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- ↑ Federal Writer's Project. (1939) Omaha: A Guide to the City and Environs. Omaha: Omaha Public Library.
- ↑ "Hicks Terrace", City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 9/3/08.
- ↑ Roberts, Allen Dale (2012). Salt Lake City's Historic Architecture. Arcadia Publishing, USA. p. 45. ISBN 9780738595160 . Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Farm Show". Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ↑ Jeffrey S. Spencer [researcher & writer], Kristine Gerber [project director] (2003). Building for the ages : Omaha's architectural landmarks (1st ed.). Omaha, Nebraska: Omaha Books. p. 41. ISBN 0-9745410-1-X.