History, including rumored role in illicit bootlegging operation, inspire effort to save old Omaha home

History, including rumored role in illicit bootlegging operation, inspire effort to save old Omaha home

As far as 157-year-old houses in Omaha go, Tim Reeder admits his isn’t all that special. Reeder knows the house is not Omaha’s oldest — that distinction, as far as local historians can tell, belongs to a one-story home that’s 10 years older. Reeder’s house is not even in its original location or its original condition. In fact, it was practically uninhabitable — save for the raccoons that called it home — when Reeder purchased it for $75,000 in …