Haymarket District (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Haymarket District is a historic section of downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.

Haymarket District
View of some Haymarket District buildings
View of some Haymarket District buildings
Coordinates: 40°48′59.8″N 96°42′37.1″W
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyLancaster
CityLincoln
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
68508
Area code402
Websitelincolnhaymarket.org
Lincoln Haymarket Historic District
LocationGenerally 7th to 9th and N to R Sts.
NRHP reference No.14000288[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 2014

Overview

The area is a tourist attraction[2] and home to the Haymarket Park baseball stadium. Its historic significance has been recognized by being listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Lincoln Haymarket Historic District.[1]

The name Haymarket originated from the 1867 market square where hay, and travel items, were marketed. The warehouses have been readapted as retail shops.

Lazlo's Brewery & Grill, 2012
Brix & Stone (left) and the Huber Manufacturing Company building
Harpham building
Woods Bros. building, converted for use as Burkholder Project art gallery

The district held a Halloween event in 2018.[3]

Corner of 8th Street and P Street

Buildings in the district were designed by various firms including Fiske & Meginnis and Meginnis and Schaumberg. The historic J. C. Ridnour Building (1925) designed by Meginnis and Schaumberg is in the district.[4]

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