Center School (Omaha)

Center School
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Built: 1893
Architect: John Latenser, Sr.
Architectural style: Richardsonian Romanesque
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

85001796

[1]
Added to NRHP: August 23, 1985

The Center School, now known as the Lincoln School Apartments, is located at 1730 South 11th Street in South Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1893, it was declared an Omaha Landmark June 18, 1985 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1985.[2]

The building is one of only a very few major examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style remaining in Omaha. Center School is one of 35 Omaha schools designed by architect John Latenser, Sr..[3] The building was rehabilitated into apartments in 1987.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Nebraska National Register Sites in Douglas County, Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/12/08.
  3. ^ [ "Center School"], City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Commission. Retrieved 1/12/08.
  4. ^ "More tax incentive program projects in Douglas County", Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/13/08.

External links

National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places, Omaha Landmark
Omaha Landmark