"Featured Homes, Business’ and Photo Collections from Benson and its surrounding neighborhoods.”

Landmarks, Inc, Restore Omaha, Metro Community College Foundation, and The Reader have partnered to offer a of the historic treasures of Benson on Sunday, October 11 from 1:00 – 5:00 pm, rain or shine. The tour will showcase examples of great restoration and preservation right in the historic Benson area.

This tour is not only about historic homes and buildings. It looks deeper into the personalities that made and still make Benson such a unique place. The interesting stories behind each building are the best reasons why Benson’s built environment should be preserved and restored. Benson was chosen because of its atmospheric business district and surrounding neighborhoods including the fabulous Aloha House, former Creighton family residences, and other examples of thoughtful, accurate restoration and rehabilitation projects.

Registration will be "drive‐through" style this year at the classic mid‐century modern 1963 Texaco Griswold Service Station located at 5504 North West Radial Highway. This incredible site was the former home of the late Mayor Howard and is one of the last prefabricated Skelly gas stations standing in the country.

Ten Benson properties, both residential and commercial, will be open for tours. Six other great sites will be highlighted for an accompanying “windshield” tour. Historic photo collections of Benson will be exhibited inside Hargiss Stringed Instruments and the Benson Grind coffee shop. This will give people the chance to go inside business storefronts and experience places they would not normally see!

See you all on October 11th!

Ticket Information

Tickets: $10 each or 2 for $15

Ticket may be purchased the day of the tour at the Registration Site. Cash and checks are accepted for payment.

All Pre-registration tickets and day of tickets may be picked by driving through the Griswold Service at 5504 North West Radial Highway the day of the tour.