place

Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church

African-American history in Omaha, NebraskaChurches completed in 1910Churches in Omaha, NebraskaChurches on the National Register of Historic Places in NebraskaLandmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska
National Register of Historic Places in Omaha, NebraskaOmaha LandmarksPresbyterian churches in Nebraska
Omaha North Presbyterian Church from SW 4
Omaha North Presbyterian Church from SW 4

Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church, located at 3105 North 24th Street, was formed in 1954 as an integrated congregation in North Omaha, Nebraska. Originally called the North Presbyterian Church, the City of Omaha has reported, "Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church is architecturally significant to Omaha as a fine example of the Neo-Classical Revival Style of architecture." It was designated a City of Omaha landmark in 1985; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as North Presbyterian Church in 1986.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church
Wirt Street, Omaha

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Calvin Memorial Presbyterian ChurchContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 41.287138888889 ° E -95.946661111111 °
placeShow on map

Address

Wirt Street 2370
68110 Omaha
Nebraska, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Omaha North Presbyterian Church from SW 4
Omaha North Presbyterian Church from SW 4
Share experience

Nearby Places

Carver Savings and Loan Association

The Carver Savings and Loan Association (Carver S&L) opened in 1944 as the first African-American financial institution in Omaha, Nebraska. Located at 2416 Lake Street next to the historic North 24th Street corridor, it was in the heart of the Near North Omaha neighborhood, and Omaha's African-American business district.In the 1950s, Whitney Young, then head of Omaha's Urban League, worked with the Carver S&L to create a special lending program for prospective African-American home buyers. It was designed to fight the city's segregationist red lining practices, by which banks restricted loans in neighborhoods they thought to be less successful. These policies disproportionately afftected neighborhoods that housed minority/immigrant communities, making it difficult for their residents to take out a loan. Through the Carter S&L program, Omaha's black families were able to buy more homes within three years than they have previously bought in the last decade by using other banks in the city.The former building that housed Carter S&L is noted as important to the history of the neighborhood and to Omaha's African-American history. In 2012, the building became the cornerstone of plans for a redevelopment project to create an arts district on the North 24th Street corridor.The former bank building is being renovated by the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Theaster Gates, and the Rebuild Foundation to be used and operated as an art gallery. Students from Omaha North High School and the University of Nebraska-Omaha have contributed volunteer hours to rehabilitate the area.