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Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)
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National Register of Historic Places

Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)

Also known as DO09:0124-015

On the National Register since 197947 years
French Renaissance RevivalListed 1979Omaha
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About Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)

Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation), at 1701 Farnam St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 11, 1979. The Register lists it for its architecture, politics and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as French Renaissance Revival, as it does for 1 other Nebraska listings. The listing covers 1.7 acres. 25 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Omaha, Nebraska (built 1912). From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 32 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1701 Farnam St., Omaha · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)Start here
  2. 2Keeline BuildingCommercial · next door
  3. 3Aquila Court BuildingRenaissance · Built 1923 · next door
  4. 4Flatiron HotelGeorgian Revival · next door
  5. 5Standard Oil BuildingCommercial Style · next door
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50 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BNebraska Buick Auto CompanyBuilding0.1 miBOmaha Public LibrarySecond Renaissance Revival · Built 18910.1 miBCity National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum TheaterThree-part Vertical Block0.1 miBFirst National Bank BuildingLate Renaissance Revival0.1 miBRose Realty-Securities BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19160.1 miBSanford HotelCommercial0.1 miBFarnam BuildingSullivanesque0.1 miBUnion State Bank BuildingBuilding0.1 miBOmaha National Bank BuildingItalianate · Built 18560.1 miBKennedy BuildingCommercial0.2 miBScott-Omaha Tent and Awning CompanyBuilding0.2 miBHill HotelCommercial0.2 miBRedick TowerArt Deco · Built 19300.2 miBBarker BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBAstro TheaterMoorish0.2 miBMeyer and RaapkeBuilding0.2 miBScottish Rite CathedralNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBNorthwestern Bell Telephone Company Regional HeadquartersModern0.2 mi
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BThe LoganCommercial · Built 19180.2 miBFirst National CenterBuilding0.2 miBTrinity CathedralLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBSwartz Printing Company BuildingCommercial · Built 19100.3 miBSteiner Rowhouse No. 1Rowhouse0.3 miBThe Berkeley ApartmentsVernacular0.3 miBSteiner Rowhouse No. 2Rowhouse0.3 miBOmaha Bolt, Nut and Screw BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBFarm Credit BuildingChicago0.3 miBFederal Office BuildingModern Movement · Built 19340.3 miBEggerss-O'Flyng BuildingRenaissance0.4 miDDrake Court Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)District0.4 miBAnheuser-Busch Beer DepotVictorian Romanesque0.4 miDDrake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic DistrictGeorgian Revival0.4 miDHoward Street Apartment DistrictPrairie School0.4 miDOld Market Historic DistrictRichardsonian0.4 miBChristian Specht BuildingRenaissance Revival0.4 miBNorthern Natural Gas BuildingInternational Style · Built 19510.4 miBOmaha High SchoolFrench Renaissance Revival · Built 19120.4 miBCapitol GarageBuilding0.4 miBThe Anderson BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19240.5 miDOmaha Rail and Commerce Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBBemis Omaha Bag Company BuildingCommercial0.5 miBPeerless Motor CompanyCommercial0.5 miBPoppleton BlockCommercial Italianate0.5 miBHupmobile BuildingBuilt 19170.5 miBBurlington Headquarters BuildingBuilding0.5 miBFord HospitalSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBThe Ottawa BlockBuilding0.5 miBSimon Brothers CompanyCommercial Style0.5 miBBrandeis, J. L., and Sons Store BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBOn Leong Tong HouseBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)

Is Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 11, 1979 (Register number 79003683).

Is Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation) 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, 2.4 miles away.

Can you visit Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)?

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 Douglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 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 73920398 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.