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Kennedy Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Kennedy Building

Also known as D009:0121-065; Union Outfitting Company

On the National Register since 198541 years
CommercialListed 1985Omaha
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About Kennedy Building

Kennedy Building, at 1517 Jackson St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 23, 1985. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial, as it does for 18 other Nebraska listings. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isOmaha, Nebraska, United States. 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 · 14 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1517 Jackson St., Omaha · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Kennedy BuildingStart here
  2. 2Hill HotelCommercial · next door
  3. 3Scott-Omaha Tent and Awning CompanyBuilding · next door
  4. 4City National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum TheaterThree-part Vertical Block · next door
  5. 5Redick TowerArt Deco · Built 1930 · next door
Around it

46 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSwartz Printing Company BuildingCommercial · Built 19100.1 miBOmaha Bolt, Nut and Screw BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.1 miBAquila Court BuildingRenaissance · Built 19230.1 miBEggerss-O'Flyng BuildingRenaissance0.2 miBSteiner Rowhouse No. 1Rowhouse0.2 miBAnheuser-Busch Beer DepotVictorian Romanesque0.2 miBSteiner Rowhouse No. 2Rowhouse0.2 miBStandard Oil BuildingCommercial Style0.2 miBFlatiron HotelGeorgian Revival0.2 miBNebraska Buick Auto CompanyBuilding0.2 miBOmaha Public LibrarySecond Renaissance Revival · Built 18910.2 miBKeeline BuildingCommercial0.2 miBDouglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)French Renaissance Revival0.2 miBBarker BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBFirst National Bank BuildingLate Renaissance Revival0.2 miBRose Realty-Securities BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19160.2 miBFarnam BuildingSullivanesque0.2 miBThe Berkeley ApartmentsVernacular0.3 mi
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DOmaha Rail and Commerce Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBBemis Omaha Bag Company BuildingCommercial0.3 miDOld Market Historic DistrictRichardsonian0.3 miBSanford HotelCommercial0.3 miBUnion State Bank BuildingBuilding0.3 miBOmaha National Bank BuildingItalianate · Built 18560.3 miBMeyer and RaapkeBuilding0.3 miDDrake Court Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)District0.4 miDDrake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic DistrictGeorgian Revival0.4 miBAstro TheaterMoorish0.4 miBPoppleton BlockCommercial Italianate0.4 miBBurlington Headquarters BuildingBuilding0.4 miBScottish Rite CathedralNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBChristian Specht BuildingRenaissance Revival0.4 miBNorthwestern Bell Telephone Company Regional HeadquartersModern0.4 miBThe LoganCommercial · Built 19180.4 miBFirst National CenterBuilding0.4 miBTrinity CathedralLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBG.C. Moses BlockVictorian0.5 miB10th and Pierce Car BarnBuilt 19090.5 miBBurlington StationGreek Revival0.5 miBUnion Passenger TerminalUtilitarian · Built 19310.5 miBThe Anderson BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19240.5 miDHoward Street Apartment DistrictPrairie School0.5 miBNash BlockRenaissance Revival0.5 miBSimon Brothers CompanyCommercial Style0.5 miBFarm Credit BuildingChicago0.5 miBFederal Office BuildingModern Movement · Built 19340.5 mi
More like it

Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial.

Swartz Printing Company BuildingBuilt 1910 · 0.1 mi away
Hill Hotel0.1 mi away
Keeline Building0.2 mi away
Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District0.3 mi away

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Questions about Kennedy Building

Is Kennedy Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 23, 1985 (Register number 85001794).

Is Kennedy Building 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 Kennedy Building?

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 Kennedy Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 14 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 73920388 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.