__NOTOC__ This list of African American historic places in Omaha, Nebraska features some sites on the National Register of Historic Places (''NRHP'') as independent sites or as part of larger

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 ...

. Others have been designated

Omaha Landmark This article covers Omaha Landmarks designated by the City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Preservation Commission. In addition, it includes structures or buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places and those few designated as Nation ...

s (''OL'')."Omaha Black Heritage Sites"
by Adam Fletcher Sasse for North Omaha History.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

Places

Community places

* Jewell Building - ''NRHP'' * John Beasley Theater (no longer in operation) * Love’s Jazz and Art Center *

North 24th Street North 24th Street is a two-way street that runs south–north in the North Omaha area of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. With the street beginning at Dodge Street, the historically significant section of the street runs from Cuming Street to Ames ...

Economic places

* Carver Savings and Loan Association * Fair Deal Cafe *

Omaha Star building The Omaha Star building is located at 2216 North 24th Street in North Omaha, North Omaha, Nebraska. As the site of publication of Omaha Star, ''The'' ''Omaha Star'' newspaper since 1938, the building is notable for its long service to African Amer ...

- ''NRHP'' *

Webster Telephone Exchange Building The Webster Telephone Exchange Building is located in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was designed by the well-known Omaha architect Thomas Rogers Kimball. After the Easter Sunday Tornado of 1913, the building was used as the center of recovery operatio ...

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Great Plains Black History Museum The Great Plains Black History Museum currently resides on the first floor of the historic Jewell Building in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was formerly located at 2213 Lake Street in the Near North Side neighborhood in North Omaha. It was housed in ...

) - ''NRHP''

Neighborhoods

Kountze Place The Kountze Place neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska is a historically significant community on the city's north end. Today the neighborhood is home to several buildings and homes listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located betw ...

* Miller Park * Near North Side * Prospect Hill * Saratoga

Churches

* Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church - ''NRHP'' * Holy Family Catholic Church - ''NRHP'' * Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church * Sacred Heart Catholic Church - ''NRHP'' * St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church - ''NRHP'' * Zion Baptist Church

Schools

* Central High School * Howard Kennedy School *

Kellom School Kellom Elementary School, formerly called the Paul Street School, is a public school located at 1311 North 24th Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Alumni of Kellom include Fred Astaire, Roger and Gale S ...

* Lake School * Long School * Lothrop School * North High * Tech High

Houses

* Broomfield Rowhouse - ''NRHP'' * Harry Buford House - ''NRHP'' * Lizzie Robinson House - ''NRHP'' *

Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects The Logan Fontenelle Housing Project was a historic public housing site located from 20th to 24th Streets, and from Paul to Seward Streets in the historic Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was built in 1938 by the P ...

Malcolm X House Site The Malcolm X House Site located at 3448 Pinkney Street in North Omaha, Nebraska, marks the place where Malcolm X first lived with his family. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and is also on the Nebraska list ...

- ''NRHP'' *

Strehlow Terrace Strehlow Terrace, also called the Terrace Garden Apartment Complex and Ernie Chambers Court, is located at 2024 and 2107 North Sixteenth Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Designed by Robert Strehlow and reputed ...

Chambers Chambers may refer to: Places Canada: * Chambers Township, Ontario United States: * Chambers County, Alabama *Chambers, Arizona, an unincorporated community in Apache County *Chambers, Nebraska * Chambers, West Virginia *Chambers Township, Holt ...

Court - ''NRHP''

References

External links

"Omaha Black Heritage Sites"
on NorthOmahaHistory.com includes 165 locations, addresses and references in Omaha.
Nebraska Black Oral History Project
finding aid and digital collection, digitized by Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries; original held by History Nebraska. {{DEFAULTSORT:African American historic places in Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska-related lists Ethnic groups in Omaha, Nebraska History of Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Place names Historic sites in Nebraska