Berkeley Apartments (Omaha, Nebraska)

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Location649 South 19th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°15′11″N95°56′28″W / 41.25306°N 95.94111°W / 41.25306; -95.94111 (The Berkeley Apartments)
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
Built byO.F. Nelson
ArchitectH.D. Frankfurt
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No. 96000767 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1996

The Berkeley Apartments is a historic three-story apartment building in Omaha, Nebraska. It was built by O.F. Nelson in 1915, and designed in an eclectic style with Prairie School features by H. D. Frankfurt. [2] By the 1990s, it was "one of the finest surviving examples" of buildings designed by Frankfurt. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 19, 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 James Krance, Stacey Pilgrim (March 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Berkeley Apartments". National Park Service . Retrieved July 21, 2019. With accompanying pictures