2. Northeast Omaha— An American Ghetto By Linda Williams, MDSHP; BAC 2014 Historic New England 2015 Symposium Competition

3. Northeast Omaha is an American Ghetto ‘ghetto’-area of city inhabited by minority: an area of a city lived in by a minority group, especially a run- down and densely populated area lived in by a group that experiences discrimination SOURCE: BING DICTIONARY DEFINITION

4. Omaha, Nebraska Map NE IA NE Source: www.google.com Source: www.dcassessor.org IA

5. District Map Source: City of Omaha

6. Eastern Omaha, Nebraska Historically Underutilized Business Zone a.k.a. ‘HUB Zone’ Map Source: www.sba.gov

7. North & South Omaha MINORITY CONCENTRATION Source: City of Omaha 5-Year Strategy (2008-2013)

8. North & South NRSA’s NRSA (Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas) -North Omaha; African-American Community -South Omaha; Latino Community Source: City of Omaha 5-Year Strategy (2008-2013) Source: City of Omaha 2015 CDBG Funding Presentation

9. Eastern Omaha LOW TO MODERATE INCOME LEVELS Source: City of Omaha 5-Year Strategy (2008-2013) Source: City of Omaha 2015 CDBG Funding Presentation

10. Concentration of Code Violations-I 1,973 BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS Source: City of Omaha 5-Year Strategy (2008-2013)

11. -Does Historic Preservation have a place in an American Ghetto? -Has Historic Preservation even forgotten about American Ghettoes? -Will American Ghettoes accept Historic Preservation? ISSUES

12. LANDMARKS SURVEY MAP; 1980’s Source: ‘Patterns on the Landscape’; City of Omaha Landmarks Commission N. 24 th & Lake Streets; Heart of Historic Jazz District

13. Historic Preservation can be a catalyst to redeveloping America’s underserved communities. STANCE ‘ Patterns on the Landscape- Heritage Conservation in North Omaha’; City of Omaha Planning Department; copyright 1984; Pg. 32. This photo was taken of the results of the Easter Tornado of 1913 in the Northeast Omaha area of N. 24 th & Lake Streets. Nolli Map. Empty lots vs. Buildings

14. Historic Preservation is not a popular means of redevelopment by current developers in an American ghetto. CRITICAL OBSERVATION Habitat for Humanity

15. Advocacy Committee -LB 191 -20% tax credit -2014-Approved in State Legislature -1 st time ever state wide historic tax credit -Restoration Exchange Omaha -1+ years old -Predecessor: Restore Omaha LOCAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORGANIZATION

16. NORTH OMAHA ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY Clarence ‘Cap’ Wigington, Omaha’s First African-American Architect; 1883- 1967. Trained by Kimball. South Omaha Omaha Architect- Thomas Kimball; Trained at L’Ecole Des Beaux Arts; St. Cecilia’s Cathedral. http://northomaha.blogspot.com/ (Adam Fletcher Sasse)

17. Omaha Architect-Thomas Kimball; Trained at L’Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris France-Designed St. Cecilia’s Cathedral, Omaha’s first downtown library and various other historic structures in Omaha. Omaha ‘s first African-American Architect- Clarence ‘Cap’ Wigington; Apprentice to Thomas Kimball-Mt. Zion Baptist Church and various other historic structures in North Omaha Kimball-Wigington Design Center

18. AD HOC BUILDING STOCK Source: www.dcassessor.org Source: Linda Williams, Americorps VISTA member; Habitat for Humanity-Omaha, 2009 Historic Contemporary Elderly Housing Habitat for Humanity

19. KIMBALL-WIGINGTON DESIGN CENTER CAMPUS

20. TYPICAL NORTH OMAHA HOUSE EXISTING HOUSE & FLOOR PLAN

21. HISTORIC DESIGN The End. PROPOSED HISTORICAL DESIGN & FLOOR PLAN Stairs Bedroom Dining Room Bedroom Living Room Porch Kitchen Restroom ‘Maidstone’ SOURCE: http://www.antiquehome.org/House- Plans/1920-Bennett/