West Farnam Apartments Explained

West Farnam Apartments
Partof:Gold Coast Historic District
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Omaha Landmark
Designated Other1 Date:September 25, 1979[1]
Location:3817 Dewey Avenue Omaha, Nebraska
Built:1912
Architect:Frederick A. Henninger
Architecture:Renaissance Revival
Added:March 14, 1997
Partof Refnum:97000237

The West Farnam Apartments are located at 3817 Dewey Avenue in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. The building was reportedly the first luxury apartment building constructed in Omaha.[2]

Architecture

Built in 1912 from a design by locally renowned architect Frederick A. Henninger, the apartments were designated an Omaha Landmark on September 25, 1979. A contributing property to Omaha's Gold Coast neighborhood, the West Farnam was designed with many luxuries in a combined Italian Renaissance Revival and Prairie Style. The building originally featured an electric elevator, a hand-fired coal furnace, a row of steam-heated garages and a large flower garden.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Omaha Landmarks. Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. 2013-03-05.
  2. Mead & Hunt, Inc. (2003) . Nebraska State Historical Society. p 13. Retrieved 1/11/09.
  3. http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/planning/landmarks/alphabetical-listing/west-farnam-apartments "West Farnam Apartments"