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Haymarket District
Neighborhood
View of some Haymarket District buildings
View of some Haymarket District buildings
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Lancaster
City Lincoln
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
68508
Area code(s) 402
Lincoln Haymarket Historic District
Location Generally 7th to 9th and N to R Sts.
NRHP reference No. 14000288
Added to NRHP July 8, 2014

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

Overview

The area is a tourist attraction 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.

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

Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket Lazlo's 1
Lazlo's Brewery & Grill, 2012
Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket Huber bldg 1
Brix & Stone (left) and the Huber Manufacturing Company building
Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket Harpham bldg 1
Harpham building
Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket Old Woods Bros bldg 1
Woods Bros. building, converted for use as Burkholder Project art gallery

The district held a Halloween event in 2018.

Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket 8th and P NW corner 1
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.

Gallery

  • Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket Lau bldg annex 1

    Lau building

  • Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket Lincoln Fixture bldg 1

    Lincoln Fixture building

  • Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket 824 P Street 1

    Haymarket Bodega, 824 P Street

  • Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket 7th St betw P,Q

    Lincoln Station

  • Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket Lincoln Drug Co bldg 1

    Lincoln Drug Co. building

  • Lincoln, Nebraska Haymarket Beatrice Creamery bldg 1

    Beatrice Creamery building

  • Veith Building (Lincoln, Nebraska) from SE 1

    Veith Building (1884)

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