Fontenelle Apartment House | |
The building in 2012 | |
Location | 1424 Fourth Avenue, Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°51′40″N103°39′25″W / 41.86111°N 103.65694°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built by | G. J. Appleburg |
Architect | Otto John Hehnke |
Architectural style | American Craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 98000891 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 23, 1998 |
The Fontenelle Apartment House is a historic apartment building in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It was built in 1917 by G. J. Appleburg, and designed in the American Craftsman style by architect Otto John Hehnke, with "ornamental brickwork at the cornice line, at the half-basement and around the windows and vestibules [...] comprised of dark raised face brick with distinct color variations within the coursework." [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 23, 1998. [1]
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The United States Post Office-Scottsbluff is a historic building in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It was built by Bernard R. Desjardins in 1930, and designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect James A. Wetmore. Its construction was jeopardized by the Great Depression, and initial plans for a larger building were scrapped. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 5, 1989.
The Western Public Service Building is a historic building in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It was built in 1931 by Ernest Leafgreen for the Western Public Service Company, an electricity company whose president was E. C. Van Diest. It was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Everett L. Goldsmith, with "terra cotta sheathing of the two public facades, the west and the north." It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 15, 2004.
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