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Omaha's newest Historic Places

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9 sites may get historic status

Two cemetery buildings. An Omaha neighborhood. A two-room schoolhouse. A Boyd County hill visited by Lewis and Clark.

Those places and others won endorsement Friday for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Nebraska State Historic Preservation Review Board unanimously supported the petitions for inclusion, which the National Park Service will now consider.

Bill Callahan, an official with the State Historic Preservation Office, (did coach Callahan need a second job?) said each nominee is significant to its own community. But, he said, "when you add all these things together, they tell us our shared history."

The nine nominees for the National Register are:

• The Country Club Historic District, a neighborhood established in 1926 around 52nd and Corby Streets in Omaha.

• Omaha's historic park and boulevard system, consisting of 12 parks connected by 20 miles of parkways.

• The Ford Motor Co. assembly plant, also known as the Tip Top Building, at 16th and Cuming Streets.

• The Selby Apartments, three buildings near 37th and Marcy Streets designed in the Prairie architectural style.

• Westlawn Cemetery Mausoleum at 5701 Center St., designed by Henry Bacon, the architect of the Lincoln Memorial.

• The Tower, a hilltop with no vegetation on the Missouri River in Boyd County. Locals know it as "Old Baldy." Explorers Lewis and Clark spent two days there.

• Young Cemetery Building, a reconstructed log building in a Nemaha County pioneer cemetery.

• Manley School, a Craftsman-style, two-room school still operating in Cass County.

• Legion Memorial Park in Auburn, a city park designed in the 1890s.
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Biggest bump ever?

City Council member Chris Jerram has a plan to make "historic" designation not the end all be all when it comes to demoing older structures.
Yesterday, I authorized a request to the Law Dept. whereby by I plan to Introduce legislation that will provide a pre-demolition review process for certain qualifying buildings at least 75 years old. This should be public in the next couple of weeks.

Currently, such review is only given to buildings that are "historic" in an official designation.

This new Pre-Demolition Review contemplates implementing a process which, if passed, will allow Omahas to know that the days of the seemingly indiscriminate "wrecking ball" approach to demolishing our city's architectural history and character can be slowed and replaced with a process that includes review,scrutiny, and consideration of preservation options. The process contemplates an application that would be reviewed by Landmarks Heritage Commission, Planning Board and City Council.

Together, we can advocate for policies that respect our city's history and provides unique spaces and places that make Omaha the special place it is.
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iamjacobm wrote:Biggest bump ever?
Amen!
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:banger:
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Come on almightytuna, we need you here.
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Linkin5 wrote:Come on almightytuna, we need you here.
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HR Paperstacks wrote:
Linkin5 wrote:Come on almightytuna, we need you here.
Dug one up of him:
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Lol, that's the DOUBLE Thread Revival....
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