West Farnam Apartments

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West Farnam Apartments
West Farnam Apartments Omaha.JPG
Location3817 Dewey Avenue Omaha, Nebraska
Built1912[1]
ArchitectFrederick A. Henninger
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
Part ofGold Coast Historic District (ID97000237[2])
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1997
Designated OMALSeptember 25, 1979[1]

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.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Mead & Hunt, Inc. (2003) Reconnaissance Survey of Selected Neighborhoods in Central Omaha[Usurped!]. Nebraska State Historical Society. p 13. Retrieved 1/11/09.
  4. ^ "West Farnam Apartments", City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 1/11/09.

Coordinates: 41°15′21″N 95°58′13″W / 41.25583°N 95.97028°W / 41.25583; -95.97028