Robbins School

	Franklin School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Omaha Landmark
Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°12′59.14″N 95°58′21.27″W / 41.2164278°N 95.9725750°W
Built	1910
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	98000070
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 5, 1998
Designated OMAL	January 13, 1998

The Robbins School, originally called Franklin School, is located at 4302 South 39th Avenue in South Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was built in 1910 to serve a newly established and growing Polish community in south Omaha. A 2000 rehabilitation converted the former school to rental residential use.^[3]

A pedimented central portico, pilasters, Palladian window and detailed cornice make Robbins School one of the best Neoclassical Revival style buildings remaining in Omaha. After closing in 1994, the building was renovated in the 1990s and converted into apartments.

The building was originally named Franklin School. In 1928 two local boys whose last name was Robbins rushed into their burning house to save their invalid mother. One of the boys died in his heroic attempt. The second survived, only to be killed later in the same year in an unrelated sledding accident.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ "More tax incentive program projects in Douglas County," Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/18/08.
^ "Robbins Schools," City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Commission. Retrieved 1/18/08.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[OMAL_list-2] "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[3] "More tax incentive program projects in Douglas County," Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/18/08.

[4] "Robbins Schools," City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Commission. Retrieved 1/18/08.

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v t e Landmark schools in Omaha
National Register of Historic Places	Franklin School Immaculate Conception School Monmouth Park School Omaha High School Saunders School
National Register of Historic Places, Omaha Landmark	Center School Columbian School Mason School Park School Rosewater School Vinton School
Omaha Landmark	Robbins School

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