Last updated: September 8, 2022
Place
Minne Lusa Residential Historic District
David Calease, NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
Between 24th and 30th Streets, Miller Park, and the Florence neighborhood
Significance:
Community Planning & Development; Architecture
Designation:
National Register of Historic Places
MANAGED BY:
Private Property Owners
The Minne Lusa Residential Historic District is a planned suburban development in North Omaha, platted within city limits in 1916. The purely residential district consists of affordable single-family homes, mostly Craftsman and a bungalow variant, occupied by Omaha’s growing middle class in the early twentieth century. The district’s development was influenced by the newfound independence afforded by the automobile as the city transitioned from reliance of streetcar service.
As the price of automobiles dropped and the middle-class income rose, more and more white-collar workers purchased cars. Nearly all the homes in the district feature a driveway and garage, including many of the homes originally constructed without them. Minne Lusa’s developer, C.W. Martin, heavily marketed as an affordable living option for middle class residents who sought a quiet suburban life, but still wanted to retain easy access to downtown areas. He promoted the merits of home ownership to Omaha’s burgeoning middle class.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the district consists of privately-owned homes that are not open to the public, but can be viewed from the street.
As the price of automobiles dropped and the middle-class income rose, more and more white-collar workers purchased cars. Nearly all the homes in the district feature a driveway and garage, including many of the homes originally constructed without them. Minne Lusa’s developer, C.W. Martin, heavily marketed as an affordable living option for middle class residents who sought a quiet suburban life, but still wanted to retain easy access to downtown areas. He promoted the merits of home ownership to Omaha’s burgeoning middle class.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the district consists of privately-owned homes that are not open to the public, but can be viewed from the street.