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Morton Meadows is a historic neighborhood located in Midtown, Omaha, Nebraska. The neighborhood lies between Center and Leavenworth streets, from 42nd St to Saddle Creek, and is sometimes referred to by its central boulevard, Twin Ridge. It is south of Dundee and Gold Coast areas, west of Field Club historic districts.
The neighborhood is home to Nebraska Medicine. It features many historic churches including Bethel Lutheran.
Meeting Times: Fourth Tuesday of January, April, July and October at 6:30pm
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HISTORY
This neighborhood was founded in 1924 by Danny Koley as an attempt to portray the beauty of Omaha in a safe and family-friendly environment. According to the City of Omaha, the neighborhood is currently in application process to be recognized as an historic district of significance to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] In 2004, a survey found that 232 of the 295 total properties surveyed could be classified as contributing to the historic nature of the district. Much of the neighborhood bounded by Woolworth Avenue on the north, South 48th Street on the west, Center Street on the south, and South 42nd Street on the east is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
The region qualifies for the Register under Criterion C: Architecture, as an example of early twentieth-century residential architecture. Architecturally, the homes form a cohesive grouping in that they are of similar scale, massing, materials and setback. Many of the brick houses in the district are examples of the Tudor Revival style, but the Bungalow and Colonial Revival styles are also present. The district also qualifies under Criterion A: Community Planning and Development, as an example of the garden city style of community planning. The curvilinear Morton Avenue and the broad, park-like Twin Ridge Boulevard are two of the district's distinctive garden city features.
The majority of structures in this region were built between 1922, when development of the tract began, and 1945, when development ended.
The Morton Meadows Neighborhood Association is composed of officers and committees. The committees include Beautification, Event Planning, Grant Writing, Community Outreach and Citizen Patrol and have several members each.[4]
Morton Meadows has seen an improvement in property values over the past four years[5] mainly due to the overall efforts to revitalize the Midtown Omaha area,[6] raising gas prices the neighborhoods close proximity to large employers[7] and the University of Nebraska Medical Center located within a mile.[8]
MISSION STATEMENT
Preservation of historic & residential character of the neighborhood through compatible land use & housing rehabilitation; promotion of better facilities & services to meet needs of residents of community; improvement of physical appearance of neighborhood, in order to make it an aesthetically distinctive & pleasing area of the city; analysis of advantages & problems of life within the community as means of aiding in determination of needs & priorities with regard to community development & education of public on subjects useful to individual & beneficial to community.
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