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Capitol Garage
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National Register of Historic Places

Capitol Garage

Also known as 19th & Capitol Garage; Rent-A-Ford

On the National Register since 201214 years
Listed 2012Omaha
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Capitol Garage

Capitol Garage, at 202 N. 19th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 2012. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 55 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

202 N. 19th St., Omaha · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Capitol GarageStart here
  2. 2Brandeis, J. L., and Sons Store BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Omaha High SchoolFrench Renaissance Revival · Built 1912 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Farm Credit BuildingChicago · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Regional HeadquartersModern · next door
Around it

32 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BThe LoganCommercial · Built 19180.2 miBTrinity CathedralLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBScottish Rite CathedralNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBNorthern Natural Gas BuildingInternational Style · Built 19510.3 miBFirst National CenterBuilding0.3 miBFederal Office BuildingModern Movement · Built 19340.3 miBOn Leong Tong HouseBuilding0.3 miBShafer, M.F., and Co. BuildingCommercial0.3 miBDouglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)French Renaissance Revival0.4 miBAstro TheaterMoorish0.4 miBFirst National Bank BuildingLate Renaissance Revival0.4 miBSanford HotelCommercial0.4 miBFarnam BuildingSullivanesque0.4 miBUnion State Bank BuildingBuilding0.4 miBOmaha National Bank BuildingItalianate · Built 18560.4 miBFord HospitalSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miBThe Ottawa BlockBuilding0.4 miBStabrie GroceryCommercial Vernacular0.4 mi
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BHoly Family ChurchVictorian · Built 18830.4 miBStandard Oil BuildingCommercial Style0.5 miBFlatiron HotelGeorgian Revival0.5 miBNebraska Buick Auto CompanyBuilding0.5 miDHoward Street Apartment DistrictPrairie School0.5 miBOmaha Public LibrarySecond Renaissance Revival · Built 18910.5 miBCity National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum TheaterThree-part Vertical Block0.5 miBKeeline BuildingCommercial0.5 miBRedick TowerArt Deco · Built 19300.5 miBBarker BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.5 miBRose Realty-Securities BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19160.5 miBMeyer and RaapkeBuilding0.5 miBOmaha Ford Motor Company Assembly PlantLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBStephenson and Williams LiveryBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Capitol Garage

Is Capitol Garage on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 11, 2012 (Register number 12000102).

Is Capitol Garage a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Nebraska has 15 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is USS HAZARD (AM-240) National Historic Landmark, 2.3 miles away.

Can you visit Capitol Garage?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Capitol Garage?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 55 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73920596 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.