Mason School
National Register of Historic Places

Mason School

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Listed
March 13, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
86000339

About this property

Mason School is located at 1012 South 24th Street in south Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Designed in the Richardson Romanesque style by the architectural firm of Mendelssohn, Fisher and Lawrie, the school was built in 1888 by the brick manufacturing and construction firm of Hadden, Rocheford & Gould. The school closed in the late 1970s and was converted into apartments. It was designated an Omaha Landmark in 1986 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places that same year. Mason School is a two-story brick building named in honor of Charles Mason, a Nebraska Supreme Court Justice in the early years of the state. When the school was built in 1888, it was located on the western fringe of Omaha on an unpaved South 24th Street. At the time it was opened, it was the largest elementary school in Omaha, with sixteen classrooms. The first principal was Jennie McKoons, with a staff of five teachers. When it first opened the school had 326 students; however, within a few years it expanded so rapidly that three wooden additions had to be constructed to accommodate the student body. They were replaced in 1936 with a brick addition. In 1989 the building was renovated and turned into apartments. Industrialist and philanthropist Peter Kiewit was among the school's notable students.

Location

1012 S. Twenty-fourth St.
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
41.24974, -95.94788

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When was Mason School listed on the National Register?

Mason School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Mason School?

Mason School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mason School?

The period of significance for Mason School is recorded as the civil_war era.

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