Banks and business blocks in Omaha
This tour visits the commercial core, with banks, business blocks, stores and exchange buildings. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above. More of the Omaha register is commercial buildings than any other kind of building, 23 listings of it in all.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1856 to 1934. 10 stops, 1.9 miles end to end. One stop is a historic district rather than a single building.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Oct 16, 2026.
Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Nash Block902-912 FarnamBuilding · listed 1985start
- 2Poppleton Block1001 Farnam St.Building · listed 1982380 ft from stop 1
- 3Old Market Historic DistrictBounded by 13th, Farnam, 10th and JacksonHistoric district · listed 19790.1 mi from stop 2
- 4City National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum Theater16th and Harney Sts.Building · listed 19730.3 mi from stop 3
- 5First National Bank Building300--312 16th St., and 1601--1605 Farnam St.Building · listed 1982459 ft from stop 4
- 6Omaha National Bank Building17th and Farnam Sts.Building · built 1856 · listed 1972213 ft from stop 5
- 7Union State Bank Building1904 Farnam St.Building0.2 mi from stop 6
- 8The Ottawa Block2401 Farnam St.Building · listed 20130.3 mi from stop 7
- 9Brandeis, J. L., and Sons Store Building200 S. 16th St.Building · listed 19820.3 mi from stop 8
- 10Federal Office Building106 S. 15th St.Building · built 1934 · listed 20090.4 mi from stop 9
1.9 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Omaha
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Omaha11 stops · 1.8 milesRenaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice. The Omaha examples on this route went up between 1891 and 1923.
- Houses and mansions in Omaha10 stops · 2.0 milesThe route links the houses the register carries in Omaha. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
Local history books for Omaha
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Nebraska travel guides
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