Rosewater School Explained

Rosewater School
Designated Other1:Omaha Landmark
Designated Other1 Date:September 18, 1984[1]
Coordinates:41.2235°N -95.9338°W
Built:1910
Architect:Frederick W. Clarke
Architecture:Late 19th and 20th century Revivals
Added:May 16, 1985
Refnum:85001070

The Rosewater School, now known as the Rosewater Apartments, is located in South Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Built in 1910, the building was named an Omaha Landmark on September 18, 1984, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

About

Named for Edward Rosewater, the founder of the Omaha Bee newspaper and organizer of the Omaha School District, the Rosewater School is called "a fine example of the Second Renaissance Revival style of architecture."[2] The brick, two-story structure was converted to apartments in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Omaha Landmarks. Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. 2013-03-05.
  2. http://www.cityofomaha.org/landmarks/designated_landmarks/landmarks/88/Default.htm "Rosewater School,"