The Hoyer House at 3049 Redick Avenue is one of North Omaha’s oldest, but hasn’t been restored and seems neglected. Here is its history.
Category: Houses
A History of the Rome Miller Mansion
This is the history of a fine home called the Rome Miller Mansion at 4823 Florence Boulevard in North Omaha, Nebraska.
A History of North Omaha’s Fort Street Grocery Store
When I grew up in the Miller Park neighborhood during the 1980s and 90s, there were only memories and rumors … More
A Biography of Architect Everett S. Dodds
This is a biography of Everett S. Dodds, and prolific architect who designed many buildings in North Omaha from 1914 through 1940.
A History of 1922 Wirt Street in North Omaha
The Kountze Place neighborhood was built for middle- and upper-class Omahans seeking a streetcar suburb suitable for building large homes, … More
A History of North Omaha’s “Doc” George Smith
The story of Doc George Smith, a longtime civil servant and respected mentor among pioneer Omahans.
Protected: Drawing North Omaha by Adam Fletcher Sasse
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
A History of 5504 Kansas Avenue
This is a history of a house and its huge antenna in North O.
A History of the Collier Place Neighborhood
The story of a historic neighborhood in North Omaha.
A History of 6327 Florence Boulevard in North Omaha
This is a history of a house built at Fort Omaha in 1869 that was moved to Florence Blvd in 1900, and STILL STANDS TODAY!
Top 10 North Omaha Architectural Gems
These are the top 10 most important architectural accomplishments in North Omaha today.
A History of Wyman Heights by Patrick Wyman
This is a history of the Wyman Heights neighborhood in North Omaha by guest author Patrick Wyman.
A History of the James C. Mitchell House in Florence
This is a history of the founder of Florence, Nebraska’s home.
A History of 5815 Florence Boulevard
A local home history reveals a 129-year-old barn nestled along a grand view in North Omaha…
A History of the Mergen House in North Omaha
A history of the Mergen House, built in 1873 on Ames Avenue in North Omaha.
The Oldest Places in North Omaha
MY list of 75 places in North Omaha that are over 117 years old, give or take a few places.
A Biography of North Omaha’s Jacob Maag
This is a biography of Jacob Maag, a sculptor and stonecutter who lived in North Omaha, Nebraska.
A History of North Omaha’s Joseph P. Guth
North Omaha’s has A LOT of unsung architectural heroes, and one of them is Joseph P. Guth. Guth moved from Germany … More
A History of North Omaha’s Burkenroad House aka Broadview Hotel aka Trimble Castle
The home at 2060 Florence Boulevard has a reputation as a mansion for the social elite; an apartment house; a brothel, a hotel and as apartments again. Here is a history of North Omaha’s Broadview Hotel.
A History of Bungalow City in East Omaha
Bungalow City was a booming neighborhood in North Omaha, Nebraska, for less than a decade. Then it was moved and forgotten.
A History of Anna Wilson’s Mansion in North Omaha
A. D. Jones, Dr. Elizabeth Reeves, Robert Beech Howell, Anna Wilson, the Omaha Old Peoples Home Association, Crosby Funeral Home, and several others were attached to the mansion at 2018 Wirt Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. What happened to it?
A History of the Stroud Mansion in North Omaha
Built: 1909 Address: 5100 Florence Boulevard Architecture: Neo-Classical Demolished: 1969 In 1895, Thomas F. Stroud started his wagon making business in North Omaha. … More
A History of Apartments in North Omaha
Tall and wide, regal and plain, North Omaha has been home to many types of apartment buildings throughout the years. This article summarizes those styles and gives examples.
A History of the Miller Park Duplex Historic District in North Omaha
Immediately after World War II, there was a rush of soldiers flush with government money that allowed them to buy homes and build families right away. A lot of North Omaha finished in-filling during this period, with houses constructed in just a few months and selling a lot quicker than that. Spread across a few streets in the Miller Park neighborhood, one set of these homes created an architecturally distinct area that should be designated as a historic district and preserved quickly.
A History of Squatter’s Row in North Omaha
One area that benefited a lot from Nebraska’s pro-squatting law was a little strip in North Omaha, from North 11th Street on the east to North 13th on the west; Nicholas Street on the south to Locust on the north. This area was home to the North Omaha rail yards, but the railroads didn’t have without any concern for the squatters were starting putting up their shacks there as early as the 1860s.
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