Center School (Omaha)

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Center School
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Location Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°14′29.59″N95°55′50.31″W / 41.2415528°N 95.9306417°W / 41.2415528; -95.9306417 Coordinates: 41°14′29.59″N95°55′50.31″W / 41.2415528°N 95.9306417°W / 41.2415528; -95.9306417
Built1893 [1]
Architect John Latenser, Sr. [1]
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 85001796 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1985
Designated OMALJune 18, 1985 [1]

The Center School, now known as the Lincoln School Apartments, is located at 1730 South 11th Street in South Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Built in 1893, it was declared an Omaha Landmark June 18, 1985 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1985. [3]

The building is one of only a very few major examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style remaining in Omaha. Center School is one of 35 Omaha schools designed by architect John Latenser, Sr. [1] The building was rehabilitated into apartments in 1987. [4]

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