Center School (Omaha)

Center School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Omaha Landmark
Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°14′29.59″N 95°55′50.31″W / 41.2415528°N 95.9306417°WCoordinates: 41°14′29.59″N 95°55′50.31″W / 41.2415528°N 95.9306417°W
Built	1893[1]
Architect	John Latenser, Sr.[1]
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	85001796[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 23, 1985
Designated OMAL	June 18, 1985[1]

The Center School, now known as the Lincoln School Apartments, is located at 1730 South 11th Street in South Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1893, it was declared an Omaha Landmark June 18, 1985 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1985.^[3]

The building is one of only a very few major examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style remaining in Omaha. Center School is one of 35 Omaha schools designed by architect John Latenser, Sr..^[1] The building was rehabilitated into apartments in 1987.^[4]

References

1. "Landmarks List". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
2. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. Nebraska National Register Sites in Douglas County, Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/12/08.
4. "More tax incentive program projects in Douglas County", Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/13/08.

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