Omaha Union Station
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The Union Station, at 801 South 10th Street in Omaha, Nebraska, known also as Union Passenger Terminal, is "one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the Midwest".[1] Designated an Omaha Landmark in 1978, it was listed as "Union Passenger Terminal" on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971,[2] and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016.[3] The Union Station is also a contributing property to the Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District. It was the Union Pacific's first Art Deco railroad station,[4][5][6] and the completion of the terminal "firmly established Omaha as an important railroad terminus in the Midwest".[7]
Union Passenger Terminal | |
Location | 801 South 10th Street Omaha, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°15′5.5″N 95°55′41.8″W |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Gilbert Stanley Underwood |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Part of | Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District (ID96000769) |
NRHP reference No. | 71000484 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1971 |
Designated NHL | December 23, 2016 |
Designated CP | July 19, 1996 |