Douglas Eggerss-O'Flyng Building

Eggerss--O'Flyng Building
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Built: 1902
Architect: Guth,Joseph; Latenser,John
Architectural style: Renaissance
Governing body: Private
MPS: Warehouses in Omaha MPS
NRHP Reference#:

91001759

[1]
Added to NRHP: December 13, 1991

The Douglas Eggerss-O'Flyng Building is located at 801 South 15th Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, the building was named an Omaha Landmark on March 17, 1992.

About

The building was constructed in four stages starting in 1902 and finished in 1928. For fifty years it was the headquarters for the Eggerss - O'Flyng Company, which manufactured cardboard boxes. The building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by John Latenser, Sr.. When the building was built it was common for business in Omaha to build warehouses near the railroad on the east and south side of town the Douglas Eggerss - O'Flyng building being one of these.[2]

In 1993 the building was renovated at a cost of $3.3 million and turned into loft style apartments. It now houses 48 units[3]. In addition to being listed independently on the National Register of Historic Places individually[4], the building is listed as a contributing property to the Warehouses in Omaha Multiple Properties Submission.

See also

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. ^ "More tax incentive program projects in Douglas County." Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 10/13/07.
  3. ^ Eggerss-O'Flyng Building, City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Commission. Retrieved 10/13/07.
  4. ^ National Register of Historic Places -NEBRASKA - Douglas County. Retrieved 10/13/07.