Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District

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Drake Court Historic District
File:Ansonia-Apartments-Omaha-NE.jpg
The Ansonia Apartments at 2221–2223 Jones Street are part of the historic district
Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District is located in Nebraska
Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District
Location Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Built 1916–1921[2]
Architect Drake,William B.; Drake Realty Construction Co.[2]
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Prairie School, Other
NRHP Reference # 80002447[1] (original)
14000258[3] (increase)
14000258[3] (decrease)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 10, 1980
Boundary increase June 4, 2014
Boundary decrease June 4, 2014
Designated OMAL December 19, 1978[2]

The Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District, built between 1916 and 1921, is located at Jones Street from 20th to 23rd Streets in Midtown Omaha, in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Built in combined Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival and Prairie School styles, the complex was designated a City of Omaha Landmark in 1978; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1980.[4] The historic district originally included 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) with 19 buildings. In 2014, boundary of the historic district was expanded by 0.74 acres (0.30 ha) include three additional buildings, and decreased by 3 acres (1.2 ha) to remove open space and parking that had been re-purposed, for a new total of 4.24 acres (1.72 ha). The district was also renamed to Drake Court Historic District.[5]

About

Located in the formerly affluent and prosperous mixed-use neighborhood west of downtown Omaha, the Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments were built between 1916-1921 by William B. Drake, a prolific builder who held more than four million dollars' worth of apartments throughout Omaha in 1925. These particular buildings were built in both Georgian Revival and Prairie School styles.[2] With beautiful landscaped grounds, marble floors in a number of units and a surrounding park-like atmosphere scattered throughout a mixed-use neighborhood, Drake Court was once a highly-desired property.[6]

Other buildings in the historic district include the Monroe Apartment Building, built in 1920. A four-story structure, it was rehabilitated in 1987. The Madison Apartments, built in 1927, were rehabilitated in 1985.[7]

Three buildings were added in the 2014 expansion, the Ansonia, Ainsworth, and Beverly Apartments.[5]

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  6. ↑ (2006) Drake Court. Retrieved 5/16/07.
  7. ↑ (2004) Tax Incentive Program Projects in Douglas County. State of Nebraska Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 5/16/07.
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