Beebe and Runyan Furniture Showroom and Warehouse

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name = Beebe and Runyan Furniture Showroom and Warehouse


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location = Downtown Omaha, NE
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lat_direction = N
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built = 1913
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architecture = Renaissance Revival
added = 1998
refnum = 98000895cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NE/Douglas/state.html|title=National Register of Historical Places - Nebraska (NE), Douglas County|date=2007-05-31|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
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The Beebe and Runyan Furniture Showroom and Warehouse is located at 105 South 9th Street in Downtown Omaha. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1998, and is a contributing property to the Warehouses in Omaha Multiple Property Submission. [ [http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/980731.htm "National Register of Historic Places",] National Park Service. Retrieved 10/15/07.]

History

Built in 1913, the building is eight stories, and is made of brick and hollow tile. It was designed in the Renaissance Revival style for the Beebe and Runyan Furniture Company. [ [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/douglas.htm "Nebraska National Register sites in Douglas County,"] Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 10/15/07.] The Leo A. Daly Sr. architecture firm designed a $10 million conversion of the Beebe and Runyan Furniture Showroom and Warehouse into a condominium, which was completed by the Boca Development Company in 2007. [ [http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1006&articleID=517416 "Omaha, NE."] "Architect". Retrieved 10/15/07.] The building includes thermal insulated windows, reclaimed maple wood floor, exposed beamed ceilings and brick walls, and energy efficiency heat pumps backed by electric furnaces, along with other environmental and energy-efficient features. [ [http://www.oppd.com/NewsandEvents/IdeasNewsletter/Archives/PWC_002239 "Tregaron Ridge Condos Are Electrifying,"] Omaha Public Power District. Retrieved 10/15/07.]

See also

* Transportation in Omaha
* History of Omaha

References

External links

* [http://www.historicomaha.com/nrbeebe.jpgModern photo]