List of African-American historic places in Omaha, Nebraska

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. Others have been designated Omaha Landmarks (OL). ^{[1] [2]}

Places

Community places

• Jewell Building - NRHP
• John Beasley Theater (no longer in operation)
• Love’s Jazz and Art Center
• North 24th Street
• 24th and Lake Historic District - NRHP ^[3]

Economic places

• Carver Savings and Loan Association
• Fair Deal Cafe - Demolished
• Omaha Star building - NRHP
• Webster Telephone Exchange Building (Great Plains Black History Museum) - NRHP

Neighborhoods

• Kountze Place
• Miller Park
• Near North Side
• Prospect Hill
• Saratoga

Churches

• Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church - NRHP
• Holy Family Catholic Church - NRHP
• Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church - Closed
• 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
• Lake School - Demolished
• Long School - Demolished
• Lothrop School - Rebuilt
• North High
• Tech High

Houses

• Broomfield Rowhouse - NRHP
• Harry Buford House - NRHP
• Lizzie Robinson House - NRHP
• Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects - Demolished
• Malcolm X House Site - NRHP
• Strehlow Terrace/Chambers Court - NRHP

See also

• African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska
• Architecture in Omaha, Nebraska
• History of North Omaha, Nebraska

References

1. Savage, B.L. (1994) African American Historic Places. John Wiley and Sons. p 72.
2. "Omaha Black Heritage Sites" by Adam Fletcher Sasse for North Omaha History.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
3. "A recent history of 24th and Lake" by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

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.