Barker Building

Barker Building
Barker Building undergoing renovation, July 2012
Location Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°15′26″N 95°56′10″W / 41.257275°N 95.936048°WCoordinates: 41°15′26″N 95°56′10″W / 41.257275°N 95.936048°W
Built 1929
Architect Allan and Wallace
Architectural style Neo-Gothic Revival style
NRHP Reference # 08000605
Added to NRHP July 2, 2008

The Barker Building, a seven-story office building, is located at 306 South 15th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Built in 1929, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 2008. The sons of prominent, early Omaha minister Joseph Barker named this building in honor of their father.[1] Architectural firm Allan and Wallace, local masters, provided the design for this building. An example of the Neo-Gothic Revival style, the building was constructed by contractor Kiewit Construction with characteristics of the Traditional Modernism period.[2] After 70 years and numerous owners, the Barker Building was boarded up in 1999. In 2012, an 8.8 million dollar remodeling project was begun to convert the structure into a 48-unit apartment building.[3]

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  1. "Omaha Street Names". Douglas County Historical Society. 2010. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. "Nebraska National Register Sites in Douglas County". Nebraska State Historical Society. 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  3. Kelly, Michael (May 15, 2012). "A new life for old Barker Building". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 2012-06-21.