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Omaha Public Library
Location: 1823 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska Coordinates: 41°15′22.95″N 95°56′24.88″W / 41.256375°N 95.9402444°WCoordinates: 41°15′22.95″N 95°56′24.88″W / 41.256375°N 95.9402444°W Architect: Thomas Kimball Architectural style: Second Renaissance Revival NRHP Reference#: 78001696 [1] Added to NRHP: 1978 The original Omaha Public Library building was built in 1891 at 1823 Harney Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska by renowned architect Thomas Kimball. Designed in the Second Renaissance Revival style, the building was designated an Omaha Landmark in October 1978, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places that same year.
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Similar to the Boston Public Library, the original Omaha Public Library building is the best early Second Renaissance Revival structure in Nebraska. Byron Reed, a pioneer real estate broker in Omaha, donated the site for the building and his collection of books, manuscripts and coins.[2]
Called "Old Main" for most of its usage, the library closed on February 16, 1977, with special attention to preserving the original exterior masonry wall roundels, copper roof, and interior iron staircase. In 1982 it was renovated as an office building called the "Omaha Library Plaza", for which it is still used as today.[3]
The Old Omaha Public Library Building in downtown.
This architectural detailing is carved along the entire front of the building.See also
- History of Omaha
- Omaha Public Library
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Omaha Public Library", City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 10/5/09.
- ^ Pollack, O. "Postcards from the Past", Nebraska Center for the Book News. Retrieved 9/5/07.
External links
National Register of Historic Places Astro Theater • Cabanne Archeological Site • South Omaha Main Street Historic District • Swoboda Bakery • Trans-Mississippi Exposition siteNational Register of Historic Places and Omaha Landmark Blackstone Hotel • Jewell Building • Omaha Public Library (building) • Webster Telephone Exchange BuildingOmaha Landmark National Historic Landmark Categories:- Libraries in Omaha, Nebraska
- National Register of Historic Places in Omaha, Nebraska
- History of Downtown Omaha, Nebraska
- 1907 architecture
- Thomas Rogers Kimball buildings
- Public libraries in Nebraska
- Nebraska Registered Historic Place stubs
- Omaha, Nebraska stubs
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