Status Complete Construction started 1966 Owner Woodmen of the World | Architectural style International Style Completed 1969 | |
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Location 1700 Farnam Street
Omaha, Nebraska
U.S. |
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.
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