- Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District
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Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District
The Ansonia Apartments at 2221-2223 Jones Street are part of the historic district
Location: Omaha, Nebraska Coordinates: 41°15′11.52″N 95°56′36.86″W / 41.2532°N 95.9435722°WCoordinates: 41°15′11.52″N 95°56′36.86″W / 41.2532°N 95.9435722°W Built: 1916 Architect: Drake,William B.; Drake Realty Construction Co. Architectural style: Colonial Revival, Prairie School, Other Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 80002447[1] Added to NRHP: November 10, 1980 The Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District, built between 1916 and 1921, is located at Jones Street from 20th to 23rd Streets in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. Built in combined Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival and Prairie School styles, the complex was designated a City of Omaha Landmark in 1978; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1980. The historic district includes almost 55 acres (22 ha) with 19 buildings.[2]
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Located in the formerly affluent and prosperous mixed-use neighborhood west of downtown Omaha, the Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments were built between 1916-1921 by William B. Drake, a prolific builder who held more than four million dollars worth of apartments throughout Omaha in 1925. These particular buildings were built in both Georgian Revival and Prairie School styles.[3] With beautiful landscaped grounds, marble floors in a number of units and a surrounding park-like atmosphere scattered throughout a mixed-use neighborhood, Drake Court was once a highly-desired property.[4]
Other buildings in the historic district include the Monroe Apartment Building, built in 1920. A four-story structure, it was rehabilitated in 1987. The Madison Apartments, built in 1927, were rehabilitated in 1985.[5]
See also
External links
- Modern Photo of Drake Court.
- Drake Court District. Joslyn Castle Institute for Sustainable Communities.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ (nd) National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County. Retrieved 5/16/07.
- ^ (nd) Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District City of Omaha Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5/16/07.
- ^ (2006) Drake Court. Retrieved 5/16/07.
- ^ (2004) Tax Incentive Program Projects in Douglas County. State of Nebraska Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 5/16/07.
Landmark apartments in Omaha National Register of Historic Places Ansonia Apartments • St Regis Apartments • The Berkeley Apartments • The Margaret • The Melrose • The Sherman • Strehlow Terrace • Georgia Row HouseNational Register of Historic Places, Omaha Landmark Broomfield Rowhouse • Normandie Apartments • Yale ApartmentsOmaha Landmark Clarinda & Page Apartments • Florentine Apartments • Georgia Apartments • Grossman Apartment • Melrose Apartments • West Farnam Apartments • Hicks Terrace • Nash Block • Powhatan Apartments • Three Arts Club • Waller Apartments • Leone, Florentine and Carpathia Apartment Buildings • Steiner Rowhouse No. 1 • Steiner Rowhouse No. 2Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District • Howard Street Apartment District • Park Avenue Apartment DistrictHistoric districts designated as Landmarks in Omaha National Register of Historic Places Drake Court and Dartmore Apartments • Country Club • Dundee-Happy Hollow • Fort Omaha • Gold Coast • Howard Street • Quartermaster Depot • Rail and Commerce • South Omaha Main Street • Vinton StreetNational Register, Omaha Landmark Omaha Landmark Bemis Park • West Central/CathedralFormer Jobbers CanyonCategories:- Historic districts in Nebraska
- National Register of Historic Places in Omaha, Nebraska
- Omaha Landmarks
- Apartment buildings in Omaha, Nebraska
- Houses completed in 1916
- Midtown Omaha, Nebraska
- Nebraska Registered Historic Place stubs
- Omaha, Nebraska stubs
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