View of Lincoln, Lancaster County, N.E., 1889 / drawn & published by H. Wellge.
This bird’s-eye view print of Lincoln, Nebraska was drawn by Henry Wellge and published by American Publishing Co. in 1889. Lincoln is Nebraska’s state capital and county seat of government for Lancaster County. Originally called Lancaster, its name was changed after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The town, which prospered with agriculture and the valuable salt reserves nearby, began to boom after the passage of the Homestead Act.
The Nebraska State Penitentiary building was constructed in the 1870’s using magnesia limestone walls, quarried at nearby Saltillo. The State Hospital was built in the same era. The Lincoln Coal Mining Company was seen by many as a prospect for the future. Lincoln is shown here two years after its entire town council was incarcerated in their attempt to oust a corrupt police judge.
The map published in 1889 shows Lincoln’s valuable railroad lines, labeled streets, buildings and vicinity. There are featured inset illustrations of the following:
• Christian University. • State Insane Asylum. • West Lincoln. • South End of the City, from Corner A and Tenth Streets.
Features references to the following locations:
State National Bank. Paid in Capital, $200,000. German National Bank. Capital, $100,000. Surplus, $20,000. Cor. O and 12th Sts. First National Bank. Paid up Capital, $300,000. Lincoln Savings Bank and Safety Deposit Co. Capital, $250,000. 5 per cent on Deposits. Nebraska Savings Bank. Capital, $300,000. 5 per cent on Deposits. Lancaster County Bank. Paid up Capital, $50,000. Surplus, $17,000. Union Savings Bank. Capital, $200,000. 5 per cent paid on Deposits. 111 South 10th Street. Lincoln Street Railway Co. C. J. Ernst, Superintendent. Offices, 14 Richards Block. South Lincoln Barns and Shops. East Lincoln Barns. Standard St. Railway Co. LeGrand M. Baldwin, President and Manager. Baldwin Investment Co. 106 S. 13th St. LeGrand M. Baldwin, President. Lincoln Rapid Transit Co. Barns. Offices, Fitzgerald Block. Ensign’s Transfer Company. 217-223 S. 11th St. F. A. Graham’s Livery and Boarding Stables. 1027 Q St. Pomeroy Coal Co. Coal and Building Material. State Capitol. Lancaster County Court House. Government Building and Post Office. State University, Main Building. State University, Chemical Laboratory. State University, Gymnasium and Armory. State University, Science Hall. State Home for the Friendless. Nebraska Wesleyan University. Christian University. State Insane Asylum. State Penitentiary. State Fair Grounds. Water Works. High School. Park School. Q Street School. C Street School. Capital School. T Street School. Elliot School. Pleasant Hill School. Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln Daily Call. Lincoln Daily News. Nebraska Christian Educational Board, Owners of Bertramy Heights. Office, Room 9, Richards Block. Bruce & Bigelow, Owners of Lincoln Heights. Real Estate Agents. 1100 O St. G. A. Bush, Real Estate and Loan Broker. 12 Richards Block. Calhoun & Fleharty, Real Estate. 13 Richards Block. A. D. Kitchen, Real Estate. Room 10, Academy of Music. D. W. Moseley, Real Estate and Loans. Room 8, Richards Block. Lancaster Land Co., Owners of Havelock. C. J. Ernst, Secretary. 14 Richards Block. Frank L. Sheldon, Real Estate and Loans. 41 Burr Block. Chapman & Gristhart, Attorneys at Law. 105, 106 & 107 Burr Block. Pound & Burr, Attorneys at Law. Burr Block. J. M. Edmiston, State Agent, Union Central Life Insurance Co. 22 and 23 Burr Block. Burr & Beeson, Insurance. Opera House Block. F., E. & M. V. R. R. (Northwestern Line). Railroad Office, 115 S. 10th St. Geo. N. Foresman, Agent. Passenger and Freight Depot. Round House. Capital Mills. Kendall & Smith, Proprietors. Office, cor. 8th and P Sts. Capital City Coffee and Spice Mills. Tychsen & Leland, Proprietors. Nebraska Planing Mill Co. Lincoln Boiler Works. Lincoln Electric Light Co. Lowrey Mill and Elevator. Morrissey Bros. Elevator. Roman & Drain, Carriage Manufactory. Lincoln Packing and Provision Co. W. A. Alsdorf, Superintendent. Packing House No. 1. Lincoln Packing and Provision Co., Packing House No. 2. Nebraska Stock Yards. Lincoln Brick and Tile Works. John Fitzgerald, Proprietor. Lincoln Canning and Provision Co. Convent of the Holy Child Jesus. Masonic Temple. St. Paul’s M. E. Church. First Presbyterian Church. First Congregational Church. St. Theresa’s R. C. Church. First Baptist Church. First Christian Church. Church of the Holy Trinity. Grace M. E. Church. Second Presbyterian Church. Church of the Holy Comforter. Plymouth Congregational Church. Church of St. Francis de Sales. German St. Paul’s Evangelical Church. Free Baptist Church. Swedish Lutheran Church. A. M. E. Church, Quinn Chapel. Universalist Church. West Lincoln Christian Church. Auburn M. E. Church. Windsor Hotel. E. K. Culey & Co., Proprietors. Tremont House. P. W. Copeland, Proprietor. St. Charles Hotel. Chris. Rocke. Osborne Hotel and Restaurant. J. A. Osborne. Hardy & Pitcher, Wholesale and Retail Furniture Dealers. A. T. Leming & Co., Books and Stationery. 1106 O St. A. Hurlbut & Co., Wholesale and Retail Clothiers. Cor. P and 10th Sts. Lincoln Saddlery Co. 726 and 728 O St. Harpham Brothers, Saddlery and Saddlery Hardware. 833 and 835 O St. Hooker & Orr, Plumbers. 240 S. 11th St. H. W. Brown, Drugs, Books and Stationery. 127 S. 11th St. Wilson & Green, Drugs and Toilet Articles. 139 S. 10th St. J. H. Mauritius & Co., Ladies’ Furnishing Goods and Novelties. 131 S. 11th St. William Gray, Architect. 109 S. 10th St. Webster & Rogers, Boots and Shoes. 1043 P St. James H. O’Neill, Plumbing and Gas Fitting, Steam and Water Heating. 125 N. 9th St. Geo. A. Crancer & Co., Art and Music. 212 S. 11th St. Eaton & Smith, Booksellers and Stationers. 1120 O St. W. E. Graves, Tobacco and Cigars. Lasch Bros., Wholesale Confectioners and Fruit. E. R. Guthrie, Wholesale Buggies and Carriages. 233 N. 10th St. J. Cadman Son, Agricultural Implements, Buggies and Hardware. 233 N. 10th St. Lewis Hardware & Implement Co. 239-245 N. 10th St., Fitzgerald’s New Block.
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