nd Street. [1]
List of tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska; 0–9. 10th and Pierce Car Barn; 511 S 11th Street (Omaha, Nebraska) 999 North 16th Street; A. Anderson Building; C.
In 2001 the City of Omaha was presented with a US$90 million gift for a downtown performing arts center contingent on the demolition of the downtown block containing the Specht Building and three other restored historical buildings. Shortly thereafter, the Omaha City Council voted to condemn and immediately demolish the Specht Building and the ...
(1929) Harry Buford House, 1804 N. 30th St., North Omaha; designated an Omaha Landmark in 1983 (1929) Henry B. Neef House, 2884 Iowa St., North Omaha; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 (1908) John E. Reagan House, 2102 Pinkney Street, North Omaha; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014
This historic district was a trendy social hotspot in the 1920s, and was called the "Gold Coast" for its concentration of high-value homes. From 1880 through the 1940s ,several large mansions were built for upper middle and upper class commuters. During this time Omaha's downtown was a long trolley-ride away, and the community was in the ...
The Edgar Zabriskie Residence is located at 3524 Hawthorne Avenue in the Bemis Park neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was built in 1889 as one of the first homes in Bemis Park. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and was designated an Omaha Landmark in 1980. [3]
Downtown Omaha was the original site of the city of Omaha, where the riverfront held businesses and the area surrounding it bore the brunt of its commercial, residential, and social activities. The Omaha National Bank Building was the first tower in downtown. Constructed in 1888 and 1889, the building was designed in the Renaissance Revival ...