Omaha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former Burlington Route passenger station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() The Chicago and Great Western's Nebraska Limited pulling into the station on August 8, 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1001 South 10th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Burlington Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Entrance to Burlington Station in 2005, pre-dating KETV renovations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Omaha, Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°14′59.32″N 95°55′41.76″W / 41.2498111°N 95.9282667°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Kimball, Thomas R.; Graham, Anderson, Probst & White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Classical Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 74001110[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | August 7, 1974 |
Omaha station, located at 1001 South 10th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, is a historically and culturally significant landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which is currently used as the studio facility for Omaha's ABC affiliate, television station KETV (channel 7). When it was opened in 1898, this Italianate style building, designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball, was hailed by newspapers around the world for its grand architecture and accommodations. The station is a contributing property to the Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District, and sits southeast of the Old Market, and immediately north of Little Italy.
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