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The
Cornish family were well-known in the days of Omaha's infancy. Joel
N. was the first Parks Commissioner of Omaha, and brought in the
designer to begin Omaha's park system. Joel's gorgeous 1886 Mansard-style
mansion, at 1404 South 10th Street, is one of the very last of Omaha's
grand houses left standing. It is still in decent shape, and is
a wonderful sight to drive by. An apartment structure was added
to the back of it in 1911 (which probably helped save the mansion
from demolition, since houses of that size had gone out of fashion),
but this doesn't detract from the view of the house from the front
and south side. The house is on the National Register of Historic
Places, and deserves a visit if you're in the area.
Edward
was a prominent lawyer around the turn of the century, who married
Selina Coe Carter, the widow of Levi Carter, a successful businessman
and owner of the Carter White Lead Works and the person for whom
Carter Lake, Iowa was named.



Edward J. Cornish











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