Haymarket District is a historic section of downtown Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Haymarket District | |
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Neighborhood | |
View of some Haymarket District buildings | |
Coordinates: 40°48′59.8″N 96°42′37.1″W | |
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 |
Website | lincolnhaymarket |
Lincoln Haymarket Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
Location | Generally 7th to 9th and N to R Sts. |
NRHP reference No. | 14000288[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 8, 2014 |
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.
The district held a Halloween event in 2018.[3]
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]