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Georgia Row House

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Location
  
Omaha, Nebraska

NRHP Reference #
  
82000603

Added to NRHP
  
12 November 1982

Built
  
1890

Opened
  
1890

Georgia Row House

Architectural style
  
Queen Anne style architecture

Similar
  
Garneau‑Kilpatrick House, Charles D McLaughlin House, Brandeis–Millard House, Mary Rogers Kimball H, Leone - Florentine and Carp

The Georgia House was designed by the architects Findley & Shields. It was constructed of brick, limestone, sandstone and stucco. The architectural style is Queen Anne. It is also known as The Georgia Boarding House. The Georgia House is one of the few traditional houses in the city. It lands on 9 acres with three buildings on sight. The Georgia Row house is a 3 story building in Douglas county erected in 1890 for J. Herbert Van Closter who was president of the Nebraska Mortgage and Loan Company. It was named in honor of Georgia Avenue which was the previous name of Omaha's 29th Street. The interior is furnished with simple oak fittings and 8 fireplaces. It is currently owned by inCOMMON Community Development, a Omaha-based non-profit with the mission of "alleviating poverty at a root level by uniting and strengthening vulnerable neighborhoods." inCOMMON has plans to redevelop the property as affordable, family housing.

The Georgia Row House is a historic property in Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1890, it is one of the few traditional row houses in the city. The house now named the Georgia Apartments and is located at 1040–1044 South 29th Street.

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Georgia Row House Wikipedia