Blackstone Hotel (Omaha, Nebraska)
Blackstone Hotel | |
Location | 302 S. 36th St., Omaha, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°15′26″N 95°57′59″W / 41.25722°N 95.96639°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1916[2] |
Architect | F.W. Fitzpatrick |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 85000067[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 11, 1985 |
Designated OMAL | April 12, 1983[2] |
The Blackstone Hotel is a historic hotel located at 302 South 36th Street
History
The Blackstone was built by the Bankers Realty Investment Company as a
In 1920, the building was purchased by
In 1968, the
In September 2007, Kiewit Corporation, one of five Fortune 500 companies based in Omaha, bought the Blackstone.[8] Kiewit sold the property in 2017 to local investors Clarity Development Co. and Green Slate Development, who restored it as a luxury hotel, at a cost of $75 million.[9][10] It opened in November 2020 as the Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, operated by the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group[11] The original name can no longer be used due to legal issues.[12]
Construction
Built on a steel frame, the building is covered in brick with
Legacy
The
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. "Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission – Landmarks". ci.omaha.ne.us. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
- ^ "Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc. Buying Blackstone".
- ^ Historic images
- ^ ISBN 0-9745410-1-X.
- ^ a b "Blackstone Hotel" Archived 2001-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ "More tax incentive program projects in Douglas County."[usurped] Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 9/30/07.
- ^ "Great indoors", Omaha City Weekly, Retrieved 9/31/07.
- ^ "Omaha's Blackstone Hotel: The Resurrection of a Landmark". 7 May 2019.
- ^ "'Bringing back an icon': $75 million plan to revive Blackstone Hotel, a former hangout for Gold Coast elite".
- ^ "Kimpton Debuts Nebraska Hotel". 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Historic Blackstone Hotel renamed amid $75 million renovation". 19 November 2019.
- ^ Horan, Judy (May 28, 2014). "Crystal and Corned Beef". omahamagazine.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Weil, Elizabeth (June 7, 2013). "My Grandfather Invented the Reuben Sandwich. Right?". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ (nd) History of the Reuben Sandwich What's Cooking America? website. Retrieved 6/9/07