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Sites in Urban Douglas County are listed in alphabetical order using the historic name. For example: for the William H. Tyler House look under "W" for William.
J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store Building [DO09:124-009] Listed 1982/10/20
The J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store Building was the flagship of the Brandeis store operation founded by Jonas L. Brandeis, who came to Omaha in 1881. Under Brandeis's leadership and that of his family after his death in 1903, the business became one of the largest department store operations in the region. The original eight-story building, completed in 1906, was designed by architect John Latenser, Sr., in the Second Renaissance Revival style. A two-story addition in 1921 made the building its present ten stories.
Joel N. Cornish House [DO09:117-005] Listed 1974/08/13
The Joel N. Cornish house, built in 1886, is an excellent example of the French Second Empire style. Colonel Cornish, a lawyer and businessman, moved to Omaha in 1886 and served as president of the National Bank of Commerce. The Cornish family lived in the house until 1911, when it was converted into apartments.
Keeline Building [DO09:124-017] Listed 2000/03/09
Designed by local architect John Latenser in the Georgian Revival style, the building was completed in 1911. The Keeline Building is representative of the prosperous commercial development in Omaha during this period.
Kennedy Building [DO09:121-065] Listed 1985/08/23
The Kennedy Investment Company, an Omaha family corporation, built the Kennedy Building as a speculative commercial building in 1910, leasing it first to the People's Furniture and Carpet Company and later to the Union Outfitting Company in 1924. The building exhibits elements of the Commercial style and shows the influence of Chicago architect Louis Sullivan.
Kirschbraun and Sons Creamery Building [DO09:123-007] Listed 1998/07/23
Built in 1917, the Kirschbraun and Sons Creamery building is significant for its association with the wholesale jobbing movement in Omaha and also as an excellent example of commercial-style warehouse construction. The five-story building has ornamental terra cotta detailing and an elaborate main entrance.
Leone, Florentine and Carpathia Apartment Buildings (Kent Apartments) [DO09:205-004] Listed 1985/05/16
The Leone, Carpathia, and Florentine, known today as the Kent Apartments, are a grouping of three apartment buildings and a rear courtyard. Vincenzo P. Chiodo, a native of southern Italy, erected the buildings between 1909 and 1912 and utilized Italian stonemasons in the construction. Chiodo's choice of an Italian version of the Renaissance Revival style for the design, and the use of stone and cobble masonry in the construction, is unique in Nebraska apartment buildings of this period and was no doubt influenced by his heritage. Chiodo became a leader in Omaha's Italian social and religious organizations and acquired a considerable fortune in real estate.
Livestock Exchange Building [DO09:183-002] Listed 1999/07/07
The Livestock Exchange Building, located in Omaha, is significant for its contribution to the areas of agriculture, commerce, economics, and industry. The largest (eleven stories) and most visually prominent building constructed on the Omaha stockyards site, the Livestock Exchange Building is the most significant structure associated with the Omaha Stockyards. Upon its completion in 1926, it served as the center of the livestock industry in the Omaha area. It is also one of the most important extant properties in the country associated with the history of stockyards and meatpacking. From the time of the construction of the Omaha Livestock Exchange Building and throughout the historic period, the Omaha livestock market was one of the busiest in the nation.
Lizzie Robinson House [DO09:223-022] Listed 1993/02/25
This residence is significant because it is the only extant building in Omaha associated with Mrs. Lizzie Robinson. In 1916 Lizzie Robinson and her husband, Reverend Edward D. Robinson, founded the Church of God In Christ in Omaha, the first church of that denomination in the state of Nebraska. Mrs. Lizzie Robinson is significant historically for her role as national organizer of the women's ministry for the Church of God in Christ, the largest African American Pentescostal denomination in the world.
The Logan [DO09:126-020] Listed 2005/07/22
Located in downtown Omaha, the Logan was constructed in 1918 as an apartment/hotel with commercial space on the lower floors. The Logan is significant for its association with the post-World War I building boom in Omaha.
Malcolm X House Site [DO09:228-001] Listed 1984/03/01
The house site is historically important for its association with Malcolm X, originally named Malcolm Little, born in Omaha on May 19, 1925. Malcolm X was known for his outspoken views on racial segregation, advocating a "back to Africa" movement, and later promoting social and economic self-sufficiency for blacks. He was assassinated in New York City on February 21, 1965. Malcolm X contributed to an awareness in many blacks which helped foster the birth of the black nationalist movement of the late 1960s.
Mary Rogers Kimball House [DO09:122-004] Listed 1996/07/19
Located in Omaha, the Mary Rogers Kimball house is a well-preserved example of residential architecture designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball. Kimball designed this house for his mother and sister in 1905. Although most noted for his work on public buildings such as the Omaha Public Library and St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Kimball also designed several houses for affluent citizens of Omaha. Of these, the Mary Rogers Kimball house is one of the best representative examples of his residential designs, as it embodies all the characteristics found in his residential architecture.
Mason School [DO09:205-009] Listed 1986/03/13
Mason School was erected in 1888 during a time of tremendous economic growth in Omaha. In 1888, $200,000 worth of bonds were issued to build Mason School and five other structures to accommodate the growing school-age population. The school was designed by the Omaha architectural firm of Mendelssohn, Fisher, and Lawrie in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
Melrose Apartments [DO09:214-003] Listed 1989/11/29
The Melrose apartment complex, located in Omaha and constructed in 1916, comprises two separate three-story buildings positioned adjacent and attached, but perpendicular to each other, giving the impression that the buildings are one large, L-shaped structure. A large courtyard lies between the buildings and the street corner. While the west building is larger than the north one, both are of brown brick with identical limestone and darker brown brick detailing. Both feature balconies flanking the entry bays with "The Melrose" inscribed above each entrance. The Melrose exhibits a high degree of integrity with virtually no alterations to the exterior and only minor changes in the interior.
M. F. Shafer & Co. Building [DO09:128-017] Listed 2002/12/05
Constructed in 1917 the M. F. Shafer & Co. Building is significant for its association with Omaha's wholesale jobbing trade. The five-story structure is designed in the Commercial style of architecture. The building first housed a printing company before becoming strictly a warehouse about 1925.
Military Road Segment [DO09:684-001] Listed 1993/12/10
This segment of road, located in Omaha, is significant for its association with the military, road development, and westward expansion. It is part of the old Military Road that originally went from Omaha to Fort Kearny. As such, it was, after 1858, the primary route used by the military to transport supplies between the two points. The road also accommodated the movement of non-military supplies and civilian settlers. The road was first surveyed in 1856 and first came into use in 1858.
Monmouth Park School [DO09:234-001] Listed 1983/12/15
Located in Omaha, the Monmouth Park School is a two-story-over-raised basement structure built of brick in a simplified Second Renaissance Revival style. Constructed in 1903 with symmetrical additions in 1908, the school was designed by Omaha architect Thomas Rogers Kimball.
Moses Block [DO09:117-006] Listed 2000/03/09
Built in 1887, the G. C. Moses Block in Omaha is a fine local representation of the commercial/flat building type constructed during the Victorian Era. This mixed-use building, which combines commercial space on the ground floor with residential units on upper floors, was an early form of multiple dwelling in Omaha.
Nash Block [DO09:123-009] Listed 1985/05/16
The Nash Block was built by Mrs. Catharine B. Nash for M. E. Smith and Company in 1905-7 at a cost of $190,000. The eight- story-over-raised-basement structure was designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball as factory and warehouse space. Kimball incorporated the latest fire safety techniques, including brick enclosed stairways and elevators, standard fire doors, and an automatic sprinkler system. The Nash Block was the first factory- warehouse in Omaha to have these features. By 1900 the M. E. Smith Company was the largest wholesale dry goods firm in Omaha, doing business throughout the West and Alaska.
Normandie Apartments [DO09:203-007] Listed 1991/12/06
Located in Omaha, the 1898 Normandie is a three-story over raised basement apartment building. L-shaped in plan, the hip-roofed building contains three units per floor. Of 148 apartments surveyed to date, the Normandie and the Sherman Apartments, also built in 1898, are the only pre-1900 structures representative of their type extant in Omaha today.
North Presbyterian Church [DO09:140-013] Listed 1986/03/20
The North Presbyterian Church is a fine example of the Neo-Classical Revival style. F. A. Henninger, Omaha architect, designed the 1910 building with inspiration from several buildings at Omaha's 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. The church has served North Omaha since the area was an affluent suburb of Omaha. Later it became an integrated congregation, renamed the Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church in 1954. The church is a prominent landmark in the predominantly black North Omaha community.
Notre Dame Academy and Convent [DO09:361-004] Listed 1998/03/05
The Notre Dame Academy is located in the Florence neighborhood in northern Omaha and is significant for its ethnic association with the Czech population in Nebraska as the only school and convent of the Czechoslovakian School Sisters of Notre Dame in the United States. The order originated in Czechoslovakia and came to America to educate local citizens in the Czech language and culture. It is also a good local example of a building designed in the late Italian Renaissance Revival style. Designed in 1924 the building was constructed in phases over the next twenty-six years, all complying with the original design.
Old Market Historic District [DO09:121] Listed 1979/03/23
The Old Market Historic District, located in the eastern section of downtown Omaha, was part of the wholesale jobbing area of the city, which mushroomed in the 1880s and operated well into the twentieth century. This area was the distribution center for goods shipped on the Union Pacific Railroad and its branch lines. The district is comprised of former light industrial and warehouse buildings and wholesale jobbing houses.
Old People's Home [DO09:338-003] Listed 1987/10/21
The two-story brick building was built by the Women's Christian Aid Society in 1917 as one of Omaha's first facilities expressly designed to house the elderly. Omaha architects John and Alan McDonald designed the building in the Colonial Revival style.
Omaha Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant [DO09:129-003] Listed 2004/12/29
Constructed in 1916 the five-story Omaha Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant is located near downtown Omaha. The plant is significant as an early example of a building type that facilitated modifications in the mass production process. Previously, complex products like automobiles were moved from building to building to be assembled where the parts were manufactured. The Omaha Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, known as an "all-under-one-roof" structure, represent an early step in streamlining the manufacturing process for products like the automobile. Typically in this type of building an efficient assembly process flowed downwards through the building beginning with pierce work on the upper floors and ending with a finished product on the lowest floor. The Omaha Assembly Plant apparently reversed this model, receiving parts on the first floor and assembling them up through the building to the finishing area on the top floor.
Omaha High School (Central High School) [DO09:126-008] Listed 1979/10/11
Omaha High School, commonly known as Central High, is an outstanding example of the Renaissance Revival style. It was designed by architect John Latenser, Sr. The building was constructed in four phases between the years 1900 and 1912. The school building, with its ten-acre campus, is prominently located in downtown Omaha and occupies the site of the second territorial capitol building.
Omaha National Bank Building (New York Life Insurance Building) [DO09:124-010] Listed 1972/10/18
Constructed in 1888-89, the building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by the New York architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White. The firm designed an identical office tower for the New York Life Insurance Company in Kansas City, Missouri. The building was Omaha's first ten-story structure.
Omaha Nut, Bolt and Screw Building [DO09:121-072] Listed 1992/07/10
The Omaha Nut, Bolt and Screw Building, constructed in 1889, is significant architecturally as a late nineteenth-century example of the warehouse property type in terms of form, function, technology, and style. The building is also important in the area of commerce, having housed several different manufacturers and distributors including a tinware manufacturer, a candy manufacturer, a wholesale paper distributor, and most recently the Omaha Nut, Bolt and Screw Company, a wholesale hardware business.
Omaha Public Library [DO09:124-019] Listed 1978/05/22
The library is one of Omaha's most impressive architectural landmarks. Designed in 1891-92 by architect Thomas Rogers Kimball, the structure was completed in 1894. The building is a good example of the Second Renaissance Revival style.
Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District [DO09:116-001] Listed 1979/07/26
The Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District comprises several substantial brick structures dating 1881-94. It was established as a supply depot for the U.S. Army's Department of the Platte for storage and distribution of supplies to military outposts. The peak activity at the depot occurred during World War I, when it supplied camps and National Guard units throughout the Plains. During the New Deal, the depot was a supply base for Civilian Conservation Corps camps. The district is now known as the United States Army Reserve Center Facility.
Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District [DO09:121] Listed 1996/07/19
The Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District is significant to the commercial development of Omaha. It is related to the importance of the railroad in overland trade particularly during the period between 1887 and 1945. During this time the overland trade industry flourished and the buildings within the district were constructed. Situated along the main line of the original transcontinental railroad, this district harbors the large scale warehouses needed for the jobbing trade, as well as manufacturing warehouses, and service oriented properties. The jobbing trade was a new type of commerce during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The wholesale jobber would purchase goods directly from the manufacturer and sell them to small businesses through the traveling salesman. These businesses utilized the railroad lines that once traversed the district. The industrial, commercial, and warehouse buildings extant in the district are historically significant because of their importance to the development of the commercial and industrial economy of the city of Omaha during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Packer's National Bank Building [DO09:096-004] Listed 1985/05/16
Packer's National Bank, one of three banks that began in the first decade of South Omaha's history, was founded in 1891 to accommodate the growing financial activity of this industrial suburb of Omaha. The city of South Omaha owed its existence to the Union Stockyards Company and its associated meat packing industry. By 1893 John F. Coad, an Omaha banker, had become president and established the Coad family in South Omaha banking for the next seventy-five years. The present bank building, designed by architect Thomas Rogers Kimball, was constructed in 1907 in the Second Renaissance Revival style.
Park School [DO09:203-023] Listed 1989/11/29
Park School was built in 1918 by the Omaha Public School District as an eighteen-room elementary school facility. The flat-roofed, masonry building, which is U-shaped in plan, includes two floors over a raised basement. The building incorporates features of the Collegiate Gothic style. The building is located in one of the city's older residential districts, less than one mile from the central business district. Because the building has been subject to few alterations and little deterioration or removal of historic fabric has occurred, Park School retains a high degree of historic and architectural integrity.
Poppleton Block [DO09:123-019] Listed 1982/10/07
The Poppleton Block was built by Andrew Jackson Poppleton, a pioneer Omaha attorney who held the position of general attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad for many years. Perhaps the most important case in Poppleton's legal career was his successful 1879 defense of Ponca Indian Chief Standing Bear (see Fort Omaha Historic District). Based on the issue of whether Indians could live outside reservations, the case set legal precedents in granting Indians status as persons under the law. The building is a fine example of commercial Italianate architecture in Omaha. The three-story brick structure was erected in 1880 with Henry Voss serving as the architect.
Porter-Thomsen House [DO09:216-027] Listed 1982/10/21
Designed by Omaha architect Frederick A. Henninger, the house is a product of the Georgian Revival style and contains a rare collection of well-preserved landscape and decorative murals painted by artist Gustave A. Fuchs, born and trained in Germany, the house was built in 1902 for Dr. Elmer R. Porter, who established a large medical practice in Omaha. Arthur C. Thomsen, owner from 1923 to 1970, was dean of the University of Omaha Law School, editor of the Night Law Bulletin, and District Court Judge from 1929 to 1958.
Prague Hotel [DO09:117-003] Listed 1987/07/09
The hotel was built in 1898 by the Omaha Brewing Association, forerunner to the Storz Brewing Company. Local architect J. P. Guth was commissioned by the brewing association to design the three- story brick structure, which housed a tavern and restaurant on the first floor, hotel rooms on the second floor, and a dance hall on the third floor. The building was a social center for Czech immigrants who settled in this south Omaha community, often referred to as "Bohemian Town" or "Praha."
Robbins-Franklin School [DO09:297-001] Listed 1998/03/05
Constructed in 1910 with a 1916 addition, the Robbins-Franklin School is significant for its contribution to the educational system of South Omaha, then Omaha proper after its annexation. The school served residents of a newly established and growing Polish immigrant area dominated by meatpacking and the livestock industry. It is also an excellent example of Neo-Classical Revival architecture.
Redick Tower [DO09:123-011] Listed 1984/06/21
The Redick Tower was designed to house offices, commercial space, and automobile parking facilities. Built of reinforced concrete with a brick and terra-cotta exterior, the eleven-story tower is designed in the Art Deco style. The Redick Tower was built in 1930 by the Parsons Construction Company to the design of Omaha architect Joseph G. McArthur. The owner, Garrett and Agor, Inc., named the structure after the Redick family, pioneer settlers of Omaha and longtime owners of the Redick Tower site.
Rose Realty-Securities Building [DO09:123-075] Listed 1996/07/19
The Securities Building was constructed in 1916 by the Rose Realty Company. It is architecturally significant as a unique adaptation of the Sullivanesque style, being the only office building of this style in Omaha. This six-story building is an early example of the tripartite method of design inspired by Louis Sullivan.
Rosewater School [DO09:105-001] Listed 1985/05/16
The two-story brick structure was built in 1910 and is a simple yet well-designed example of the Second Renaissance Revival style. The school was named for Edward Rosewater, a Czech immigrant who founded The Omaha Daily Bee in 1871. He was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1870 and in 1871 sponsored legislation which established a single Omaha school district and an elected board of education.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Complex [DO09:140-006] Listed 1983/03/24
The most significant building of the complex is the Late Gothic Revival church, whose tall spire and stone construction make it a landmark in the surrounding residential neighborhood. The church was built in 1900-02 to the design of the Omaha architectural firm of Fisher and Lawrie. The complex, which also includes two brick schools, a rectory, and shrine, was created under the leadership of the Reverend Patrick J. Judge. Born in Ireland and ordained in Rome, Judge came to Omaha in 1892. In 1895 he was appointed to the infant Sacred Heart Parish and served until his death in 1942.
Saddle Creek Underpass (Dodge Street Overpass) [DO09:322-014] Listed 1992/06/29
This overpass and the adjacent cloverleaf were built as part of a federal aid project in Omaha that the Department of Roads described in its 1933-34 Biennial Report: "The Dodge Street project consisted of widening the street from Thirtieth west to the city limits, making a four traffic-lane street between those points. Included in this project is a complete, modern street light system, and interlocking traffic control signal system, two pedestrian subways, and a grade separation of Dodge Street and Saddle Creek Boulevard." Over 1,175 cubic yards of dirt were excavated to lower Saddle Creek Road sufficiently to pass under the overpass. The project was completed in 1934.
St. Cecilia's Cathedral [DO09:323-001] Listed 1979/01/25
Located in Omaha, the cathedral, designed in a Spanish version of the Renaissance Revival style, is a dramatic departure from the common architectural styles selected for Roman Catholic churches in the early twentieth century. It is one of the ten largest cathedrals in the United States. The church was designed by Omaha architect Thomas Rogers Kimball, and the cornerstone was laid in 1907.
St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church [DO09:136-001] Listed 1980/05/29
Omaha's St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church was constructed in 1921 in the Prairie style. An auditorium extension was added to the building in 1947, and auxiliary rooms were finished in 1956. Designed by Omaha architect Frederick S. Stott, the building reflects a progressive attitude on the part of this black congregation at a time when traditional values in religious architecture were prevalent.
St. Joseph Parish Complex [DO09:116-003] Listed 1986/07/17
St. Joseph's Parish was organized to serve Omaha's German-speaking Catholics. The present church was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by Franciscan architect Brother Leonard Darscheid in 1915. The friary, built in 1886, was planned by Brother Adrian Wewer, who also designed the convent/school in 1901. A second school building was constructed in 1928 to plans prepared by Omaha architect Jacob Nachtigall. St. Joseph's Parish continues under the administration of the Franciscan Fathers with parishioners of German heritage comprising a large percentage of the church's membership.
St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church [DO09:100-001] Listed 1982/10/21
St. Martin Church is an excellent small-scale example of the Late Gothic Revival style. Built in 1899-1900, the limestone church was the first Episcopal mission in the new town of South Omaha and, after the failure of subsequent missions, remains the only parish today. It is located on South Omaha's main thoroughfare, South Twenty-fourth Street.
St. Matthias' Episcopal Church (Dietz Memorial United Methodist Church) [DO09:115-003] Listed 1980/11/23
Gifts to the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska made possible the construction of St. Matthias' Episcopal Church in 1888-89 in Omaha. The building was both a parish church for Episcopalians and a chapel for the neighboring Brownell Hall, a female seminary operated by the diocese. It was designed by architect John W. H. Hawkins, a native of New York and a graduate of Cornell. The stone church combines both Gothic and Romanesque Revival elements in its design. The building is presently known as Dietz Memorial United Methodist Church.
St. Philomena's Cathedral and Rectory (St. Frances Cabrini) [DO09:117-002] Listed 1980/01/03
Designed by architect Thomas Rogers Kimball and erected in 1908, St. Philomena's Cathedral, located in Omaha, represents a Spanish version of the Renaissance Revival style. The church has a red-tiled roof, stucco walls, and a prominent side tower. Kimball also designed the 1910 rectory building in the Spanish mode. In 1958 the name of the church was changed to St. Frances Cabrini.
Sanford Hotel (Conant Hotel) [DO09:124-038] Listed 1985/09/26
The Sanford Hotel was constructed in 1916-17 during an Omaha building boom. It is a well-preserved example of high rise hotel architecture in early twentieth century Omaha. Dr. Harold Gifford, owner and developer of the hotel, was known internationally as a pioneer in ophthalmology and locally as a prominent philanthropist. He was a founder of Methodist Hospital, one of Omaha's largest medical centers, and also organizer of the Omaha Medical College. After the hotel's construction, the Sanford was leased to Harley Conant, who operated it until 1950.
Saunders School [DO09:323-021] Listed 1986/03/13
Opened to students in 1900, Saunders School is one of the earliest surviving examples of schoolhouse design by John Latenser, Sr. The Omaha architect built his reputation on designs for more than twenty of the city's public schools and later completed commissions for many of Omaha's large civic and commercial buildings. The school was named for Alvin Saunders, Nebraska's last territorial governor and United States senator from 1877 to 1883. Saunders served on the Board of Regents of Omaha's high school.
Selby Apartments [DO09:315-001,002,003] Listed 2004/12/30
Constructed in 1942-43 the Selby Apartments are located in Omaha. The complex is composed of three separate concrete block buildings. Designed by local architect Reinholdt Henning, the buildings are an excellent example of the Prairie School style of architecture.
The Sherman (Sherman Apartments) [DO09:137-004] Listed 1986/03/13
The three-story Sherman Apartment Building was built in 1897 for businessman George H. Payne, president of Eastern Realty Company and financier of numerous development projects. The building is named for Sherman Avenue, the former name of Omaha's North Sixteenth Street, which had developed in the 1860s as a country drive to estates on the dramatic bluffs north of the city. The building is a fine and well-preserved example of the Neo-Classical Revival style.
Simon Brothers Company (Ford Warehouse Building) [DO09:125-037] Listed 1999/04/01
Located in Omaha, this structure is a six-story brick and stone building constructed in 1919 for the Simon Brothers Company, a wholesale grocery company. It is significant for its association with the wholesale jobbing movement in the city, and as a representative example of commercial style warehouse construction.
South Omaha Bridge [DO09:097-001] Listed 1992/06/29
Omaha's Douglas Street Bridge was for years the only Missouri River highway link between Omaha and Council Bluffs. Forced to traverse congested downtown streets on both sides of the river, frustrated motorists agitated for another bridge. In the spring of 1934 a $1 million contract for construction of the superstructure and substructure was awarded to the Kansas City Bridge Company. The bridge was opened to traffic on January 18, 1936. The bridge has functioned as a major interstate crossing since that time.
South Omaha Main Street Historic District [DO09:098] Listed 1989/02/14
The South Omaha Main Street Historic District is a cohesive grouping of more than thirty buildings. It encompasses the civic and commercial core of the former municipality of South Omaha, an industrial suburb founded by a group of Omaha capitalists in 1883 to support their business interests in the stockyards and meat-packing industry.
Standard Oil Company Building of Nebraska [DO09:122-001] Listed 1979/08/24
The six-story brick and limestone building, commonly known as the Law Building, was designed in 1919 by architects John and Alan McDonald, a local father-and-son team who obtained several important commissions in the Omaha area. The structure was erected in 1920-22 as the headquarters for the central region operations and sales of the Standard Oil Company.
Steiner Row House #1 [DO09:122-053] Listed 199/107/03
The Steiner Rowhouse #1 was built in 1909 near the edge of downtown Omaha as a three-unit rowhouse structure. The simply detailed, two-story brick building exemplifies the rowhouse, both formally and functionally, and exhibits elements associated with the early twentieth-century Renaissance Revival style. The rowhouse was a popular form of multi-family housing in Omaha in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Steiner Row House #2 [DO09:122-050] Listed 1991/07/03
This three-unit brick rowhouse was designed by architect Joseph Guth for Dr. N. F. Steiner in 1911. Joseph Kettnacker was the builder. The structure exemplifies the rowhouse, both formally and functionally, and exhibits elements associated with the early twentieth-century Renaissance Revival style. The rowhouse was a popular form of multi-family housing in Omaha in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Strehlow Terrace (Terrace Garden Apartment Complex) [DO09:135-004] Listed 1986/12/23
The Terrace Garden complex is located in the northeast part of Omaha on land annexed by the city in the late 1850s. The complex's six buildings include: three multiunit apartment houses-the Majestic, the Strehlow, and the Roland, built in 1905, 1907, and 1909, respectively; a one-story annex/ apartment, a two-story residence, and a garage/apartment, built between 1910 and 1920. The buildings are arranged around a central courtyard, which retains elements of the original landscape design, including a concrete fountain and benches. A collaborative effort between client-builder Robert C. Strehlow and Omaha architect Frederick A. Henninger, the complex is the state's earliest known example of an integrated grouping of related apartment buildings. Robert Strehlow, an Omaha-based builder, gained a national reputation for his construction work at world's fairs, beginning with Omaha's 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition and continuing through the Panama-Pacific Exhibition in San Francisco in 1915. During this period, Strehlow developed his apartment complex, incorporating aspects of turn-of-the-century exposition design, including an axial court arrangement, a sculptured fountain, and landscaped grounds.
Swartz Printing Company Building [DO09:121-078] Listed 2007/07/03Constructed in 1910 this two-story brick masonry building is located in Omaha. The Swartz Printing Company building is an excellent example of an early 20th century commercial/industrial building. The structure is located, with other area buildings, in a unique economic district near the railroad lines in downtown Omaha.
Swoboda Bakery [DO09:117-012] Listed 1996/07/19The Swoboda Bakery building is significant to the ethnic history of Omaha for its association with Czech immigration and settlement. Constructed in 1889 by a Czech mason for a Czech client, the building combined commercial space on the first floor with flats above. A popular ethnic bakery was operated from the building by its owner for more than forty years. The Swoboda Bakery is located within an approximately eighteen-block area that was historically the city's largest district of concentrated Czech settlement known as "Praha," or Little Bohemia. The building contributes to the historical development of this ethnic enclave, representing a building type that provided neighborhood-based services and housing.
Trinity Cathedral [DO09:126-009] Listed 1974/08/07
Completed in 1883 the cathedral is a well-preserved example of the Late Gothic Revival style. Designed by English architect Henry G. Harrison, the cathedral displays rock-faced masonry walls and stone tracery in the stained glass lancet windows. Trinity Cathedral, located in Omaha, was organized as Nebraska's first Episcopal parish in 1856 and became its first Episcopal cathedral in 1872. The church served as the base of many Episcopal missions to areas of the western United States.
Union Passenger Terminal [DO09:119-003] Listed 1971/11/12
The Union Passenger Terminal was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood of Los Angeles and completed in 1931. The massive exterior walls are of cream-colored glazed terra cotta and display Art Deco detailing. The building typifies the numerous passenger stations Underwood designed as consulting architect to the Union Pacific System. The completion of the terminal and the reconstruction of the connected Burlington Station firmly established Omaha as an important railroad terminus in the Midwest.
U.S.S. Hazard (NHL) U.S.S. Marlin [DO13-001] Listed 1979/01/17
The U.S.S. Hazard, a navy minesweeper, was launched May 21, 1944, by the Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, in Winslow, Washington, and was commissioned October 31. Hazard received three battle stars for World War II service and arrived in Omaha in June 1971. U.S.S. Marlin was launched October 14, 1953, and was designed as a target submarine. It was built by the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, in Groton, Connecticut. Marlin was brought to Omaha from Key West, Florida, in 1974. The U.S.S. Hazard was designated a National Historic Landmark on January 14, 1986, and is one of the best preserved World War II warships in the country.
Vinton School [DO09:108-009] Listed 1989/11/29
A two-story brick structure designed in the Tudor Revival style, Vinton School was built as a fourteen-room elementary school in 1908 in Omaha. Rectangular in plan, the building employs a technical system of load-bearing walls to support floors of wood joist construction. A series of hipped roofs shelters the structure. Although the school's interior has been subject to remodeling, the exterior remains largely unaltered; overall, the building has retained a high degree of historic and architectural integrity.
Vinton Street Commercial Historic District [DO09] Listed 2006/07/11
The Vinton Street Commercial Historic District is significant for its association with commercial development in South Omaha. The district is an intact collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial buildings that developed to serve the needs of area residents brought about by the development of Omaha and South Omaha.
Weber Mill [DO09:256-001] Listed 1998/12/31
The Weber Mill is located in the Florence neighborhood in north Omaha. Under the continuous operation of the Weber family for over 104 years it was considered to be the longest operating business in Nebraska. The property has significantly contributed to the milling industry and its changing technology from the last half of the nineteenth century into the twentieth century.
Webster Telephone Exchange Building [DO09:136-004] Listed 1989/11/29
Located in the Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, the brick building was opened in June 1907 by the Nebraska Telephone Company as one of its exchanges. It was designed by architect Thomas Rogers Kimball. The building was remodeled as a community center in 1933.
West Lawn Mausoleum [DO09:420-001] Listed 2004/12/30
Located in Omaha's West Lawn Cemetery the West Lawn Mausoleum was constructed in 1915. The mausoleum is unique in Nebraska. No other in the state compares to it in size, age, or the richness of its materials. It beautifully conveys the ideals of Greek Revival-style architecture, both in its form and details, and its Acropolis-minded placement at the top of the cemetery's highest hill. Additionally, its architect, Henry Bacon, was an acknowledged master of monumental architecture.
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