Howard Street Apartment District

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Howard Street Apartment District
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Rowhouses at 2302-2316 Dewey Avenue
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Location Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°15′21.07″N95°56′43.74″W / 41.2558528°N 95.9454833°W / 41.2558528; -95.9454833
Built1885
Architectmultiple
Architectural styleShingle Style, Prairie School
NRHP reference No. 96001382 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1996

The Howard Street Apartment District is roughly bounded by Harney, South 22nd, Landon Court and South 24th Streets in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The district includes rowhouses, apartments, and apartment courts, built between 1885 and 1930 in a variety of architectural styles. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Nebraska National Register of Historic Places" [Usurped!], Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/12/08.