Haymarket District (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Haymarket District
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

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.

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.[3]

See also

References

  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. ^ "32. Ridnour Building - Downtown Lincoln, NE". lincolnhaymarket.org.