- Flatiron Hotel
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name = Flatiron Hotel
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location= Omaha, NE
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built = 1912
architecture=Georgian Revival
added = 1978
governing_body = Private
refnum=78003403The Flatiron Hotel is located at 1722 St. Mary's Avenue in downtown
Omaha, Nebraska . Designed by architectGeorge Prinz and originally constructed in 1912 as an office building, in 1914 it was renovated for use as a hotel. Today the building serves as office and commercial space, as well as housing an upscale restaurant in downtown Omaha. [ [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/tax/douglas.htm "Tax incentive program projects,"] Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 9/30/07.] The Flatiron Hotel was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1987.About
Drawing upon the original
Flatiron Building inNew York City ,Augustus F. Kountze , a local banker and landowner, had the building erected as commercial and office space in 1912. [ [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/douglas.htm "Nebraska national register sites in Douglas County,"] Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 9/30/07.] The building, designed in theGeorgian Revival style, is one of Omaha's most distinctive buildings. [Gerber, K. and Spencer, J.S. (2003) "Building for the Ages: Omaha's architectural landmarks." Landmarks, Inc. p 132.] It has four-stories with a circular tower at the point of the triangle, and is highlighted by decorative brickwork. There islimestone trim around the entire building, with a brown brick exterior on the whole building. [Gerber, K. and Spencer, J.S. (2003) "Building for the Ages: Omaha's architectural landmarks." Landmarks, Inc. p 132.]ee also
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