Redick Tower

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location= Omaha, Nebraska
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 15
lat_seconds = 25
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 95
long_minutes = 56
long_seconds = 9
long_direction = W
locmapin = Nebraska
area =
built =1930
architect= Joseph G. McArthur
architecture= Art Deco
added = June 21, 1984
governing_body = Private
refnum=84002470cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Redick Tower is located at 1504 Harney Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The eleven-story tower was building in 1930 in the Art Deco style. Originally an office building, today the building houses the Redick Plaza Hotel.

History

The Redick family were Omaha pioneers who owned the land where the building was constructed. [ [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/tax/douglas.htm "Tax incentive programs in Douglas County"] , Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 6/8/08.] Originally designed to house offices, commercial space, and automobile parking facilities, the Redick Tower was built of reinforced concrete with a brick and terra-cotta exterior. Designed by Omaha architect Joseph G. McArthur, the the Parsons Construction Company completed the building within a year. [ [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/douglas2.htm "More Nebraska National Register Places"] , Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 6/8/08.]

In 1989 the building was converted into a luxury hotel. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7D71230F935A25756C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 "What's doing in Omaha"] , "The New York Times." Retrieved 6/8/08.]

ee also

* History of Omaha

References