West Farnam Apartments

	West Farnam Apartments
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Omaha Landmark
Location	3817 Dewey Avenue Omaha, Nebraska
Built	1912
Architect	Frederick A. Henninger
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
Part of	Gold Coast Historic District (ID97000237)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1997
Designated OMAL	September 25, 1979

The West Farnam Apartments are located at 3817 Dewey Avenue in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. The building was reportedly the first luxury apartment building constructed in Omaha.^[3]

Architecture

Built in 1912 from a design by locally renowned architect Frederick A. Henninger, the apartments were designated an Omaha Landmark on September 25, 1979. A contributing property to Omaha's Gold Coast neighborhood, the West Farnam was designed with many luxuries in a combined Italian Renaissance Revival and Prairie Style. The building originally featured an electric elevator, a hand-fired coal furnace, a row of steam-heated garages and a large flower garden.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ Mead & Hunt, Inc. (2003) Reconnaissance Survey of Selected Neighborhoods in Central Omaha^[usurped]. Nebraska State Historical Society. p 13. Retrieved 1/11/09.
^ "West Farnam Apartments", City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 1/11/09.

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[OMAL_list-1] "Omaha Landmarks". Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved March 5, 2013.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[3] Mead & Hunt, Inc. (2003) Reconnaissance Survey of Selected Neighborhoods in Central Omaha^[usurped]. Nebraska State Historical Society. p 13. Retrieved 1/11/09.

[4] "West Farnam Apartments", City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 1/11/09.

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