The Orchard Hill is a neighborhood in
North
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Etymology
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Omaha,
Nebraska
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. One of the oldest neighborhoods in the city, Orchard Hill is home to some of the city's oldest homes. The neighborhood's boundaries are Hamilton Street on the south, Blondo Street on the north, 36th Street on the east and the
Omaha Belt Line on the west. The
John A. Creighton Boulevard runs through the eastern part of the neighborhood.
History
The site of an apple orchard from earliest settlement of the city of Omaha, today the Orchard Hill Neighborhood contains two historic homes that are over 120 years old. The oldest was built in 1889, and the second oldest was built two years later, in 1891.
Jesse Lowe
Jesse Lowe (March 11, 1814 – April 3, 1868) was the first mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving for one year from March 5, 1857 to March 2, 1858. An important real estate agent in the early city, Lowe is credited with naming the city after the Omah ...
, a local businessman credited with naming the city of Omaha and the first mayor of Omaha, established the neighborhood. The neighborhood was the location of a
Methodist
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mission called Wesley Church that was founded in 1890. Omaha's
Habitat for Humanity has built several new homes in the neighborhood since the 1980s.
The neighborhood is home to
City Sprouts, the oldest community garden in Omaha. Orchard Hill is located next to the
Walnut Hill neighborhood.
"Neighborhood history"
Urban Studies Department, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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. Retrieved 8/22/08.
See also
* History of Omaha
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Co ...
* Neighborhoods in Omaha, Nebraska The neighborhoods of Omaha are a diverse collection of community areas and specific enclaves. They are spread throughout the Omaha metro area, and are all on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River.
History
Omaha's original neighborhoods were clus ...
References
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Neighborhoods in Omaha, Nebraska
History of North Omaha, Nebraska
Historic districts in Omaha, Nebraska