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The Ottawa Block
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National Register of Historic Places

The Ottawa Block

Listed as “Ottawa Block, The” · Also known as Downtown Boxing Club; NeHRSI #DO09:0209-045

On the National Register since 201313 years
Listed 2013Omaha
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About The Ottawa Block

The Ottawa Block, at 2401 Farnam St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 22, 2013. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

2401 Farnam St., Omaha · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1The Ottawa BlockStart here
  2. 2Ford HospitalSecond Renaissance Revival · next door
  3. 3Northern Natural Gas BuildingInternational Style · Built 1951 · next door
  4. 4Omaha High SchoolFrench Renaissance Revival · Built 1912 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Farm Credit BuildingChicago · 0.1 mi on
Around it

38 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DHoward Street Apartment DistrictPrairie School0.2 miBPeerless Motor CompanyCommercial0.2 miDOmaha Auto Row Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBHupmobile BuildingBuilt 19170.2 miBDrummond Motor CompanyBuilding0.2 miBFirestone Tire and Rubber BuildingBuilding0.2 miBScottish Rite CathedralNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBUndine ApartmentsVernacular0.3 miBMoyer Row HousesRenaissance Revival · Built 19040.3 miBAstro TheaterMoorish0.3 miBSanford HotelCommercial0.3 miBUnion State Bank BuildingBuilding0.3 miBNorthwestern Bell Telephone Company Regional HeadquartersModern0.3 miBBrandeis, J. L., and Sons Store BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 miBThe Anderson BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19240.4 miBTraver Brothers Row HousesBuilding0.4 miBNebraska Buick Auto CompanyBuilding0.4 miBOmaha Public LibrarySecond Renaissance Revival · Built 18910.4 mi
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BThe LoganCommercial · Built 19180.4 miBTrinity CathedralLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBCapitol GarageBuilding0.4 miBChiodo ApartmentsBuilding0.5 miDDrake Court Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)District0.5 miBSteiner Rowhouse No. 1Rowhouse0.5 miBThe Berkeley ApartmentsVernacular0.5 miBSteiner Rowhouse No. 2Rowhouse0.5 miDDrake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic DistrictGeorgian Revival0.5 miBStandard Oil BuildingCommercial Style0.5 miBFlatiron HotelGeorgian Revival0.5 miBAquila Court BuildingRenaissance · Built 19230.5 miBKeeline BuildingCommercial0.5 miBNational Indemnity Company HeadquartersBuilding0.5 miBDouglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)French Renaissance Revival0.5 miBFirst National Bank BuildingLate Renaissance Revival0.5 miBFarnam BuildingSullivanesque0.5 miBOmaha National Bank BuildingItalianate · Built 18560.5 miBTwin TowersModern Movement · Built 19190.5 miBFirst National CenterBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about The Ottawa Block

Is The Ottawa Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 22, 2013 (Register number 13000197).

Is The Ottawa 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, 2.7 miles away.

Can you visit The Ottawa 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.

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