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A History of Houses in North Omaha

People need houses. Every place where people live has a past. All houses have a design, whether intentional or coincidental. This is a history of houses in North Omaha.

House Histories

E.E. Litz Residence, 6543 Florence Boulevard, North Omaha, Nebraska
The E. E. Litz Residence is located at 6543 Florence Boulevard. Its quality is typical of the architect-designed homes along this section, once known as “The Most Beautiful Mile in Omaha.” It was designed in 1908.

A conservative estimate shows that have been more than 25,000 houses built in North Omaha since 1846. In the region of the city extending from North 72nd east to the Missouri River and from Dodge Street north to the Washington County line, countless homesteads, farms, housing developments, subdivisions, and individual homes have covered every size of lot. They include the cribs in the Sporting District where underage prostitutes sold their bodies in the 1870s; the deluxe upper middle class homes covering Herman Kountze’s fanciful neighborhood in the 1880s; the quarter acre lots of the upscale Fairview neighborhood in the 1950s, and; the urbane and modern Highlander neighborhood of the 2000s.

Individual Addresses

This is a history of North Omaha's Houses of Tomorrow at 3939 N. 41st and 3947 N. 41st Street in the Fairfax neighborhood.
This is a history of North Omaha’s Houses of Tomorrow at 3939 N. 41st and 3947 N. 41st Street in the Fairfax neighborhood.

Here are some of the individual house histories in North Omaha I’ve researched and written.

There are literally thousands more to write. What would you like to read about? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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MY ARTICLES ABOUT NORMAL HOUSES
3155 Meredith Ave. | 5815 Florence Blvd. | 6711 N. 31st Ave. | 3210 N. 21st St. | 4517 Browne St. | 5833 Florence Blvd. | 1922 Wirt St.
| 3467 N. 42nd St. | 5504 Kansas Ave. | Blue Windows House | 2003 Pinkney St. | Hoyer House | O.W. House

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 | Ivy / Fairfax Apartments
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 | Latenser Round House and the Bellweather 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
RELATED: Redlining | Neighborhoods | Streets | Streetcars | Churches | Schools

BASICS OF NORTH OMAHA HISTORY
Intro: Part 1: Before 1885 | Part 2: 1885-1945 | Timeline
People: People | Leaders | Native Americans | African Americans | Jews | Scandinavians | Italians | Chinese | Hungarians
Places: Oldest Places | Hospitals | Schools | Parks | Streets | Houses | Apartments | Neighborhoods | Bakeries | Industries | Restaurants | Churches | Oldest Houses | Higher Education | Boulevards | Railroads | Banks | Theaters |
Events: Native Omaha Days | Stone Soul Picnic | Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition | Greater Omaha Exposition | Congress of White and Black Americans | Harlem Renaissance | Riots
Related Topics: Focus Areas | National Register of Historic Places | Architecture | Museums | Markers | Historic Sites | History Facts | Presentations | History Map
Omaha Topics: Black History | Racism | Bombings | Police Brutality | Black Business | Black Heritage Sites | Redlining
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This article is called "The Victorian Homes of North Omaha" and was written by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.
This article is called “The Victorian Homes of North Omaha” and was written by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.
North Omaha History Podcast Episode #82 Oldest Houses in North Omaha by Adam Fletcher Sasse with Steve Sleeper

BONUS!

Orchard Hill, North Omaha, Nebraska
The notable houses at Orchard Hill are scattered throughout the neighborhood, ranging in age from 1886 through the 1950s.
Mitchell House 8314 North 31 Street Florence North Omaha Nebraska
Dexter Thomas House North Omaha Nebraska
The Fort Omaha House in 1983
General Crook House North Omaha Nebraska 68111
1956 Wyman Heights house North Omaha Nebraska
Silas Robbins House, 2883 Miami Street, North Omaha, Nebraska
2809 Seward Street, North Omaha, Nebraska
Frank Latenser Residence, North Post Road, Ponca Hills, North Omaha, Nebraska
Blue Windows, Ponca Hills, North Omaha, Nebraska.
4208 Grant Avenue, North Omaha, Nebraska
The Houses of Central Park, North Omaha, Nebraska
This is an image of three houses in the Central Park neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. They are 4728 N. 38th St., built in 1900; 4048 Fort St., built in 1914; and 4004 Fort Street, built in 1900.
This is a then-and-now comparison pic of the John P. Bay House at 2024 Binney Street in North Omaha, Nebraska, while it was being renovated in 1981, and in 2014.
2506 Ames Avenue, North Omaha, Nebraska
Tolf Hanson House 3402 Lincoln Blvd North Omaha Nebraska
Worker houses and superintendent mansions, Florence Water Works, North Omaha, Nebraska
These are the historic worker houses and superintendent’s mansion at the Florence Water Works.
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