Color postcard (14 x 9 cm.) with an exterior view of the Company H living quarters at Fort Omaha, Nebraska. The large brick two and 1/2 story building with front porch is partly obscured by trees. There is a sidewalk and a tree-lined road leading past the building and some people are on the sidewalk in front of the building.
In 1862, Omaha was named headquarters for the Military District of Nebraska, and troops were stationed in Omaha. Omaha was made headquarters for the Department of the Platte in April 1866. Land was obtained from Augustus Kountze three miles north of downtown Omaha at North 30th street between Fort and Laurel Avenue. Fort Omaha was originally called Sherman Barracks, then Omaha Barracks, and finally Fort Omaha in 1878. The barracks were completed in 1868, the Department headquarters were built in 1879, and guardhouse, magazine and officer's quarters in the 1880s. Source: Historic Places: The National Register for Nebraska. Lincoln: NEBRASKAland Magazine, c1989, p. 42-44.
