Bemis Omaha Bag Company Building

Infobox_nrhp | name =Bemis Omaha Bag Company Building
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caption =
location= Omaha, Nebraska
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 15
lat_seconds = 12.68
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 95
long_minutes = 55
long_seconds = 51.81
long_direction = W
locmapin = Nebraska
area =
built =1887
architect= Mendelssohn & Lawrie; Harte & Lindsay
architecture= Chicago, Other
added = January 11, 1985
governing_body = Private
refnum=85000066cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Bemis Bag Company Building is located at 1102-1118 Jones Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1887 in a commercial style, the building was designed by the prolific Omaha architecture firm of Mendelssohn and Lawrie. It was designated an Omaha Landmark on September 12, 1978, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1985. [ [http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/landmarks/designated_landmarks/landmarks/1/ Bemis Bag Company Building] , City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 11/26/07.] In addition to its own listing on the NHRP, the Building is also included in the Warehouses in Omaha Multiple Property Submission.

The Bemis Company was a national leader in the manufacturing and sale of bags and sacks for flour, grain, and other commodities. It had warehouses and manufacturing facilities in several cities across the United States.

ee also

* Bemis Center for Performing Arts
* Bemis Park Landmark Heritage District

References

External links

* [http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/transmiss/research/cleanhtml/tmi00401.html Bemis Bag Company Building] at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition of 1898.