Walnut Hill (Omaha)
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Walnut Hill is a historic neighborhood located in north Omaha, Nebraska
. It is bounded by North 40th Street on the east, Cuming Street on the south, Northwest Radial Highway and Saddle Creek Road on the west and Hamilton Street on the north.
at 40th and Cuming Streets and platted the Walnut Hill subdivision northwest of his home in the 1880s. Previously, Mercer financed the construction of cable-line streetcars in Omaha, and by the end of the 1880s, his line extended as far west as North 36th and Cuming Streets.
Walnut Hill Elementary School was first constructed in 1888, rebuilt in 1927 and again in 1994. It is one of Omaha's oldest schools. The neighborhood suffered minor damage in the catastrophic Easter Sunday Tornado of 1913.
After the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
of 1898 many of the large streetcars employed to carry throngs of passengers were removed from service by the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
. In the face of increasingly uncomfortable crowding on the small cars, a large demonstration by a group of residents from the Walnut Hill
suburb during which they took over several streetcars in the city to protest the poor condition of public transportation in their neighborhood.
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. It is bounded by North 40th Street on the east, Cuming Street on the south, Northwest Radial Highway and Saddle Creek Road on the west and Hamilton Street on the north.
History
Dr. Samuel Mercer constructed a large, private residenceDr. Samuel D. Mercer House
The Dr. Samuel D. Mercer House was built in 1885 at 3920 Cuming Street in the historic Walnut Hill neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. A grand mansion built in the Queen Anne style, the home is the crown jewel of the neighborhood Mercer platted in the 1880s. In the 1880s the city's cable cars stopped...
at 40th and Cuming Streets and platted the Walnut Hill subdivision northwest of his home in the 1880s. Previously, Mercer financed the construction of cable-line streetcars in Omaha, and by the end of the 1880s, his line extended as far west as North 36th and Cuming Streets.
Walnut Hill Elementary School was first constructed in 1888, rebuilt in 1927 and again in 1994. It is one of Omaha's oldest schools. The neighborhood suffered minor damage in the catastrophic Easter Sunday Tornado of 1913.
After the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Trans-Mississippi Exposition
The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. The Indian Congress was held concurrently...
of 1898 many of the large streetcars employed to carry throngs of passengers were removed from service by the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
The Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company, known as O&CB, was incorporated in 1886 in order to connect Omaha, Nebraska with Council Bluffs, Iowa over the Missouri River...
. In the face of increasingly uncomfortable crowding on the small cars, a large demonstration by a group of residents from the Walnut Hill
Walnut Hill
Walnut Hill is the name of several locations in the United States:* Walnut Hill, Florida, a community in northern Escambia County, Florida* Walnut Hill, Illinois, a village* Walnut Hill, Medford, Massachusetts, a neighborhood...
suburb during which they took over several streetcars in the city to protest the poor condition of public transportation in their neighborhood.
Notable historic properties
| Historic properties in the West Farnam neighborhood in alphabetical order | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Address | Built | Notes |
| Dr. Samuel D. Mercer House Dr. Samuel D. Mercer House The Dr. Samuel D. Mercer House was built in 1885 at 3920 Cuming Street in the historic Walnut Hill neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. A grand mansion built in the Queen Anne style, the home is the crown jewel of the neighborhood Mercer platted in the 1880s. In the 1880s the city's cable cars stopped... |
3920 Cuming Street | 1885 | Queen Anne style |
| Walnut Hill Pumping Station Walnut Hill Pumping Station The Walnut Hill Pumping Station, located at in the Walnut Hill neighborhood, is part of the Metropolitan Utilities District water system serving the City of Omaha, Nebraska... |
40th and Nicolas | 1882 | |
| Walnut Hill Elementary School | 4355 Charles Street | 1926 |