The Zabriskie House

The Zabriskie House The Edgar Zabriskie House is a National Historic Landmark located in Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1889, it is an Eastlake-influenced Queen Anne home.

A hundred degree day isn’t usually when you make plans for winter, but it is the time to do it!After chimney tuck pointi...
07/29/2026

A hundred degree day isn’t usually when you make plans for winter, but it is the time to do it!
After chimney tuck pointing and capping last summer, we were finally ready for today.
Greg’s Fireplace in Omaha was incredibly meticulous with the measurements and took the care to steer us toward coal inserts that would look authentic and fit into the fireboxes that were original to the house.

What was once a tangled, overgrown corner of the east garden - home to more weeds than we could count - is now a Flagsto...
07/25/2026

What was once a tangled, overgrown corner of the east garden - home to more weeds than we could count - is now a Flagstone patio and raised bed garden.
Thanks to Maple 85 for the 3,000 lbs of crushed granite, 1,000 lbs of sand, and roughly 2 tons of flagstone.
Oh, and we moved a shed and cut down a big, sick tree that was threatening to fall on our neighbor’s house.

07/13/2026

Welp, our ceiling fell today.

Not too long ago, we hosted a little cocktail party for a few neighbors who’ve taken us in and been so kind – it was a j...
06/17/2026

Not too long ago, we hosted a little cocktail party for a few neighbors who’ve taken us in and been so kind – it was a joy to say thank you and mix drinks for them! Bonus: we’ve fallen down a delightful rabbit hole learning about hosting, where they had a special dish for absolutely everything – a separate dish and spoon for salt, a dedicated dish for olives, knife rests, pickle castors, nut dishes, you name it. Cheers to good neighbors and beautifully overcomplicated table settings.

The final symmetrical bed in the west lawn is in place. We explored four designs inspired by Victorian gardens and chose...
05/14/2026

The final symmetrical bed in the west lawn is in place. We explored four designs inspired by Victorian gardens and chose one with a slight nod to C.E. Ponting‘s “skittles and balls,” anchored by four dwarf arborvitae. Now that the shape is set, we need to fill it!
What neat, tidy plants would you love to see filling it out in symmetry? Share your ideas below.

Quick update on the west lawn: arbors have been built for two sets of climbing (Strawberry Hill and St Swithun), and th...
04/30/2026

Quick update on the west lawn: arbors have been built for two sets of climbing (Strawberry Hill and St Swithun), and the plumb trees seem to have happily accepted their reinvention as bushes. we did a massive trimming last June and a further trimming in February before they started to bud out. Much more to come on the west lawn… Stay tuned.

Victorians loved technology. Telephones, sewing machines, bicycles, flushing toilets… and the topic of this post, home i...
04/30/2026

Victorians loved technology. Telephones, sewing machines, bicycles, flushing toilets… and the topic of this post, home intercom systems.
We are lucky that the servant call system, also called house bells, is still in operation. In 11 rooms and the front porch, a network of wires connects to the servant call box and bell in the kitchen, and the bell in the hall for the front door, signaling the need for service.
Complementing this is a “talk hole” which connects the kitchen to the second floor. It channels your voice through a pipe in the wall, so the staff (in this case, us as parents to our daughter 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏽‍♀️) don’t need to run up the stairs to ask what she wants. Lately, we’ve been asking her to text us… it’s a big house. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏽‍♀️

As nice as a naked, solitary light bulb in the center of the ceiling looked, this 1890s-1910s fixture is a bit more appr...
04/05/2026

As nice as a naked, solitary light bulb in the center of the ceiling looked, this 1890s-1910s fixture is a bit more appropriate for the second floor parlor. We picked her up on our latest trip to Conner’s Architectural Antiques in Lincoln… More from that adventure coming soon.

03/28/2026

Let’s clean some spindles! Refinishing the floors kicked up a lot of dust and Eastlake woodwork isn’t short on crevices to hold it. It’s also begging for some oil… another post!

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Omaha, NE
68022, 68101–68164

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