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Kennedy Building (Omaha, Nebraska)

Coordinates: 41°15′15″N 95°56′13″W / 41.25417°N 95.93694°W / 41.25417; -95.93694
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Kennedy Building
Kennedy Building, seen from the northwest
Kennedy Building (Omaha, Nebraska) is located in Nebraska
Kennedy Building (Omaha, Nebraska)
Kennedy Building (Omaha, Nebraska) is located in the United States
Kennedy Building (Omaha, Nebraska)
Location1517 Jackson Street,
Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates41°15′15″N 95°56′13″W / 41.25417°N 95.93694°W / 41.25417; -95.93694
Built1910
ArchitectFisher & Lawrie
Architectural styleChicago
NRHP reference No.85001794[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1985

The Kennedy Building is a high-rise historic commercial building located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, which was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

It was deemed notable "as a unique local adaptation of the Commercial Style, as an example of the early twentieth century tripartite method of multi-story design inspired by Louis Sullivan, and as a work of the prominent Omaha architectural firm of Fisher and Lawrie."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Dan Worth (March 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kennedy Building /D009:0121-065;Union Outfitting Company". National Park Service. Retrieved June 8, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1985