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West Farnam Apartments

Coordinates: 41°15′21″N 95°58′13″W / 41.25583°N 95.97028°W / 41.25583; -95.97028
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West Farnam Apartments
West Farnam Apartments is located in Nebraska
West Farnam Apartments
West Farnam Apartments is located in the United States
West Farnam Apartments
Location3817 Dewey Avenue Omaha, Nebraska
Built1912[1]
ArchitectFrederick A. Henninger
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
Part ofGold Coast Historic District (ID97000237[2])
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1997
Designated OMALSeptember 25, 1979[1]

The West Farnam Apartments are located at 3817 Dewey Avenue in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. The building was reportedly the first luxury apartment building constructed in Omaha.[3]

Architecture

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Built in 1912 from a design by locally renowned architect Frederick A. Henninger, the apartments were designated an Omaha Landmark on September 25, 1979. A contributing property to Omaha's Gold Coast neighborhood, the West Farnam was designed with many luxuries in a combined Italian Renaissance Revival and Prairie Style. The building originally featured an electric elevator, a hand-fired coal furnace, a row of steam-heated garages and a large flower garden.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Mead & Hunt, Inc. (2003) Reconnaissance Survey of Selected Neighborhoods in Central Omaha[usurped]. Nebraska State Historical Society. p 13. Retrieved 1/11/09.
  4. ^ "West Farnam Apartments", City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 1/11/09.

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