A woman paused her stroll through Omaha’s riverfront park to take in a peculiar sight. Among the walking paths and landscaped greenery, a small house stood just east of South Eighth Street. She peered through one of the home’s windows to get a better look.
That spark of curiosity meant the small structure was serving its purpose. The house was built and placed within one of the city’s most popular public spaces to advocate for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — a housing option that the city and a number of nonprofits say can help address Omaha’s affordable housing needs.
Abram Lueders, director of urban design with the nonprofit Omaha by Design, stood inside the house on a recent August afternoon and pointed to smudges on the windows…