City National Bank Building (Omaha)

City National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum Theater
Location 16th and Harney Streets, Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°15′22.8″N 95°56′12.7″W / 41.256333°N 95.936861°W / 41.256333; -95.936861Coordinates: 41°15′22.8″N 95°56′12.7″W / 41.256333°N 95.936861°W / 41.256333; -95.936861
Built 1895
Architect Holabird & Roche; Harry Lawrie
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Opera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS (AD)
NRHP Reference # 73001061
Added to NRHP March 26, 1973[1]

City National Bank Building, also known as the Orpheum Tower, is a 220 ft, 16 story, tower in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. When built in 1910, it was the tallest building in Omaha. It remained the tallest building until 1912 when the Woodmen of the World was completed.[2] It was added to the NRHP in 1973.[1] The building is now known as the Orpheum Tower and is a 132-unit apartment building.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/earlyomaha/buildings/citynatlbank.html

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