There are a lot of places in North Omaha that are really old. Many of them are recognized by the official sources, including the State of Nebraska and the Douglas County Historical Society. Others are touted by neighborhood associations and history groups. Some aren’t acknowledged at all.

Following is MY list of places in North Omaha that are at least 125 years old, give or take a few places. The earliest places here were established or built by the Mormons in 1846; the most recent were built in 1895. Despite how long this list is, it IS NOT complete! Please share any additions with me in the comments below.

1. (circa 1400-1860s) The Pawnee buried their dead along the hilltops from downtown Omaha to the Ponca Hills and further north.
2. (circa 1700) The area between North 24th Street and the Missouri River was an Otoe earthlodge village for at least a century.
3. (1812) Fort Lisa, near the junction of J.J. Pershing Drive and Ponca Road in the Ponca Hills.
4. (1819) Cabannè’s Post, the confluence of Ponca Creek and the Missouri River.
5. (1846) Florence Mill, 9102 North 30th Street in the Florence neighborhood
6. (1846) Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, 3301 State Street in the Florence neighborhood
7. (1846) Florence Park, 3015 State Street in the Florence neighborhood
8. (1846) North Market Square, North 29th and Bondesson Street in the Florence neighborhood
9. (1856) Bank of Florence, 8502 North 30th Street in the Florence neighborhood
10. (1856) House, 8621 North 31st Street in the Florence neighborhood
11. (1856) Bird-Ritchie Cemetery near North 60th and Northern Hills Drive
12. (1857) Potter Field near Young Street and Mormon Bridge Road near the Raven Oaks neighborhood
13. (1860) Prospect Hill Cemetery, 3202 Parker Street in the Prospect Hill neighborhood
14. (1861) Shipley Cemetery, North 47th and Ponca Road in the Ponca Hills neighborhood
15. (1864) Site of the Mitchell House, 8314 North 31st Street in the Florence neighborhood
16. (1868) Fort Omaha parade grounds in the Miller Park neighborhood
17. (1896) Fort Omaha House, 6327 Florence Boulevard in the Miller Park neighborhood
18. (1870) House, 2902 North 25th Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
19. (1870) House, 3024 Sheffield Street in the Florence neighborhood
20. (1870) Former Nebraska School for the Deaf, North 45th and Bedford Avenue  in the Miller Park neighborhood
21. (1870) Inspirational House of Prayer, 4248 Lake Street in the Orchard Hill neighborhood
22. (1871) Saratoga Stables, 2501 Taylor Avenue in the Saratoga neighborhood
23. (1871) Pleasant Hill Cemetery, 6412 North 42nd Street in the Crown Pointe neighborhood
24. (1873) The Mergen House, 4922 Ames Avenue in the Fontenelle View neighborhood.
25. (1875) House, 1119 North 20th Street
26. (1878) Fort Omaha quartermaster office and post commissary (present-day Building 6)  in the Miller Park neighborhood
27. (1878) Creighton Hall, 2500 California Street on the Creighton University campus
28. (1879) Fort Omaha guardhouse (present-day Building 4)  in the Miller Park neighborhood
29. (1879) Fort Omaha headquarters  in the Miller Park neighborhood
30. (1879) Fort Omaha commanding officer’s house (present-day Building 11B)  in the Miller Park neighborhood
31. (1880) Hoyer House, 3049 Redick Avenue in the Belvedere neighborhood
32. (1880) Fort Omaha officer duplex (present-day Building 12N)  in the Miller Park neighborhood
33. (1880) Fort Omaha officer duplex (present-day Building 12S)  in the Miller Park neighborhood
34. (1880) House, 2124 Grand Avenue in the Saratoga neighborhood
35. (1880) House, 1510 Cady Avenue in the Lake School neighborhood
36. (1880) House, 1425 Cady Avenue in the Lake School neighborhood
37. (1880) House, 1522 Cady Avenue in the Lake School neighborhood
38. (1880) House, 1520 Cady Avenue in the Lake School neighborhood
39. (1880) House, 1526 Cady Avenue in the Lake School neighborhood
40. (1880) House, 1422 Cady Avenue in the Lake School neighborhood
41. (1880) Hoyer House, 3049 Redick Avenue in the Belevedre neighborhood
42. (1881) Memmen Apartments, 2214, 2216, 2218, and 2220 Florence Boulevard in the Lake School neighborhood
43. (1881) House, 2811 Charles Street in the Long School neighborhood
44. (1881) House, 2812 Hamilton Street in the Long School neighborhood
45. (1882) Academy of the Sacred Heart / Duchesne Academy, 3601 Burt Street in the Gifford Park neighborhood
46. (1883) House, 1818 North 26th Street in the Long School neighborhood
47. (1883) House, 1102 North 24th Street in the Near North Side neighborhood
48. (1883) House, 2617 Parker Street in the Long School neighborhood
49. (1883) House, 2802 Seward Street in the Long School neighborhood
50. (1883) Fort Omaha ordnance magazine in the Miller Park neighborhood
51. (1884) Fort Omaha officer housing (present-day Building 3) in the Miller Park neighborhood
52. (1884) Fort Omaha officer quarters (present-day Building 9) in the Miller Park neighborhood
53. (1884) Fort Omaha officer quarters (present-day Building 11A) in the Miller Park neighborhood
54. (1884) House, 1524 North 28th Street in the Long School neighborhood
55. (1884) House, 2802 Franklin Street in the Long School neighborhood
56. (1885) House, 1844 North 18th Street in the Near North Side neighborhood
57. (1885) Mercer Mansion, 3920 Cuming Street in the Walnut Hill neighborhood
58. (1885) House, 2815 Charles Street in the Long School neighborhood
59. (1885) Putnam House, 1115 North 29th Street in the Long School neighborhood
60. (1885) House, 2537 Patrick Avenue in the Long School neighborhood
61. (1885) Saunders House, 1612 Burdette Street in the Near North Side neighborhood
62. (1885) Walnut Hill Pumping Station pool, North 40th and Hamilton Avenue in the Walnut Hill neighborhood
63. (1885) House, 1117 North 20th Street in the Near North Side neighborhood
64. (1885) Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 7909 Mormon Bridge Road in the Florence neighborhood
65. (1885) House, 2408 Maple Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
66. (1885) House, 2518 Maple Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
67. (1885) House, 2516 Maple Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
68. (1885) House, 2514 North 17th Street in the Long School neighborhood
69. (1886) House, 2907 Charles Street in the Long School neighborhood
70. (1886) Creighton Observatory, 707 North 24th Street on the Creighton University campus
71. (1886) House, 3030 Evans Street in the Bedford Place neighborhood
72. (1887) Saint John’s Catholic Church, 2500 California Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
73. (1887) George H. Kelly House, 1924 Binney Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
74. (1887) John P. Bay House, 2024 Binney Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
75. (1887) House, 1605 Locust Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
76. (1887) E. Van Court House, 1902 Wirt Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
77. (1887) Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, 2017 Binney Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
78. (1887) Delavetga House, 3835 California Street in the Cathedral neighborhood
79. (1887) J. O. Corby House, 2004 Binney Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
80. (1887) Fort Omaha quartermaster’s mule barn in the Miller Park neighborhood
81. (1887) House, 4131 Lake Street in the Orchard Hill neighborhood
82. (1887) Young House, 2022 North 18th Street in the Near North Side neighborhood
83. (1888) Seaman House, 3863 California Street in the Cathedral neighborhood
84. (1888) Loomis House, 1920 Wirt Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
85. (1888) House, 1814 North 26th Street in the Long School neighborhood
86. (1888) Florence Depot, 9000 North 30th Street in the Florence neighborhood
87. (1888) Florence Firehouse, 8415 North 29th Street in the Florence neighborhood
88. (1888) Matilda K. Gardner House, 1822 Emmet Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
89. (1888) Spethmann House, 1628 Wirt Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
90. (1888) Golden Hill Cemetery, 5109 North 42nd Street in the Central Park neighborhood
91. (1888) Zabriskie Mansion, 3524 Hawthorne Avenue in the Bemis Park neighborhood
92. (1888) Zabriskie Carriage House, 1111 North 36th Street in the Bemis Park neighborhood
93. (1889) House, 2318 North 22nd Street in the Near North Side neighborhood
94. (1889) Homan House, 3647 Charles Street in the Walnut Hill neighborhood
95. (1889) The Prettiest Mile in Omaha, Florence Boulevard in the North Downtown, Near North Side, Lake School, Kountze Place, Saratoga and Miller Park neighborhoods
96. (1889) Barn, 5815 Florence Boulevard in the Miller Park neighborhood.
97. (1889) Florence Water Works (MUD water plant) pools in the Florence neighborhood
98. (1889) Danish Springwell Cemetery, 6326 Hartman Avenue in the Laurel Hill neighborhood
99. (1889) House, 2811 Franklin Street in the Long School neighborhood
100. (1889) House, 1019 North 29th Street in the Long School neighborhood
101. (1889) Mason House, 4025 Izard Street in the Walnut Hill neighborhood
102. (1890) House, 1538 North 17th Street in the Near North Side neighborhood
103. (1890) Campion House, 518 Florence Boulevard on the Creighton University campus
104. (1890) Commercial building, 1114 Florence Boulevard in the Near North Side neighborhood
105. (1890) House, 2410 North 17th Street in the Lake School neighborhood
106. (1890) House, 4129 Lake Street in the Orchard Hill neighborhood
107. (1890) House, 1102 North 29th Street in the Long School neighborhood
108. (1890) House, 2604 North 15th Street in the Lake School neighborhood
109. (1890) Buck House, 3820 Chicago Street in the Walnut Hill neighborhood
110. (1890) House, 5016 Florence Boulevard in the Miller Park neighborhood
111. (1890) Burdick House, 1618 Emmet Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
112. (1890) Rowhouses, 1001 North 29th Street in the Montclair neighborhood
113. (1890) Garneau-Kilpatrick House, 3100 Chicago Street in the Gifford Park neighborhood
114. (1890) First United Presbyterian Church, 2108 Emmet Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
115. (1890) House, 5214 North 40th Street in the Central Park neighborhood
116. (1890) House, 2604 North 15th Street in the Lake School neighborhood
117. (1890) House, 4230 Erskine Street in the Orchard Hill neighborhood
118. (1890) House, 4243 Erskine Street in the Orchard Hill neighborhood
119. (1890) House, 1419 Cady Avenue in the Lake School neighborhood
120. (1890) House, 1421 Cady Avenue in the Lake School neighborhood
121. (1890) House, 1423 Cady Avenue in the Lake School neighborhood
122. (1891) John A. Creighton Boulevard in the Miami Heights, Malcolm X Memorial and Bedford Place neighborhoods
123. (1892) House, 4205 Erskine Street in the Orchard Hill neighborhood
124. (1894) Haskell House, 2216 Maple Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
125. (1895) House, 2424 Maple Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
126. (1895) House, 4304 Erskine Street in the Orchard Hill neighborhood
127. (1895) House, 1722 North 28th Street in the Long School neighborhood
128. (1895) House, 1521 Yates Street in the Near North Side neighborhood

These are the oldest sites I have found in North Omaha. Do you know of places that should be in this list? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

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MY ARTICLES ON THE HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IN NORTH OMAHA

GENERAL: Architectural Gems | The Oldest House | The Oldest Places
PLACES: Mansions and Estates | Apartments | Churches | Public Housing | Houses | Commercial Buildings | Hotels | Victorian Houses
PEOPLE: ‘Cap’ Clarence Wigington | Everett S. Dodds | Jacob Maag | George F. Shepard | John F. Bloom
HISTORIC HOUSES: Mergen House | Hoyer House | North Omaha’s Sod House | James C. Mitchell House | Charles Storz House | George F. Shepard House | 2902 N. 25th St. | 6327 Florence Blvd. | 1618 Emmet St. | John E. Reagan House
PUBLIC HOUSING: Logan Fontenelle | Spencer Street | Hilltop | Pleasantview | Myott Park aka Wintergreen
NORMAL HOUSES: 3155 Meredith Ave. | 5815 Florence Blvd. | 2936 N. 24th St. | 6711 N. 31st Ave. | 3210 N. 21st St. | 4517 Browne St. | 5833 Florence Blvd. | 1922 Wirt St. | 3467 N. 42nd St. | 5504 Kansas Ave. | Lost Blue Windows House | House of Tomorrow | 2003 Pinkney Street
HISTORIC APARTMENTS: Historic Apartments | Ernie Chambers Court, aka Strehlow Terrace | The Sherman Apartments | Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects | Spencer Street Projects | Hilltop Projects | Pleasantview Projects | Memmen Apartments | The Sherman | The Climmie | University Apartments | Campion House
MANSIONS & ESTATES: Hillcrest Mansion | Burkenroad House aka Broadview Hotel aka Trimble Castle | McCreary Mansion | Parker Estate | J. J. Brown Mansion | Poppleton Estate | Rome Miller Mansion | Redick Mansion | Thomas Mansion | John E. Reagan House | Brandeis Country Home | Bailey Residence | Lantry – Thompson Mansion | McLain Mansion | Stroud Mansion | Anna Wilson’s Mansion | Zabriskie Mansion | The Governor’s Estate | Count Creighton House | John P. Bay House | Mercer Mansion | Hunt Mansion
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: 4426 Florence Blvd. | 2410 Lake St. | 26th and Lake Streetcar Shop | 1324 N. 24th St. | 2936 N. 24th St. | 5901 N. 30th St. | 4402 Florence Blvd. | 4225 Florence Blvd. | 3702 N. 16th St. | House of Hope | Drive-In Restaurants
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Bonus Locations

• (1896) Fort Omaha’s Bourke Gate in the Miller Park neighborhood
• (1897) Schlitz Brewing Company Store, 611 North 16th Street in the North Downtown neighborhood
• (1897) Sherman apartments, 2501 North 16th Street in the Lake School neighborhood
• (1897) Tavern, 4024 North 24th Street in the Saratoga neighborhood
• (1898) Rome Miller Mansion, 4823 Florence Boulevard in the Saratoga neighborhood
• (1898) House, 2420 Templeton Street in the Saratoga neighborhood
• (1900) House, 7624 North 28th Avenue in the Florence neighborhood
• (1900) House, 8315 North 28th Avenue in the Florence neighborhood
• (1900) House, 2418 Maple Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
• (1900) House, 3011 Craig Avenue in the Florence neighborhood
• (1900) House, 3112 King Street in the Florence neighborhood
• (1900) House, 2216 Spencer Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
• (1900) House, 2512 Emmet Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood
• (1900) House, 2510 Ames Avenue (date adjusted; original est 1870)
• (1900) House, 4728 North 38th Street in the Central Park neighborhood
• (1900) House, 4004 Fort Street
• (1900) 4308 Erskine Street in the Orchard Hill neighborhood