The Old People's Home, presently known as Leo Vaughan Senior Manor, is located at 3325 Fontenelle Boulevard

Fontenelle Boulevard

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 in the Florence

Florence, Nebraska

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 neighborhood on the north side of Omaha

Omaha

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, Nebraska

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. Built in 1917, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1987.

History

The Old People's Home was initiated by the Women's Christian Aid Association, one of Omaha's first private charitable organizations. Founded in 1883, the women's group raised funds to construct the two-story brick building in 1917. The building was converted from a nonprofit home to a residential retirement center in 1988.