City of Lincoln Planning Chas F. Creighton Landmark District

Chas F. Creighton Landmark District University Place Historic Residential Distict
Boundary/Address: 49th to 54th Streets - Walker Street to Leighton Avenue Designation: National Register of Historic Places Local Landmark
Platted in 1887 and incorporated in 1889, University Place was founded as the home for the new Nebraska Wesleyan University. This district one block south of the campus features residences from the 1890s through 1930s, many of which housed professors, retired Methodist ministers, or students attending the University. University Place remained an independent city until its citizens voted to join Lincoln by annexation in 1926. The Landmark District is named for Charles F. Creighton, the first chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan University. The area is both a Lincoln Landmark District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the University Place Historic Residential District.
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