There are dozens of historic places in the Florence neighborhood of North Omaha. This is a directory of them, along with links to articles I’ve written, their addresses, and relevant notes.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments, and tell me if there are more I should add.

Number	Name	Location	Notes
1.	Florence Mill	9102 N. 30th St.	1847/1856
2.	Florence Depot	9000 N. 30th St.	1887
3.	Zesto’s	8608 N. 30th St.	1953
4.	Pries Lake	11010 J. J. Pershing Drive	1888-1914
5.	J. J. Pershing Memorial Monument	Near 8200 J.J. Pershing Dr.	1941
6.	Ferry Reserve	North of Mormon Bridge between J.J. Pershing Dr. and the Missouri River	1846
7.	South Market Square	N. 29th and King St., now houses	1846
8.	North Market Square	N. 29th and Bondesson St., aka Filmore Park	1946
9.	Wright House	7623 N. 31st St.	1910
10.	River Drive	Read St. to Ponca Rd.	1910
11.	Florence Town Square	3105 State St., aka Florence Park	1856—One-time site of the Mormon Tree
12.	Price House	3119 Clay St.	1908
13.	Florence Town Square	8607 1/2 N. 30 St.	1846
14.	Mormon Pioneer Cemetery and Statue	3301 State St.	1846
15.	J. S. Paul Building	8601 N. 30 St.	1908
16.	Site of the Florence Home for the Elderly	7915 N. 30 St.	1919-2013
17.	Florence Water Works	9000 John J. Pershing Drive	1889
18.	Forest Lawn Memorial Park	7909 Mormon Bridge Road	1886
19.	Potter’s Field	5000 Young St.	1846
20.	Notre Dame Academy and Convent	3501 State St.	1926
21	Mormon Trail / Winter Quarters Visitors Center / Temple	8283 N. 34th St.	Visitors Center, 1960; Temple, 1999
22.	Keirle House	3017 Mormon St.	1905
23.	Florence Firehouse	8415 N. 29th St.	1888
24.	Florence School	7902 N. 36th St.	1889-1961; 1961
25.	Vennelyst Park	9100 N. 31st St.	1934
26.	St. Philip Neri School	8206 N. 31st St. (original site)	1922-1959; 1959
27.	St. Philip Neri Church	8200 N. 30th St.	Original, 1922-1959; 1953
28.	Florence Hotel	(original site)	1856-19?
29.	Bank of Florence	8502 N. 30th St.	1856
30.	Mormon Bridge	Crossing the Missouri River on Interstate 680	1953 and 1975
31.	Mormon Bridge Tollhouse	3010 Willit St.	1952
32.	Price Building	8607 N. 30th St.	1910
33.	Florence Building	8702 N. 30th St.	1922
34.	Florence Masonic Temple	8223 N. 30th St.	1925
35.	Florence Boulevard	Burt St. to J.J. Pershing Dr.	1892
36.	Fontenelle Boulevard	Military Ave. to N. 30th St.	1894
37.	Florence Field		1918
38.	Ponca Hills	I-680 to the Washington County Line, east of Hwy 75
39.	Cutler’s Park	NE corner, Young St. and Mormon Bridge Rd.	1846
40.	Cutler’s Park Cemetery	NW corner, Young St. and Mormon Bridge Rd.	1846
41.	Florence Christian Church	8929 N. 29th St.	1896-present
42.	Florence Methodist Church	8424 N. 31st St.	1857
43.	Briggs United Brethren Church	N. 58th and McKinley Ave
44.	Florence First Presbyterian Church	8314 N. 31st St.	1857-present
45.	Mt. Olive Lutheran Church	7301 N. 28th St.	1923-present
46.	St. John’s German Lutheran Church	11120 Calhoun Road	1900-present
47.	St. Phillip Neri Catholic Church	8202 N. 31st St.	1905-present
48.	St. Marks Episcopal Church	8019 N. 31st St.	1881-1964
49.	Joyo Theatre	N. 30th and Tucker Streets
50.	Parker Mansion	3021 Vane St.	1846-1957
51.	Brandeis Country Home		1906
52.	Lantry-Thompson Mansion	3524 State St.	1891
53.	Mitchell House	8314 N. 31st St.	1851-1964
54.	Site of Central Plains Village	4014 North Post Road	900 -1450 CE
55.	Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department	12919 Ponca Road
56.	Site of Fort Lisa	Near the junction of J.J. Pershing Drive and Ponca Road	1812
57.	St. John’s Lutheran Church	11120 Calhoun Road	1900
58.	Site of the Florence Ferry	9350 J. J. Pershing Drive	c.1846
59.	Junior’s Forgot Store	11909 Calhoun Road	c.1890
60.	Shipley Cemetery	1554 County Road	1861
61.	Site of the second Ponca School	12919 Ponca Road	1871-1963
62.	Wyman Heights	North 30th and Ferry Street	1926
63.	Hummel Park	2700 Hummel Road	1930
64.	Ponca Hills Farm, formerly Ponca Hills Equestrian Center	14605 North 42nd Street	1892
65.	Surfside Restaurant	14445 North River Drive	1890, 1965
66.	Alpine Inn	10405 Calhoun Road	1930
67.	Site of the A-Ri-Rang Club	11495 North 34th Avenue	1949-2010
68.	Original Briggs Station	9618 Calhoun Rd. (Moved from the original location)	c.1890
69.	High Point Neighborhood		1963

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• Historic Neighborhoods in North Omaha

MY ARTICLES ABOUT THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE
Public Places: Florence Main Street | Florence Ferry | Florence High School | The Mormon Tree | Florence Water Works | Mormon Bridge | Florence Boulevard | River Drive | J.J. Pershing Drive and Monument | Potter’s Field
Businesses: Bank of Florence | Florence Mill | Zesto
Houses: Parker Mansion | Brandeis Country Home | Lantry-Thompson Mansion | Mitchell House | Hunt Mansion
Other Historic Places: Cutler’s Park | Winter Quarters | Vennelyst Park | Florence Depot | Florence Home | Florence Building
People: James M. Parker | James Comey Mitchell | Florence Kilborn | Jacob Weber Sr.
Neighborhoods: Winter Quarters | Florence Field | Wyman Heights | High Point
Other: Directory of Florence Historic Places

Elsewhere Online

• HistoricFlorence.org