Saunders School
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Saunders School, located at 415 North 41st Avenue in the Midtown
area of Omaha
, Nebraska
, USA, was declared a landmark by the City of Omaha in 1985, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986.
, Nebraska's last territorial governor and a member of the Board of Regents of Omaha High School
, Saunders School was built in the Romanesque
style in 1899. It was designed by prominent Omaha architect John Latenser, Sr.
to reflect his interest in neo-classical form and detail. It was the first commission Latenser received for commissions for many of Omaha’s civic and commercial buildings. The school's roof was torn off and the building was partially destroyed by the Easter Sunday Tornado of 1913.
After operating as a school for more than 80 years, the two-story brick building was renovated for use as apartments in the late 1980s.
Midtown
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area of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, USA, was declared a landmark by the City of Omaha in 1985, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1986.
About
Named for Alvin SaundersAlvin Saunders
Alvin Saunders was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, in the United States, as well as the governor of the Nebraska Territory for most of the American Civil War.-Education:Saunders was born in Fleming County, Kentucky...
, Nebraska's last territorial governor and a member of the Board of Regents of Omaha High School
Omaha Central High School
Omaha Central High School, originally known as Omaha High School, was founded in 1859.The current building, located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, was designed by John Latenser, Sr. and built between 1900 and 1912...
, Saunders School was built in the Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
style in 1899. It was designed by prominent Omaha architect John Latenser, Sr.
John Latenser, Sr.
John Latenser, Sr. was a Liechtenstein-born American architect whose influential public works in Omaha, Nebraska numbered in the dozens. His original name was Johann Laternser....
to reflect his interest in neo-classical form and detail. It was the first commission Latenser received for commissions for many of Omaha’s civic and commercial buildings. The school's roof was torn off and the building was partially destroyed by the Easter Sunday Tornado of 1913.
After operating as a school for more than 80 years, the two-story brick building was renovated for use as apartments in the late 1980s.