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The 'Miller Park' neighborhood in North Omaha, Nebraska is a historically significant community housing a historic district and several notable historic places. It is located between Sorenson Parkway on the south and Redick Avenue on the north, Florence Boulevard on the east and 30th Street on the west. The Minne Lusa neighborhood borders on the north, and the Saratoga neighborhood is on the south. Fort Omaha borders the neighborhood on the west. Miller Park is the namesake park in the neighborhood, as well as a local elementary school.
Once considered a possible location for the Trans-Mississippi Exposition of 1898[1], the Miller Park neighborhood is named after Dr. George L. Miller, one of Omaha's founding fathers, and the first president of the City of Omaha Board of Park Commissioners. It was a running consideration for the Expo because of its accessibility via the Florence Boulevard, a north-south thoroughfare once regarded as "The Prettiest Mile" because it captured the best views of the Missouri River valley, and because of the wide-open fields the area offered[2]. After losing out to Kountze Park to the south because of its distance from the city, the Miller Park neighborhood rebounded, quickly developing with upper middle class homes surrounding the perimeter of the park[3].
Omaha State Senator Lowen Kruse is a past president of the Miller Park-Minne Lusa Neighborhood Association.[4]
Miller Park is located at 6201 North 30th Street, and was added to Omaha's parks system in 1891 as a 78-acre park. Miller Park is bounded by Redick and Kansas Avenues on the north and south and 24th and 30th Streets on the east and west, respectively.[5][6] The park sits on seventy-eight acres with a lake, artesian well fountain and beautiful landscaping, and is widely regarded as a jewel among the city's parks. It was once called the "Pride of North Omaha".[7]
Today the park also maintains a highly-regarded golf course, tennis courts, and a water park. [8]
The Miller Park neighborhood is home to the Fort Omaha Historic District. Inside the Fort there are dozens of historical buildings, with the Guard House designated by the City of Omaha as an Omaha Landmark, and the General Crook House listed independently on the National Register of Historic Places.
★ Neighborhoods of North Omaha, Nebraska
★ History of Omaha
★ Architecture of North Omaha, Nebraska
★ Miller Park Neighborhood Association website.
★ Historic photo of Miller Park.
★ Miller Park Pavilion
★ Photo of Miller Park Leisure Pool
★ Historic postcard of the local Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church
1. (nd) Locating the Exposition. Retrieved 5/29/07.
2. (n.d.) Historic Omaha
3. Wakeley, Arthur. (1917) ''Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska''. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, p. 161.
4. (nd) Lowen Kruse website. Retrieved 6/11/07.
5. (n.d.)Miller Park City of Omaha
6. (n.d.) Historic picture of Miller Park
7. Rietsch, P, Miller, T & Miller, C. (2001) History of Nebraska: Chapter XXXV. NEGenWeb Project. Retrieved 5/29/07.
8. Miller Park Pavilion. City of Omaha. Retrieved 7/10/07.
★ History of North Omaha
| Contents |
| About |
| Park |
| Fort Omaha |
| See also |
| External links |
| References |
| See also |
About
Once considered a possible location for the Trans-Mississippi Exposition of 1898[1], the Miller Park neighborhood is named after Dr. George L. Miller, one of Omaha's founding fathers, and the first president of the City of Omaha Board of Park Commissioners. It was a running consideration for the Expo because of its accessibility via the Florence Boulevard, a north-south thoroughfare once regarded as "The Prettiest Mile" because it captured the best views of the Missouri River valley, and because of the wide-open fields the area offered[2]. After losing out to Kountze Park to the south because of its distance from the city, the Miller Park neighborhood rebounded, quickly developing with upper middle class homes surrounding the perimeter of the park[3].
Omaha State Senator Lowen Kruse is a past president of the Miller Park-Minne Lusa Neighborhood Association.[4]
Park
Miller Park is located at 6201 North 30th Street, and was added to Omaha's parks system in 1891 as a 78-acre park. Miller Park is bounded by Redick and Kansas Avenues on the north and south and 24th and 30th Streets on the east and west, respectively.[5][6] The park sits on seventy-eight acres with a lake, artesian well fountain and beautiful landscaping, and is widely regarded as a jewel among the city's parks. It was once called the "Pride of North Omaha".[7]
Today the park also maintains a highly-regarded golf course, tennis courts, and a water park. [8]
Fort Omaha
The Miller Park neighborhood is home to the Fort Omaha Historic District. Inside the Fort there are dozens of historical buildings, with the Guard House designated by the City of Omaha as an Omaha Landmark, and the General Crook House listed independently on the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
★ Neighborhoods of North Omaha, Nebraska
★ History of Omaha
★ Architecture of North Omaha, Nebraska
External links
★ Miller Park Neighborhood Association website.
★ Historic photo of Miller Park.
★ Miller Park Pavilion
★ Photo of Miller Park Leisure Pool
★ Historic postcard of the local Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church
References
1. (nd) Locating the Exposition. Retrieved 5/29/07.
2. (n.d.) Historic Omaha
3. Wakeley, Arthur. (1917) ''Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska''. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, p. 161.
4. (nd) Lowen Kruse website. Retrieved 6/11/07.
5. (n.d.)Miller Park City of Omaha
6. (n.d.) Historic picture of Miller Park
7. Rietsch, P, Miller, T & Miller, C. (2001) History of Nebraska: Chapter XXXV. NEGenWeb Project. Retrieved 5/29/07.
8. Miller Park Pavilion. City of Omaha. Retrieved 7/10/07.
See also
★ History of North Omaha
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