History
The site of an apple orchard from earliest settlement of the city of Omaha, today the Orchard Hill Neighborhood contains two historic homes that are almost 120 years old. The oldest was built in 1889, and the second oldest was built two years later, in 1891. Jesse Lowe, a local businessman credited with naming the city of Omaha and the first mayor of Omaha, established the neighborhood. The neighborhood was the location of a Methodist mission called Wesley Church that was founded in 1890. Omaha's Habitat for Humanity has built several new homes in the neighborhood since the 1980s.
Orchard Hill is located next to the Walnut Hill neighborhood.
Read more about this topic: Orchard Hill. Omaha
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