The Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District, roughly bounded by Jackson, 15th, and 8th Streets, as well as the Union Pacific main line, is located in downtown

Downtown Omaha

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 Omaha

Omaha

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, Nebraska

Nebraska

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. Today this historic district

Historic district

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 includes several buildings listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

, including the Union Pacific Depot

Union Station (Omaha)

The Union Station, at 801 South 10th Street in Omaha, Nebraska, known also as Union Passenger Terminal, is "one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the Midwest." Designated an Omaha Landmark in 1978, it was listed as "Union Passenger Terminal" on the National Register of Historic...

 and the Burlington Station

Burlington Train Station

The Burlington Train Station, located at 925 South 10th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska is a historically and culturally significant landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. When it was opened in 1898, this Italianate style building, designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball,...

.

About

The Union Pacific Railroad was of central importance to the growth of Omaha, particularly between 1887 and 1945. Buildings in the Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District were built to serve business related to the main line of the transcontinental railroad

Transcontinental railroad

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, which runs through the present-day district. Large warehouses, manufacturing warehouses, transfer and storage companies, and service businesses filled the area.

Today the buildings border the Old Market, and serve as apartments, artist studios and other commercial enterprises.

Notable buildings

Several buildings within the Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or are significant for their local history.

Name	Year	Location	Notes
Bushman Warehouse	1890	1013 Leavenworth Street	This is a five-story brick and stone building originally used as a warehouse. The Bushman Warehouse was converted to rental residential and commercial space in 1998.
Union Pacific Depot Union Station (Omaha) The Union Station, at 801 South 10th Street in Omaha, Nebraska, known also as Union Passenger Terminal, is "one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the Midwest." Designated an Omaha Landmark in 1978, it was listed as "Union Passenger Terminal" on the National Register of Historic...	1931	10th and Marcy Streets
Burlington Station Burlington Train Station The Burlington Train Station, located at 925 South 10th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska is a historically and culturally significant landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. When it was opened in 1898, this Italianate style building, designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball,...	1898	10th and Pacific Streets
Bemis Bag Company Building	1889	11th and Jones Streets	Built in 3 phases between 1887 and 1902, the oldest part of the building is the portion next to the alley on 11th street.
Avery Manufacturing Warehouse	1899
Mercantile Storage and Warehouse Building	1920
Sattley Manufacturing Building	1899
Butternut Building	1909	714-716 South 10th Street, Omaha, Nebraska	Also known as the Parlin, Orendorff and Martin Plow Company Building, this nine-story building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by John Latenser, Sr. John Latenser, Sr. John Latenser, Sr. was a Liechtenstein-born American architect whose influential public works in Omaha, Nebraska numbered in the dozens. His original name was Johann Laternser.... .
Creighton Block	1906
Bekins Building	1916		Also known as the Western Newspaper Union and the Joslyn Lofts.

See also

• Railroads in Omaha
  Railroads in Omaha
  Railroads in Omaha, Nebraska have been integral to the growth and development of the city, the state of Nebraska, the Western United States and the entire United States...
  
  
• Jobbers Canyon Historic District
  Jobbers Canyon Historic District
  Jobbers Canyon Historic District was a large industrial and warehouse area comprising 24 buildings located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, USA. It was roughly bound by Farnam Street on the north, South Eighth Street on the east, Jackson Street on the south, and South Tenth Street on the west...
  
  
• Old Market Historic District
• Warehouses in Omaha MPS