The Center School, now known as the Lincoln School Apartments, is located at 1730 South 11th Street in

South South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the List of cities in Nebraska, most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's List of United S ...

, United States. Built in 1893, it was declared an

Omaha Landmark This article covers Omaha landmarks designated by the City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Preservation Commission. In addition, it includes structures or buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places and those few designated as Natio ...

June 18, 1985 and listed on the

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on August 23, 1985. The building is one of only a very few major examples of the

Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a architectural style, style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886). The revivalism (architecture), revival style incorporates 11th- and 12th-century ...

style remaining in Omaha. Center School is one of 35 Omaha schools designed by architect John Latenser, Sr. The building was rehabilitated into apartments in 1987., Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/13/08.

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* Elementary schools in Omaha, Nebraska Apartment buildings in Omaha, Nebraska National Register of Historic Places in Omaha, Nebraska John Latenser Sr. buildings Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Nebraska Defunct schools in Nebraska School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska {{Nebraska-school-stub