Midtown is a geographic area of

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that is a culturally, socially and economically important area of the city. It is home to major research centers, national corporations, several

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

s, and a number of historic residences.

About

Midtown comprises and 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.

Significant places

Many buildings in Midtown Omaha are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

. Midtown has several places of local, regional and national importance, including the

University of Nebraska Medical Center The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is a public academic health science center in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1869 and chartered as a private medical college in 1881, UNMC became part of the University of Nebraska System in 1902. R ...

. 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 was built in 1917 and is located at 3114 Harney Street. The

Blackstone Hotel The Blackstone Hotel is a historic 21-story hotel on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Drive in the Michigan Boulevard Historic District in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Built between 1908 and 1910, it is on the Nation ...

built in 1916 is located at 302 South 36th Street. Other buildings around the area include the

Mutual of Omaha Mutual of Omaha is a Fortune 500 mutual insurance and financial services company based in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1909 as Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association, Mutual of Omaha is a financial organization offering a variety of insuranc ...

headquarters Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...

Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American Multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Its main business and source of capital is insurance, from ...

and

Kiewit Corporation Kiewit Corporation is an American privately held construction company based in Omaha, Nebraska founded in 1884. In 2021, it was ranked 243rd on the Fortune 500. Privately held, it is one of the largest construction and engineering organizations ...

also have their corporate headquarters in Midtown.

Neighborhoods

Midtown is home to several historic neighborhoods, as well as modern developments after which Midtown is named. A new neighborhood development in the area is called "

Midtown Crossing at Turner Park Midtown Crossing at Turner Park is a seven building, 16-acre mixed-use development in midtown Omaha, encompassing 297 condominiums, 196 apartment units, and fine and casual dining, entertainment and shopping. A majority of Midtown Crossing's resta ...

." 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 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 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.

Historical significance

The area is nearby to the home of several

s and other places that are listed on the

. They include the

Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District The Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District, built between 1916 and 1921, is located at Jones Street from 20th to 23rd Streets in Midtown Omaha, in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Built in combined Georgian Revival, Co ...

, the Gold Coast Historic District, the

Field Club Historic District Field Club is a neighborhood located in the Midtown region of Omaha, Nebraska. Roughly bounded by Pacific Street, 32nd Avenue, Center St., and 36th Street, the neighborhood was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic di ...

and the

Bemis Park Historic District Bemis may refer to: Companies * Bemis Company, a packaging company * Bemis Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of toilet seats and other plastics products People with the surname * Andru Bemis (born 1978), American musician * Edward Herbert B ...

. The

Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District The Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District, including several brick structures built in Italianate and other styles, was built for the U.S. Army between 1881 and 1894. Located in South Omaha between Hickory and 22nd Streets, Woolworth Avenu ...

is just outside the formal Midtown boundaries.

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Significant places

Neighborhoods

Historical significance

See also

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