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| name = Farnam Building
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| image = Farnam building, Omaha, Nebraska.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Farnam Building, view from 17th and Farnam
| location= [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| location = 1613 Farnam Street,<br/>[[Omaha, Nebraska]]
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| lat_degrees = 42
| lat_minutes = 31
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| long_minutes = 59
| long_seconds = 47
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| built =1929
| built = 1929
| architect= George B. Prinz, et al.
| architect = George B. Prinz
| architecture= Gothic Revival, Other
| architecture = Gothic Revival
| added = [[March 09]], [[2000]]
| added = March 9, 2000
| refnum = 00000171<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
| governing_body = Private
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The '''Farnam Building''' is a seven story historic building located on farnam street in [[Downtown Omaha]], [[Nebraska]]. The building was constructed in 1929. The building is representative for commercial and economic boom that took place in the city during the late 1920s. Renovations in 2000 converted the building from office space to residential.<ref>http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/tax/douglas2.htm</ref>
The '''Farnam Building''' is located in [[Downtown Omaha]], [[Nebraska]]. It is a seven-story, {{convert|110|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}}, historic building that was constructed in 1929. It is adjacent to the [[First National Bank Building (Omaha, Nebraska)|First National Bank Building]] to the east, and Farnam Plaza, an eight-story building that houses the [[Opera Omaha]] offices, to the west.

The building had been important fixture in Omaha's downtown business community since the 1930s. Northup-Jones restaurant was located on the first level and was frequented by Omaha's financial and lawyer community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/douglas.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000412063508/http://nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/douglas.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 12, 2000|title=Nebraska National Register Sites in Douglas County}}</ref>

The building was renovated in 2000, and was converted from office space to 30 two- and three-bedroom residential apartments. The first floor is commercial space and contains two restaurants and a post office.

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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Omaha, Nebraska]]
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[[Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1929]]
[[Category:1929 establishments in Nebraska]]




Latest revision as of 05:38, 6 August 2023

Farnam Building
Farnam Building, view from 17th and Farnam
Farnam Building is located in Nebraska
Farnam Building
Farnam Building is located in the United States
Farnam Building
Location1613 Farnam Street,
Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates41°15′27″N 95°56′16″W / 41.25750°N 95.93778°W / 41.25750; -95.93778
Built1929
ArchitectGeorge B. Prinz
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.00000171[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 2000

The Farnam Building is located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is a seven-story, 110-foot-tall (34 m), historic building that was constructed in 1929. It is adjacent to the First National Bank Building to the east, and Farnam Plaza, an eight-story building that houses the Opera Omaha offices, to the west.

The building had been important fixture in Omaha's downtown business community since the 1930s. Northup-Jones restaurant was located on the first level and was frequented by Omaha's financial and lawyer community.[2]

The building was renovated in 2000, and was converted from office space to 30 two- and three-bedroom residential apartments. The first floor is commercial space and contains two restaurants and a post office.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Nebraska National Register Sites in Douglas County". Archived from the original on April 12, 2000.


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