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Saunders School

Saunders School
Saunders School (Omaha) from SW.jpg
Saunders School, now Saunders Apartments, seen from the southwest
Saunders School is located in Nebraska
Saunders School
Saunders School is located in the US
Saunders School
Location 415 N. Forty-First Ave., Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°15′48″N 95°58′28″W / 41.26333°N 95.97444°W / 41.26333; -95.97444Coordinates: 41°15′48″N 95°58′28″W / 41.26333°N 95.97444°W / 41.26333; -95.97444
Area Less than one acre
Built 1899
Architect John Latenser
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference #

86000336

Added to NRHP March 13, 1986

86000336

Saunders School, located at 415 North 41st Avenue in the Midtown area of Omaha, Nebraska, United States, was declared a landmark by the City of Omaha in 1985, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Named for Alvin Saunders, 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 among many for 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.



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