West Farnam Apartments

United States historic place

Significant dates

West Farnam Apartments
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Omaha Landmark


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Location	3817 Dewey Avenue Omaha, Nebraska
Built	1912^[1]
Architect	Frederick A. Henninger
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
Part of	Gold Coast Historic District (ID97000237^[2])
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1997
Designated OMAL	September 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

^ ^a ^b "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ Mead & Hunt, Inc. (2003) Reconnaissance Survey of Selected Neighborhoods in Central Omaha^[usurped]. Nebraska State Historical Society. p 13. Retrieved 1/11/09.
^ "West Farnam Apartments", City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 1/11/09.