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List of African-American historic places in Omaha, Nebraska

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Source revisionFeb 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ6560674 ↗
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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).

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

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

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.

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