Built 1919 Opened 1919 Architect John Latenser Sr. | NRHP Reference # 99000423 Added to NRHP 1 April 1999 | |
Architectural style Renaissance Revival architecture Similar Beebe and Runyan Furniture, Hospe Music Warehouse, Kirschbraun and Sons Creamery, Eggerss‑O'Flyng Building, Fort Omaha Guardhouse | ||
The Ford Warehouse, also known as the Simon Brothers Building, is located at 1024 Dodge Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is a six-story brick and stone building constructed in 1919 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is located near the Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District and the site of the former Jobbers Canyon Historic District, and is three blocks from the Old Market Historic District. Additionally, the building is also in accordance with the patterns for significance detailed in the Warehouses in Omaha Multiple Property Submission.
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The building functioned as a multi-use facility leasing space to a variety of other commercial tenants, including the B.F. Goodrich Rubber Company, United Food Stores, Inc., Warren Oil Company, Ford Brothers Van and Storage Company, and Gooches Food Products Company. It was the Ford Brothers Van and Storage Company that the building became known for.