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Nash Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Nash Block

Also known as McKesson-Robbins Building

On the National Register since 198541 years
Renaissance RevivalListed 1985Omaha
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Nash Block

Nash Block, at 902-912 Farnam, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1985. The Register lists it for its industry, commerce and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Renaissance Revival, as it does for 31 other Nebraska listings. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Nebraska, United States of America. 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 · 16 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

902-912 Farnam, Omaha · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Nash BlockStart here
  2. 2Poppleton BlockCommercial Italianate · next door
  3. 3Burlington Headquarters BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Christian Specht BuildingRenaissance Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Simon Brothers CompanyCommercial Style · next door
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBeebe and Runyan Furniture Showroom and WarehouseLate Renaissance Revival0.1 miDOld Market Historic DistrictRichardsonian0.2 miBBemis Omaha Bag Company BuildingCommercial0.3 miBUnion Passenger TerminalUtilitarian · Built 19310.4 miDOmaha Rail and Commerce Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBAnheuser-Busch Beer DepotVictorian Romanesque0.4 miBOmaha Bolt, Nut and Screw BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBCity National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum TheaterThree-part Vertical Block0.4 miBRedick TowerArt Deco · Built 19300.4 miBBarker BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBMeyer and RaapkeBuilding0.4 miBBurlington StationGreek Revival0.5 miBOmaha Power Plant BuildingBuilding0.5 miBEggerss-O'Flyng BuildingRenaissance0.5 miBSwartz Printing Company BuildingCommercial · Built 19100.5 miBKennedy BuildingCommercial0.5 miBScott-Omaha Tent and Awning CompanyBuilding0.5 miBHill HotelCommercial0.5 mi
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BAquila Court BuildingRenaissance · Built 19230.5 miBKeeline BuildingCommercial0.5 miBFirst National Bank BuildingLate Renaissance Revival0.5 miBRose Realty-Securities BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19160.5 miBFarnam BuildingSullivanesque0.5 miBOmaha National Bank BuildingItalianate · Built 18560.5 miBFirst National CenterBuilding0.5 miBFederal Office BuildingModern Movement · Built 19340.5 miBStabrie GroceryCommercial Vernacular0.5 mi
More like it

Renaissance Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Renaissance Revival.

Christian Specht Building0.2 mi away
Moyer Row HousesBuilt 1904 · 1.2 mi away
Washington County Courthouse22.3 mi away

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Questions about Nash Block

Is Nash Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 16, 1985 (Register number 85001072).

Is Nash Block 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, 1.9 miles away.

Can you visit Nash Block?

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 Nash Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 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 73920514 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.