Field Club (Omaha, Nebraska)

Historic district in Omaha, Nebraska, United States

United States historic place

Field Club Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

Northeast corner of 36th Street and Woolworth Avenue

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Location| Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates| 41°14′43″N 95°57′50″W﻿ / ﻿41.24528°N 95.96389°W﻿ / 41.24528; -95.96389
Architect| John McDonald, et al.
Architectural style| Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.| 00001380 [1]
Added to NRHP| November 15, 2000

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, the neighborhood was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on November 15, 2000.[2] Field Club is the location of dozens of historically significant homes in the Omaha area, including the Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens.

## History

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In its earlier years, Field Club was a late 19th-century suburb located at the southwest boundaries of Omaha. It was connected to 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 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 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 the City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, and in 2007 Quinn was honored for his efforts by the Douglas County Historical Society.

The Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District lies just east of the neighborhood.

## See also

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* Neighborhoods of Omaha, Nebraska

## External links

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* Field Club Neighborhood website. Includes architectural, historical, social and other information about the neighborhood.
* Modern picture of Woolworth Avenue in Omaha.
* Photos of Field Club neighborhood at Wikimedia Commons

## References

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1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. ^ (nd) National Register of Historic Places Listings November 24, 2000. Archived October 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine National Park Service website. Retrieved 5/20/07.

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Historic districts designated as Landmarks in Omaha

National Register of Historic Places|

* 24th and Lake
* Drake Court and Dartmore Apartments
* Country Club
* Dundee-Happy Hollow
* Fort Omaha
* Gold Coast
* Howard Street
* Quartermaster Depot
* Rail and Commerce
* South Omaha Main Street
* Vinton Street

National Register, Omaha Landmark|

* Old Market
* Field Club

Omaha Landmark|

* Bemis Park
* West Central/Cathedral

Former|

* Jobbers Canyon

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Neighborhoods of Omaha

Downtown|

* Old Market
* Market West
* NoDo

Midtown|

* Country Club
* Dundee-Happy Hollow
* Elmwood Park
* Field Club
* Hanscom Park
* Leavenworth
* Morton Meadows
* West Farnam

North|

* 24th and Lake
* Bemis Park
* Benson
* Conestoga Place
* East Omaha
* Florence
* Gifford Park
* Gold Coast
* Kountze Place
* Miller Park
* Minne Lusa
* Near North Side
* Orchard Hill
* Prospect Hill
* Raven Oaks
* Saratoga
* Walnut Hill

South|

* Burlington Road
* Dahlman
* Deer Park
* Dog Hollow
* Gibson
* Little Bohemia
* Little Italy
* Old Gold Coast
* South Omaha
* Sheelytown
* S. 24th Street
* Spring Lake

West|

* Bent Creek
* Bridlewood
* Elkhorn
* First National Business Park
* Green Meadows
* Hillsborough
* Huntington Park
* Irvington
* Keystone
* Maple Village
* Millard
* Mockingbird Heights
* Regency
* Roanoke
* Westwood

Former neighborhoods|

* Bottoms
* Burnt District
* Carville
* Casey's Row
* Chinatown
* Cutler's Park
* Greek Town
* Gophertown
* Scriptown
* Sporting District
* Squatter's Row
* Train Town

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National Register of Historic Places in Omaha

List|

* List of Registered Historic Places in Douglas County, Nebraska

NHLs|

* Girls and Boys Town
* USS Hazard

Historic
districts|

* 24th and Lake Historic District
* Bemis Park Landmark Heritage District
* Benson Commercial Historic District
* Clifton Hills Commercial Historic District
* Country Club Historic District
* Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District
* Fairacres Historic District
* Field Club Historic District
* Florence Commercial Historic District
* Fort Omaha
* Gold Coast Historic District
* Howard Street Apartment District
* Minne Lusa Historic District
* Nebraska School for the Deaf Historic District
* Nicholas Street Historic District
* Old Market
* Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District
* Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District
* Orchard Hill Commercial Historic District
* South Omaha Main Street Historic District
* Vinton Street Commercial Historic District
* Warehouses in Omaha MPS

Other
properties|

* Anheuser-Busch Beer Depot
* Aquila Court Building
* Astro Theater
* Bank of Florence
* Barker Building
* Beebe and Runyan Furniture Showroom and Warehouse
* Bemis Omaha Bag Company Building
* Blackstone Hotel
* Bradford-Pettis House
* Brandeis-Millard House
* Broomfield Rowhouse
* Burlington Headquarters Building
* Burlington Station
* Center School
* Columbian School
* Douglas County Courthouse
* Dr. Samuel D. Mercer House
* Charles D. McLaughlin House
* Edgar Zabriskie House
* Eggerss-O'Flyng Building
* Farnam Building
* First National Bank Building
* First Unitarian Church of Omaha
* Flatiron Hotel
* Ford Hospital
* Ford Warehouse
* Fort Omaha Guardhouse
* Franklin School
* Gallagher Building
* Garneau-Kilpatrick House
* Georgia Row House
* Gen. George Crook House
* G.C. Moses Block
* George A. Joslyn Mansion
* Gottlieb Storz House
* George H. Kelly House
* Guy C. Barton House
* Havens-Page House
* Hill Hotel
* Holy Family Church
* Hospe Music Warehouse
* Immaculate Conception Church and School
* Jewell Building
* Joel N. Cornish House
* J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store Building
* Keeline Building
* Kirschbraun and Sons Creamery, Inc.
* Kennedy Building
* Leone, Florentine and Carpathia Apartment Buildings
* Lincoln Highway
* Livestock Exchange Building
* Lizzie Robinson House
* Malcolm X Housesite
* Mary Rogers Kimball House
* Mason School
* Military Road Segment
* Monmouth Park School
* Nash Block
* Normandie Apartments
* North Presbyterian Church
* Notre Dame Academy and Convent
* Old People's Home
* Omaha Bolt, Nut and Screw Building
* Omaha Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant
* Omaha High School
* Omaha Public Library
* Omaha National Bank Building
* Omaha Star building
* Orpheum Theater
* Packer's National Bank Building
* Park School
* Poppleton Block
* Porter-Thomsen House
* Prague Hotel
* Redick Tower
* Rose Realty-Securities Building
* Rosewater School
* Sacred Heart Catholic Church Complex
* Saddle Creek Underpass
* Sanford Hotel
* Saunders School
* Simon Brothers Company
* South Omaha Bridge
* Christian Specht Building
* Site of St. Mary's Academy
* St. Cecilia Cathedral
* St. Joseph Parish Complex
* St. Regis Apartments
* St. John's A.M.E. Church
* St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church
* St. Matthias' Episcopal Church
* St. Philomena's Cathedral and Rectory
* Standard Oil Company Building of Nebraska
* Steiner Rowhouse No. 1
* Steiner Rowhouse No. 2
* Strehlow Terrace
* Swoboda Bakery
* The Berkeley Apartments
* The Melrose
* The Sherman
* Trinity Cathedral
* Union Station
* USS Marlin
* Vinton School
* Weber Mill
* Webster Telephone Exchange Building
* West Lawn Mausoleum

Formerly
listed|

* Jobbers Canyon Historic District

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