 Most parks in Omaha are governed by the City of Omaha Parks and Recreation Department.In 1854 Alfred D. Jones drew four parks on the original map of Omaha City.They were called Jefferson Square, which was paved over by I-480; Washington Park, which is where the Paxton Block currently sits at North 16th and Farnam Streets; Capitol Square, where Omaha Central High School is now located, and; an unnamed tract overlooking the river with Davenport Street on the north, Jackson Street on the south, North 8th on the east and North 9th Street on the west.