NRHP: Lancaster Block
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Lancaster Block
NRHP Reference #: 89000245
NRHP Listing Date: 19890412
Location
6201-6205 Havelock Ave, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
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Summary
The Lancaster Block, constructed ca. 1890, is significant for its role in the early development of the city of Havelock. It was directly associated with the initial settlement of the town, built by the land development company which platted Havelock as the first substantial business block in the town, and erected even before Havelock's incorporation. The building was also the venue of the strikers' meetings during the Burlington Shop strike of 1922. That strike was the major precipitating event in Havelock's decline during the 1920s, leading to its annexation by Lincoln in 1930.
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