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It is designated Nebraska historic resource RO01-041 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1] It was deemed significant for its association with business in Bassett and for its architecture. It was built as a hotel and cafe to serve cattle buyers at the Bassett Livestock Auction, which attracted buyers nationwide.
Omaha overtook Chicago as the nation's largest livestock market and meat packing industry center in 1955, a title which it held onto until 1971. [3] The 116-year-old institution closed in 1999. [ 4 ] The Livestock Exchange Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
After a downturn in the market and changes in the livestock industry, the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha lost value through the 1960s. In 1973 the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha was sold to the Canal Capital Corporation of New York. In 1999 the Union Stockyards were closed by the City of Omaha, and replaced with a business park. [9]
The Livestock Exchange Building in Omaha, Nebraska, was built in 1926 at 4920 South 30 Street in South Omaha. [3] It was designed as the centerpiece of the Union Stockyards by architect George Prinz and built by Peter Kiewit and Sons in the Romanesque revival and Northern Italian Renaissance Revival styles.
Old-fashioned Phillips 66 station in Bassett Location of Bassett, Nebraska Coordinates: 42°34′57″N 99°32′12″W / 42.58250°N 99.53667°W / 42.58250; -99
Rock County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska.As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 1,262. [1] Its county seat is Bassett. [2]In the Nebraska license plate system, Rock County is represented by the prefix 81 (it had the 81st-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Downtown Atkinson: State Street Location of Atkinson, Nebraska Coordinates: 42°31′51″N 98°58′29″W / 42.53083°N 98.97472°W / 42.53083; -98
Atkinson Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2020 census. [1] A 2023 estimate placed the township's population at 1,741. [1] The City of Atkinson lies within the Township.