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The Christian Specht Building is located at 1110 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is the only existing building with a cast-iron facade known in Nebraska today, and one of the few ever built in the state. [2] The building was deemed an Omaha landmark in 1981, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [3]
A 1910 postcard shows the historic columns at the front entrance of Omaha's Burlington Station. Current entrance to the historic Ford Hospital in Midtown Omaha. Omaha Public Library building, built in 1894 in downtown Omaha. The Omaha National Bank Building in downtown Omaha was Omaha's first skyscraper built in 1888-89'.
The area comprising modern-day North Omaha is home to a variety of important examples of popular turn-of-the-20th-century architecture, ranging from Thomas Rogers Kimball's Spanish Renaissance Revival-style St. Cecilia Cathedral at 701 N. 40th Street to the Prairie School style of St. John's A.M.E. Church designed by Frederick S. Stott at 2402 N. 22nd Street. [1]
This historic district was a trendy social hotspot in the 1920s, and was called the "Gold Coast" for its concentration of high-value homes. From 1880 through the 1940s several large mansions were built for upper middle and upper class commuters. During this time Omaha's downtown was a long trolley-ride away, and the community was in the country ...
(1929) Harry Buford House, 1804 N. 30th St., North Omaha; designated an Omaha Landmark in 1983 (1929) Henry B. Neef House, 2884 Iowa St., North Omaha; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 (1908) John E. Reagan House, 2102 Pinkney Street, North Omaha; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014
Pages in category "Architecture in Omaha, Nebraska" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Harry Buford House; Havens–Page House; L.
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In 1966 the City of Omaha approved a plan for First National Bank to build an office tower and adjoining high-rise Hilton Hotel complex on the site of the Old Post Office. The City allowed the new buildings to be built on 16th Street which effectively blocked the main north-south street connecting the downtown commercial district with the ...