NRHP: Nicholas Street Historic District
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Nicholas Street Historic District
NRHP Reference #: 09000070
NRHP Listing Date: 20090302
Location
bounded by N 11th, Izard, N 14th, 450' N of Nicholas, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Summary
Fourteen buildings contribute to the Nicholas Street Historic District, a small island of historic light-industrial buildings created by interweaving Union Pacific Railway tracks. A. M. Disbrow & Company, Deep Rock Oil Co., Orchard and Wilhelm, L. G. Loup and Adams and Kelly, among others, took advantage of proximity to rail transportation to ship their products during the district's long period of historic significance (1893-1958). The district represents some Omaha's oldest and longest lasting companies, whose products and commercial contributions are often overshadowed by the city's food processing and wholesale jobbing industries. The Nicholas Street Historic District is also significant as a well preserved example of the island form of organization and the fourth phase of construction in industrial areas in the Midwest.
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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.
