Category: houses

• A History of 2621 North 16th Street

  

  Here is a history of one of the buildings that’s been gone from North Omaha for more than 40 years, 2621 North 16th Street.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  June 23, 2022

  19th century, 20th century, Apartments, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, Grocery store, North 16th Street

• A History of the Clifton Hill Neighborhood in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of the Clifton Hill neighborhood in North Omaha, Nebraska, founded in 1885.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  June 14, 2022

  20th century, 21st century, Belt Line, Buildings, civic infrastructure, Demolished buildings, economics, geography, government, Historic districts, historic preservation, houses, Military Avenue, neighborhoods, real estate, White flight

• A History of the Gruenig Mansion

  

  This is a history of the Gruenig Mansion at 2406 Fowler Avenue in the Saratoga neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 6, 2022

  19th century, 20th century, business, Demolished buildings, Mansions and estates, Saratoga

• A History of the Willis Hotel

  

  This is a history of Myrtle Washington’s High Class Colored Boarding House once located at 2324 N. 22nd Street, North Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 24, 2022

  20th century, 21st century, African Americans, Black businesspeople, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, Historic houses, houses, Lost history, Near North Side, Segregation

• A History of the Lost Blue Windows House

  

  This is a history of the lost Blue Windows home, a one-time iconic residence in the Ponca Hills of North Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 28, 2022

  20th century, 21st century, Architects, culture, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, Historic houses, houses, Lost history, Pioneer era, Ponca Hills, White people

• A History of Antisemitism in Omaha

  

  Throughout the history of Omaha there is a long tradition of hostility towards and prejudice against Jewish people, which is called antisemitism. It has existed since the first Jews arrived in the city in the 1860s. Antisemitism was overt in Omaha into the 1960s, by which time Jews were largely viewed as part of the […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 6, 2021

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, business, culture, ethnic groups, Europeans, houses, Jewish, racism, religion, White people

• A History of The Climmie

  

  This is a history the Climmie, a rowhouse at 2514 N. 16th St. in North Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  July 20, 2021

  20th century, 21st century, Apartments, architecture, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, economics, Historic houses, North 16th, North 16th Street, poverty, racism, White flight

• A History of 5833 Florence Boulevard

  

  This is a history of an average house with an exceptional story at 5833 Florence Boulevard.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  July 13, 2020

  20th century, 21st century, crime, Florence Boulevard, Historic houses, Lost history, Normal house history

• A Timeline of the History of Saratoga

  

  This is a timeline of the history of the Saratoga neighborhood in North Omaha, including the intersection of 24th and Ames. Included here are events, places and people central to the neighborhood’s existence as a pioneer town, leafy suburb, and a seemingly abandoned urban neighborhood.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 16, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Ames Avenue, architecture, Belt Line, Buildings, business, civic infrastructure, culture, economics, Expo grounds, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, houses, industry, Intersection, North 16th Street, North 24th Street, Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co., Organizations, Politics, Saratoga, wealthy, White flight

• A History of the Zabriskie Mansion in North Omaha by Jody Lovallo

  

  Adam’s Note: This is a guest article by Jody Lovallo in her continuing series about important women in North Omaha history. Check out the “You Might Like…” section below for links to her other articles. Enjoy “A History of the Zabriskie Mansion” by Jody Lovallo.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 4, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, architecture, Bemis Park, biography, economics, Historic houses, historic preservation, Jody Lovallo, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, Lost history, Mansions and estates, Official Omaha Landmark, wealthy

• A History of the Oak View Home for Negro Boys

  This is a history of the only foster home for African American youth Omaha history, open from the 1940s into the 1950s.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  February 8, 2020

  20th century, Black organizations, Black people, culture, economics, historic preservation, houses, Lost history, Segregation, Social services

• A History of the Omaha View Neighborhood in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of North Omaha’s Omaha View neighborhood, one of the city’s oldest western expanses.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 15, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, architecture, Black people, Buildings, civic infrastructure, economics, geography, Historic houses, historic preservation, houses, Lost history, neighborhoods, North 30th, parks, Politics, real estate, Scandinavians, schools, Segregation, White flight

• A History of the Plum Nelly Area in North Omaha

  

  The Plum Nelly area is a once secret neighborhood that’s become a lost neighborhood located in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 15, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Belt Line, Black people, civic infrastructure, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, economics, historic preservation, neighborhoods, Segregation, Shacks and shanties

• A History of Monmouth Park Neighborhood in North Omaha

  

  One neighborhood in North Omaha had a hospital, a half-dozen churches and businesses galore, and a long history. Then it all seemed to disappear. This is a history of the Monmouth Park neighborhood.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 7, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Ames Ave, Apartments, architecture, civic infrastructure, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, economics, Historic houses, historic preservation, houses, Monmouth Park, neighborhoods, Normal house history, schools, White flight

• A History of the Creighton Working Girls Home

  

  This is a history of the Creighton Working Girls Home and Chapel, which provided a paternalistic environment for newly arrived women in Omaha for several decades.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 17, 2019

  20th century, Apartments, architecture, Demolished buildings, economics, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, religion, Social services

• A History of Campion House in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of the 140-year-old Campion House at Creighton University in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 3, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Apartments, architecture, Buildings, Creighton, Florence Boulevard, Historic houses, Near North Side

• A History of the Hoyer House at 3049 Redick Avenue in North Omaha

  

  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.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 27, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, architecture, Historic houses, Miller Park, NAACP, Normal house history, North 30th

• 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.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 14, 2019

  1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, 20th century, 21st century, architecture, business, Florence Boulevard, Mansions and estates, racism, Saratoga, White flight

• 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 of what used to be. There were ghosts of busy shopping districts, a thriving school, beautiful churches and streetcars haunted the neighborhood. Some memories were so enticing that they made me imagine what was. One […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 2, 2019

  20th century, Buildings, Grocery store, houses, Miller Park

• 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.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  September 17, 2019

  20th century, Architects, architecture, Buildings, civic infrastructure, economics, Florence, Florence Boulevard, Florence Field, Historic houses, historic preservation, Kountze Place, Miller Park, Minne Lusa, Near North Side, Normal house history, Public housing, Saratoga, White flight

• 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, raising fine families and enjoying the fruit of their labors. Indicative of the Victorian era, the home was designed in the Eastlake or Stick style, which featured a lot of woodwork and embellishments to really […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  August 9, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, architecture, Historic houses, Kountze Place, Normal house history, wealthy, White flight, Wirt Street

• 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.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 14, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, biography, civic infrastructure, geography, government, houses, Lost history, Near North Side, North 16th Street, Omaha Claim Club, Pioneer era, Politics

• Protected: Drawing North Omaha by Adam Fletcher Sasse

  

  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 10, 2018

  Architects, architecture, Art, Books, Buildings, history, houses, schools

• A History of 5504 Kansas Avenue

  

  This is a history of a house and its huge antenna in North O.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  September 4, 2018

  20th century, 21st century, architecture, houses, Media

• A History of North Omaha’s Collier Place Neighborhood

  

  The story of a historic neighborhood in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  February 2, 2018

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, African Americans, Ames Ave, architecture, Belt Line Railway, economics, historic preservation, houses, Lost history, Monmouth Park, neighborhoods, North 30th, Omaha Municipal Land Bank, Politics, poverty, racism, society, White flight