NRHP: Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District
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Omaha Rail & Commerce Historic District
NRHP Reference #: 96000769
NRHP Listing Date: 19960719
Location
bounded by Jackson, 15th, 18th & UP Mainline, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Summary
The Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District is significant to the commercial development of Omaha. It is related to the importance of the railroad in overland trade, particularly during the period between 1887 and 1945. During this time, the overland trade industry flourished and the buildings within the district were constructed. Situated along the main line of the original transcontinental railroad, this district harbors the large scale warehouses needed for the jobbing trade, as well as manufacturing warehouses, and service oriented properties. The jobbing trade was a new type of commerce during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The wholesale jobber would purchase goods directly from the manufacturer and sell them to small businesses through the traveling salesman. These businesses utilized the railroad lines that once traversed the district. The industrial, commercial, and warehouse buildings extant in the district are historically significant because of their importance to the development of the commercial and industrial economy of the city of Omaha during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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