ORD 29633 - Landmark Designation - Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Site ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE to designate the Trans Mississippi Exposition Site between 16th and 24th
Streets,Pinkney and Pratt Streets, as a Landmark pursuant to the Landmark Heritage
Preservation Ordinance of the City of Omaha.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
Section I. That the site of the Trans Mississippi Exposition is described as follows:
16th to 24th Streets, Pinkney to Pratt Streets
Section 2. That for the reasons cited in Landmarks Heritage Preservation
Commission Resolution attached hereto as Exhibit I and made a part hereof, as if fully set
forth herein, the historical value of the Trans Mississippi Exposition Site is hereby deemed
significant and worthy of recognition.
Section 3. That the Trans Mississippi Exposition Site is hereby designated pursuant to
Section 24-61 of the Omaha Municipal Code, however, no restrictions on buildings,
structures or land use are created by this designation.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and take effect fifteen days
from and after the date of its passage.
INTRODUCED BY COUN II MEMBER
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APPROVED:
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PASSED NOV 2d 1981
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RESOLUTION - EXHIBIT I
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SITE
LANDMARKS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RESOLVED BY THE LANDMARKS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF OMAHA:
WHEREAS, the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was important in returning
Omaha to prosperity after the Depression of the 1890's; and,
WHEREAS, the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition structures were designed
under the supervision of renowned architects C. Howard Walker and Thomas R. Kimball; and,
WHEREAS, the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition precipitated Herman
Kountze's donation of Kountze Park as a portion of the Exposition site; and,
WHEREAS, the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition attracted residents to
North Omaha and encouraged them to build homes in that area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LANDMARKS HERITAGE PRESERVATION
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
THAT, the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition site, 16th to 24th Pinkney
to Pratt Streets, be designated a Landmark of the City of Omaha, and that this designation
shall carry no restrictions in regard to future use or construction on this site.
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