Center School (Omaha) Explained

Center School
Designated Other1:Omaha Landmark
Designated Other1 Date:June 18, 1985
Location:Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates:41.2416°N -95.9306°W
Built:1893
Architect:John Latenser, Sr.
Architecture:Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:August 23, 1985
Refnum:85001796

The Center School, now known as the Lincoln School Apartments, is located at 1730 South 11th Street in South Omaha, Nebraska, United States. 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.[1]

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.[2] The building was rehabilitated into apartments in 1987.[3]

Notes and References

  1. , Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/12/08.
  2. Web site: Landmarks List. Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. 2013-03-04. October 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016142957/http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/planning/landmarks/alphabetical-listing. dead.
  3. , Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/13/08.