Park School (Omaha)

Summary

Park School is located at 1320 South 29th Street in south Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The school was designed by Thomas R. Kimball and built in 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and designated an Omaha Landmark in 1990.[2]

Park School
Park School in February 2013
Park School (Omaha) is located in Nebraska
Park School (Omaha)
Park School (Omaha) is located in the United States
Park School (Omaha)
Location1320 South 29 Street, Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates41°14′45.6″N 95°57′17.2″W / 41.246000°N 95.954778°W / 41.246000; -95.954778
ArchitectThomas R. Kimball
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.89002043 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1989

About edit

Named for its proximity to Hanscom Park and built with masonry on a frame of reinforced concrete, the footprint for the school was built on a "U" shape. Two stories had 18 rooms, with no original gymnasium or library because of spending constraints caused by World War I.

The school was closed in the 1980s, and Omaha Public Schools sold it in 1988. The building was renovated and sold as apartments.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Park School" City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 9/19/07.
  3. ^ Landmarks, Inc. (2003) Building for the Ages, Omaha's Architectural Landmarks. Omaha Books. p 110.