Kountze Place
The Kountze Place neighborhood of
About
Bordered by the historic neighborhoods of the
In 1898 Kountze Place was home to the
A March 1907 Omaha Sunday Bee advertisement promotes Kountze Place:
Make your home in Koutnze Place. Where you will find more homes of Omaha's best business men than in any other addition in the city. This alone is one of the best reasons why you should live in this beautiful addition. Paved streets, permanent walks, water, sewer and gas. No hills, no hollows, good schools, churches, shaded streets, good neighborhood. Within 10 or 15 minutes' drive or street car ride of the retail and wholesale district, reached by 3 car lines, the Dodge, North 24th and Sherman Ave. The Florence Boulevard runs through the center of the Addition and the prices only about one‐half what they are asking for no better lots in the Western or Southwestern part of the City.[4]
Some of Kountze Place was affected by the
Landmarks
Several buildings and homes in Kountze Place are listed on the
Name | Year | Location | Notes |
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Sacred Heart Church | 1902 | 2206 Binney Street | |
John E. Reagan House | 1908 | 2102 Pinkney Street | Designed in the Neo‐Classical Revival style. |
John P. Bay House | 1887 | 2024 Binney Street | |
Charles Storz House | 1909 | 1901 Wirt Street | |
George H. Kelly House | 1904 | 1924 Binney Street | |
Kountze Park
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1899 | 1920 Pinkney Street | Site of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition |
George F. Shepard House | 1903 | 1802 Wirt Street | Designated an Omaha Landmark in 1981.
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Lothrop School | 3300 North 22nd Street | ||
Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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1891 | 3303 North 21st Place | Closed in 1943. |
Omaha Driving Park | 1875 | Laird and Boyd Streets, and 16th to 20th Streets | Closed by 1910 and divided into house lots. |
Redick Mansion | 1875 | 3612 North 24th Street | First home of UNO ; moved in 1917.
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Omaha University
In 1927 businessmen formed the North Omaha Activities Association in order to redevelop
UNO moved to its present location in 1929.
See also
- History of North Omaha
External links
- "A History of Omaha's Kountze Place Neighborhood," by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.
References
- ^ (nd) "Annexation-Growth Page," Archived 2007-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 7/16/07.
- ^ (nd) John P. Bay House Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. City of Omaha Landmark Historical Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5/29/07.
- ^ (nd) 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition Opening to Closing. Transcription from original notes. Retrieved 5/29/07.
- ^ Omaha Sunday Bee: 5. 24 March 1907.
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- ^ Larsen, L. and Cottrell, B. (1997) The Gate City: A History of Omaha. University of Nebraska Press.
- ^ (nd) Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Omaha, Neb. Nebraska Memories website. Retrieved 5/29/07.
- ^ (1993) A History of UNO Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. University of Nebraska at Omaha. Retrieved 5/29/07.
- ^ (n.d.) Saratoga Field Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine University of Nebraska at Omaha website.