NRHP: Livestock Exchange Building
Contents
Livestock Exchange Building
NRHP Reference #: 99000751
NRHP Listing Date: 19990707
Location
2900 O Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
View this property's location
View all NRHP properties on this map.
Summary
The Livestock Exchange Building, located in Omaha, is significant for its contribution to the areas of agriculture, commerce, economics, and industry. The largest (eleven stories) and most visually prominent building constructed on the Omaha stockyards site, the Livestock Exchange Building is the most significant structure associated with the Omaha Stockyards. Upon its completion in 1926, it served as the center of the livestock industry in the Omaha area. It is also one of the most important extant properties in the country associated with the history of stockyards and meatpacking. From the time of the construction of the Omaha Livestock Exchange Building and throughout the historic period, the Omaha livestock market was one of the busiest in the nation.
Further Information
Bibliography
About the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.
