Saunders School

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.

Saunders School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Saunders School, now Saunders Apartments, seen from the southwest
Location	415 N. Forty-First Ave., Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°15′48″N 95°58′28″W
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1899
Architect	John Latenser
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	86000336 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 13, 1986

About

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.[2]

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.[3]

See also

• History of Omaha

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Wreckage left behind" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2/18/08.
3. (nd) Saunders School. City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2007-05-31. Archived March 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine