Haymarket District (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Coordinates: 40°48′59.8″N 96°42′37.1″W / 40.816611°N 96.710306°W / 40.816611; -96.710306
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Haymarket District
View of some Haymarket District buildings
View of some Haymarket District buildings
Coordinates: 40°48′59.8″N 96°42′37.1″W / 40.816611°N 96.710306°W / 40.816611; -96.710306
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyLancaster
CityLincoln
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
68508
Area code402
Websitelincolnhaymarket.org
Lincoln Haymarket Historic District
LocationGenerally 7th to 9th and N to R Sts.
NRHP reference No.14000288[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 2014

Haymarket District is a historic section of downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.

Overview[edit]

The area is a tourist attraction[2] and home to the Haymarket Park baseball stadium. Its historic significance has been recognized by being listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Lincoln Haymarket Historic District.[1]

The name Haymarket originated from the 1867 market square where hay, and travel items, were marketed. The warehouses have been readapted as retail shops.

Lazlo's Brewery & Grill, 2012
Brix & Stone (left) and the Huber Manufacturing Company building

The district held a Halloween event in 2018.[3]

Buildings in the district were designed by various firms including Fiske & Meginnis and Meginnis and Schaumberg. The historic J. C. Ridnour Building (1925) designed by Meginnis and Schaumberg is in the district.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places 2014 Weekly Lists" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Historic Haymarket District". visitnebraska.com.
  3. ^ Miller, Dwight (October 23, 2018). "Haymarket shops hope to give back to community with Halloween event". The Daily Nebraskan.
  4. ^ "32. Ridnour Building - Downtown Lincoln, NE". lincolnhaymarket.org.

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