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13-586: The Ansonia Apartments , located at 2221-23 Jones Street in the Midtown area of Omaha , Nebraska . Built in 1929 in a period Revival/ Arts and Crafts style, the buildings were designated an Omaha Landmark on March 27, 1984. It was added to the Drake Court Historic District , and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 2014. The Ansonia Apartment building was built in

26-527: A U-shape that with end walls facing the street. Adjacent to the neighboring Dartmore Apartments, the Ansonia Apartment building displays both Arts and Crafts and Period Revival elements. This article about a National Register of Historic Places listing in Omaha, Nebraska is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Midtown Omaha Midtown comprises 1.36 square miles (3.5 km ) and

39-507: A whole consistently improved over the past four years. The City of Omaha's efforts at revitalization through economic development, rising gas prices and Midtown Omaha's close proximity to large employers have all played an important role in the Midtown Omaha's appreciating home values. The area is nearby to the home of several historic districts and other places that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . They include

52-400: Is bordered on the north by Davenport Street, the south by Pacific Street, the east by I-480, and west by 48th street. The area is home to approximately 15,000 residents and 30,000 employees. It is densely populated with 11,000 residents per square mile, and is known for its tree-lined streets, historic architecture and economic and racial diversity. Many buildings in Midtown Omaha are listed on

65-419: Is named. A new neighborhood development in the area is called " Midtown Crossing at Turner Park ." Being developed by Mutual of Omaha, this new community will include condominiums, apartments, hotel, movie theater, grocery store, restaurants and a health club. It will also renovate and expand Turner Park, one of Midtown's public parks. The Morton Meadows Neighborhood is located in between Saddle Creek Road to

78-865: The Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District , the Gold Coast Historic District , the Field Club Historic District and the Bemis Park Historic District . The Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District is just outside the formal Midtown boundaries. Field Club Historic District Field Club is an affluent and historic neighborhood located in the Midtown region of Omaha, Nebraska . Roughly bounded by Pacific Street, 32nd Avenue, Center St., and 36th Street,

91-545: The National Register of Historic Places . Midtown has several places of local, regional and national importance, including the University of Nebraska Medical Center . The Walnut Hill Reservoir is a 125-year-old water supply source for the city. Nearby are several historic places of worship, including St. Cecilia Cathedral at 701 North 40th Street, the ninth largest cathedral in the United States. First Unitarian Church of Omaha

104-493: The battle to secure Omaha as the territorial capital. He was a major donor of land that became that park. The second site, located on the west, was the Omaha Field Club. Founded in 1900, it was Omaha's first country club and golf course, and is the namesake of the neighborhood. By the turn of the 20th century, many of Omaha's most noteworthy citizens had houses designed and built in the district by many prominent architects of

117-420: The city center by the new trolley system which made it a convenient place to live for the well-to-do of the time. It was a highly desirable area, as it was plotted between two developed green sites. The first of these green areas, east of the neighborhood, was Hanscom Park , Omaha's first city park, which was founded in 1872. Hanscom Park was named for early Omaha attorney Andrew Jackson Hanscom , influential in

130-495: The neighborhood was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on November 15, 2000. Field Club is the location of dozens of historically significant homes in the Omaha area, including the Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens . In its earlier years, Field Club was a late 19th-century suburb located at the southwest boundaries of Omaha. It was connected to

143-593: The time. These houses have been well preserved over the last hundred-plus years. In the late 1990s, a local historian named Edward J. Quinn began the research to get the neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places with the support of the Field Club Homeowners League and the Nebraska State Historical Society . The Field Club Historic District was listed in 2000. For his work, in 2001 Mayor Fahey appointed Quinn to sit on

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156-506: The west, South 42nd Street to the east, Leavenworth Street to the north and Center Street to the south. With approximately 500 single family homes in the neighborhood, Morton Meadows is best known for its charming older houses built mostly in the early 1900s and the large tree lined boulevard running through the center of the neighborhood. The Morton Meadows Neighborhood Association officers include Michael Terry as president and Kathy Callahan as secretary. Midtown Omaha property values have on

169-684: Was built in 1917 and is located at 3114 Harney Street. The Blackstone Hotel built in 1916 is located at 302 South 36th Street. Other buildings around the area include the Mutual of Omaha headquarters and the Danish Brotherhood in America Headquarters . Berkshire Hathaway and Kiewit Corporation also have their corporate headquarters in Midtown. Midtown is home to several historic neighborhoods, as well as modern developments after which Midtown

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