Park School (Omaha)

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Location1320 South 29 Street, Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°14′45.6″N95°57′17.2″W / 41.246000°N 95.954778°W / 41.246000; -95.954778 Coordinates: 41°14′45.6″N95°57′17.2″W / 41.246000°N 95.954778°W / 41.246000; -95.954778
Architect Thomas R. Kimball
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
NRHP reference # 89002043 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1989

Park School is located at 1320 South 29th Street in south Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The school was designed by Thomas R. Kimball and built in 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and designated an Omaha Landmark in 1990. [2]

Omaha, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 10 miles (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 40th-largest city, Omaha's 2018 estimated population was 466,061.

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Named for its proximity to Hanscom Park and built with masonry on a frame of reinforced concrete, the footprint for the school was built on a "U" shape. Two stories had 18 rooms, with no original gymnasium or library because of spending constraints caused by World War I.

Hanscom Park human settlement in Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Hanscom Park is a historic neighborhood in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. Its namesake public park is one of the oldest parks in Omaha, donated to the City in 1872. U.S. President Gerald R. Ford was born in a house in the Hanscom Park neighborhood. Its boundaries are Center Street on the north, South 42nd on the west, Interstate 480 on the east and I-80 on the south.

World War I 1914–1918 global war starting in Europe

World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the Seminal Catastrophe, and initially in North America as the European War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the resulting 1918 influenza pandemic caused another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.

The school was closed in the 1980s, and Omaha Public Schools sold it in 1988. The building was renovated and sold as apartments. [3]

Omaha Public Schools (OPS) is the largest school district in the state of Nebraska, United States. This public school district serves a diverse community of about 52,000 students at over 80 elementary and secondary schools in Omaha. Its district offices are located in the former Tech High at 30th and Cuming Streets.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Park School" City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 9/19/07.
  3. Landmarks, Inc. (2003) Building for the Ages, Omaha's Architectural Landmarks. Omaha Books. p 110.