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Woodmen Tower

Woodmen Tower (now WoodmenLife Tower)
Woodmen Tower from FNB Tower.jpg
General information
Status Complete
Architectural style International Style
Location

1700 Farnam Street

Omaha, Nebraska
U.S.
Coordinates 41°15′29″N 95°56′21″W / 41.2580°N 95.9393°W / 41.2580; -95.9393Coordinates: 41°15′29″N 95°56′21″W / 41.2580°N 95.9393°W / 41.2580; -95.9393
Construction started 1966
Completed 1969
Owner Woodmen of the World
Height
Roof 478 ft (146 m)
Technical details
Floor count 30
Design and construction
Architect Leo A. Daly
References

1700 Farnam Street

WoodmenLife Tower, now the The Woodmen Tower, is a 478-ft (146-m) high-rise building at 1700 Farnam Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and is the headquarters of the Woodmen of the World insurance company. Building was started in 1966 and completed in 1969, the Woodmen rises 30 stories. It was the tallest skyscraper in Omaha for over 30 years, until the construction of the First National Bank Tower.

The building was featured prominently in the 2002 film About Schmidt, the Woodmen Tower replaced several buildings in historic downtown, including the Old City Hall and Edward Rosewater's Bee Building.

The Woodmen Tower rises just west of the J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store Building

In September 2006, the Woodmen Tower marked the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks by displaying large American flags draped from its upper floors.



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