Category: Kellom Heights

A History of the Thomas Mansion

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date January 9, 2018
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This is the Dexter Thomas Mansion, built at 958 North 27th Avenue in the 1870s. Later owned by W.A. Hixenbaugh, it was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the North Freeway.

Built: est. 1875 Address: 958 North 27th Street Architecture: Stick Style Demolished: 1953 Many of early Omaha’s wealthy builders built their mansions and estates in North Omaha. One of them was attorney Dexter L. Thomas (1841-1919). His large house at N. 27th Avenue and Nicholas Street was a landmark for years, surely inspiring his contemporaries to […]

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A History of North Omaha’s Kellom Heights Neighborhood

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date January 9, 2018
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This is a history of the Kellom Heights neighborhood, including the pioneer era, the school and its redevelopment.