Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers 100.4 square miles (260.035 km2) and had a population of 294,757 in 2023. It is the state's second-most populous city and the 71st-largest in the United States. Lincoln is considered the economic and cultural anchor of the substantially larger metropolitan area in southeastern Nebraska, the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas, which is home to 361,921 people, the 104th-largest combined statistical area in the United States.
The Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District, roughly bounded by Jackson, 15th, and 8th Streets, as well as the Union Pacific main line, is located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Today this historic district includes several buildings listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Union Pacific Depot and the Burlington Station.
Jobbers Canyon Historic District was a large industrial and warehouse area comprising 24 buildings located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, US. It was roughly bound by Farnam Street on the north, South Eighth Street on the east, Jackson Street on the south, and South Tenth Street on the west. In 1989, all 24 buildings in Jobbers Canyon were demolished, representing the largest National Register historic district loss to date.
Downtown Omaha is the central business, government and social core of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, U.S. state of Nebraska. The boundaries are Omaha's 20th Street on the west to the Missouri River on the east and the centerline of Leavenworth Street on the south to the centerline of Chicago Street on the north, also including the CHI Health Center Omaha. Downtown sits on the Missouri River, with commanding views from the tallest skyscrapers.
The Masonic Temple in Lincoln, Nebraska is a building from 1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
H.L. Stevens & Company was an American architectural firm that designed hotels around the United States. It was based in Chicago-, New York-, and San Francisco. At least 15 of its works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.
Lincoln, Nebraska has many neighborhoods, including 45 recognized by Urban Development, City of Lincoln. A list and description of neighborhoods within Lincoln city limits follows.
Alfred W Woods was a prominent architect in Lincoln, Nebraska recognized for his specialization and design in over 100 Nebraskan churches and synagogues as well as his invention in 1921 of the standard foot to decimal system. Woods collaborated on a variety of projects with fellow Nebraskan architect Artemus Roberts during 1890–1903. Wood's and Robert's most notable work was the construction of Fairview, commonly known as the William Jennings Bryan House, which was declared a U.S.National Historic Landmark in 1963. William Jennings Bryan was a Nebraskan politician, who is argued as one of America's most significant American politicians for the Democratic Party who ran three times as a candidate for the presidential election.
Fiske & Meginnis, Architects was an architecture firm partnership from 1915–1924 between Ferdinand C. Fiske (1856–1930) and Harry Meginnis in Lincoln, Nebraska. Twelve of the buildings they designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The two men have additional buildings listed on the National Register with other partnerships or individually credited. Related firms were Fiske and Dieman, Fiske, Meginnis and Schaumberg, and Meginnis and Schaumberg.
Meginnis and Schaumberg was an architectural firm in Lincoln, Nebraska. The firm lasted from 1925 until 1943 when partner Harry Meginnis died. The firm designed several buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places and three buildings on University of Nebraska's East Campus as well as the Mueller Tower on its City Campus.
The Auld Public Library is a historic building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. It was built in 1917 thanks to a donation from William T. Auld, with William N. Gedney as the general contractor. It was designed in the Classical Revival style by Fiske & Meginnis, an architectural firm based out of Lincoln, Nebraska. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 10, 1993.
The Loup City Township Carnegie Library is a historic building in Loup City, Nebraska. It was built as a Carnegie library in 1917 by John Ohlson & Sons after members of the community applied for a grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The cornerstone was laid by the Grand Lodge of Nebraska in January 1917, and the library was dedicated on September 3, 1917. The building was designed in the Classical Revival style by Fiske & Meginnis. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 27, 2007.
Barr Terrace is a historic three-story row house in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1890 for William Barr, a German immigrant, and designed in the Châteauesque architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 1, 1979. It was restored in 1979–1980.
Paul Vincent Hyland (1876—1966) was an American architect in Chicago, with a Lincoln, Nebraska office. He designed several works which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Federal Trust Building is a historic 12-story office building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built by the Olson Construction Company in 1926-1927 for the Federal Trust Company, an investment and insurance company co-founded by Carl E. Reynolds and Ira E. Atkinson. The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Meginnis and Schaumberg, an architectural firm co-founded by Harry Meginnis and Edward G. Schaumberg. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 25, 2002.
The Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Building is a historic building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1906–07 as a five-story building designed in the Commercial style by Ferdinard C. Fiske and Charles A. Dieman, and originally known as the Little Building. It was redesigned in the Art Deco style by architects Harry Meginnis and Edward G. Schaumberg in 1936, and renamed the Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Building to reflect its new owner. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 19, 1988.
The Lincoln YWCA Building is a historic three-story building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1932 for the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), and designed in the Georgian Revival style by architects Meginnis & Schaumberg, with an "entrance frontispiece, fluted pilasters, window lintels, inset panels, and blind balustrades;-darker brickwork simulating quoins at corners and diaperwork on side walls." It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 21, 1984.
The Veith Building is a historic two-story building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1884, and designed in the Victorian style. It is "one of the oldest commercial buildings" in Lincoln.
Antelope Grocery is a historic mixed-use building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1922 for Roy B. Palin and his wife Julia, with a grocery store on the first floor and residential apartments on the second floor. It was designed in the Tudor Revival style by the architectural firm Fiske & Meginnis. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 17, 1988.
