Blackstone Plaza
| Kiewit Plaza | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Skyscraper |
| Address | 3555 Farnam Street |
| Town or city | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Country | United States |
| Construction started | 1960 |
| Completed | 1961 |
| Height | 64.01 metre |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
Kiewit Plaza is a skyscraper in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.. It is located at 3555 Farnam Street at the corner of S 36th Street.[1] It was built from 1960 to 1961, and it was designed in the modernist architectural style.[1]
It has been home to the headquarters of Berkshire Hathaway[2] since 1962[3] when Warren Buffett dissolved his six partnerships into one partnership headquartered in this building.
It is named after Peter Kiewit's construction company, Peter Kiewit Sons', a company once considered as the most profitable construction company in the world[4] and once called "Colossus of Roads".,[5] which is also headquartered in the building.
References
- ^ a b "Kiewit Plaza". Emporis. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ Berkshire Hathaway site, http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
- ^ The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, p.240
- ^ The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, P.894
- ^ Dave Mack, "Colossus of Roads", Omaha Magazine, July 1977
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