Category: Kellom Heights

• A History of the Thomas Mansion

  

  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 […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 9, 2018

  19th century, 20th century, architecture, Demolished buildings, economics, Historic houses, Kellom Heights, Lost history, real estate, wealthy

• A History of North Omaha’s Kellom Heights Neighborhood

  

  This is a history of the Kellom Heights neighborhood, including the pioneer era, the school and its redevelopment.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 9, 2018

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, African Americans, civic infrastructure, Cuming Street, ethnic groups, government, Kellom Heights, Lost history, neighborhoods, North 24th Street, White flight