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From: Ballou Family <>
Subject: Re: [NEBRHeritage-L] Trivia 2001 #35 - more
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:09:20 +0000
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> The oldest building still standing in Omaha is a one-story frame house,
> which was originally built in 1854 at the southwest corner of Farnham and
> Tenth streets. This was actually the fifth house erected in the city. It
> was later moved from that corner south on Tenth street, to its current
> location next to the City Hotel. There are a number of interesting stories
> connected with this house, not the least of which concerns one Dr. C. Henry.
>
> Question - How was the good doctor and this old landmark connected?
>
> Good luck,
> Mike

Dr. Henry was a very active and enterprising citizen of Omaha. He was a town
lot speculator, and in the summer of 1856 he built the first portion of Pioneer
Block, which was then called Henry's Block. He also built, in company with
another man, the building in which the first drug store was located, which he
ran by himself.

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