Hill Hotel (Omaha, Nebraska)

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Hill Hotel
Kensington Tower (former Hill Hotel) from NW - Omaha, Nebraska (2022).jpg
Viewed from the northwest, 2022
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Location505 South 16th Street,
Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°15′19″N95°56′12″W / 41.25528°N 95.93667°W / 41.25528; -95.93667
Built1919 [1]
ArchitectJohn McDonald, Alan McDonald
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 88000377 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1988
Designated OMALJuly 14, 1981 [1]

The Hill Hotel, also known as Kensington Tower, is a historic building located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The building is one of the last existing examples of Colonial Revival architecture in Omaha. It is located on the historic 16th Street Mall, and contains 12 floors of apartments, with a book store on the first floor. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. "Hill hotel - alley poyner macchietto architecture". Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2009.