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Welcome
to the "Original" Historic Haymarket web site. Originating
in 1867, the first "Market Square" was between O and P streets from
9th to 10th. What started as a place of shops and dwellings quickly
changed as the city of Lincoln began to prosper. During the 1880's
the open-air market was replaced by the wholesale jobbing and manufacturing
businesses that came to Lincoln with the railroad. The Market Square
was bustling with everything from wagons to tin-horn gamblers -
the new frontier had arrived.
Today, the Haymarket is located immediately west of the Old Market
Square, near Downtown
Lincoln, and marks the location of Lincoln's first City Hall
built in 1886. The Haymarket has since been certified by the National
Park Service and is a federally certified historic district.
The Haymarket is more than just a tribute to history, it has become
a thriving neighborhood. Over 150 people reside in The Hardy and
The Grainger buildings, as well as in several privately owned dwellings.
Nearly every building in the Haymarket has been restored and developed
as office, retail, or restaurant space.
Again, welcome to the Historic Haymarket District. For more information
on events, tours, or updates on new business or development opportunities,
call the Historic Haymarket Office at (402) 435-7496. And be sure
to check out other great places to visit in Lincoln from the Lincoln
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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