Southeast Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Omaha Union Station

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 17, 2024

1. Omaha Union Station Marker

Inscription.

Omaha Union Station has been designated a National Historic Landmark

Designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood for the Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha Union Station is an exceptional and highly complete example of Art Deco architecture. It is one of a very few Art Deco designs that references ancient Egyptian Temple construction. Built between 1929-1930, the station brings together the mutual values of the railroad industry and the Art Deco style: modernity, progress and glamour. The station served as a showpiece for the Union Pacific's Headquarters in Omaha, near the eastern terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad.
2016

Erected 2016.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 41° 15.089′ N, 95° 55.738′ W. Marker is in Omaha, Nebraska, in Douglas County. It is in Southeast Omaha. It is on South 10th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 S 10th St, Omaha NE 68108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Omaha Union Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Windsor Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Anheuser-Busch Beer Depot 1887 (approx. ¼ mile away); Omaha Firehouse 1903-1904 (approx. ¼ mile away); The First Home in Omaha (approx. ¼ mile away); Omaha's First Building (approx. ¼ mile away); The Omaha Bolt, Nut and Screw Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Morse Coe Building (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Omaha.

Omaha Union Station and Marker image. Click for full size.

December 26, 2024

2. Omaha Union Station and Marker

Omaha Union Station, West Side image. Click for full size.

December 26, 2024

3. Omaha Union Station, West Side

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 20, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 2, 3. submitted on January 11, 2025. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.