National Register of Historic Places

Flatiron Hotel

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Listed
September 20, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78003403

About this property

The Flatiron Hotel is located at 1722 St. Mary's Avenue in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Designed by architect George Prinz and originally constructed in 1912 as an office building, in 1914 it was renovated for use as a hotel. Today the building serves as office and commercial space. It formerly housed an upscale restaurant, the Flatiron Cafe, which closed in 2022. The Flatiron Hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Drawing upon the original Flatiron Building in New York City, Augustus F. Kountze, a local banker and landowner, had the building erected as commercial and office space in 1912. The building, designed in the Georgian Revival style, is one of Omaha's most distinctive buildings. It has four stories with a circular tower at the point of the triangle, and is highlighted by decorative brickwork. There is limestone trim around the entire building, with a brown brick exterior on the whole building. In the novel Kings of Broken Things by Theodore Wheeler, the Flatiron Hotel is the site of a criminal scheme to dig secret tunnels that connect reputable hotels to brothels. The novel depicts several criminal endeavors connected to noted crime and political boss Tom Dennison.

Location

1722 St. Mary's Ave.
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
41.25536, -95.93954

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Sources

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When was Flatiron Hotel listed on the National Register?

Flatiron Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Flatiron Hotel?

Flatiron Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Flatiron Hotel?

The period of significance for Flatiron Hotel is recorded as the industrial era.

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