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Blackstone Hotel
302 South 36th Street
1916
Architect unknown
Second Renaissance Revival Style
Designated Omaha Landmark: April 12, 1983
Built by the Bankers Realty Company in 1915, the Blackstone started out as a residential or family hotel. As stated by the company at the time, residents in family hotels rented by the year rather than the day and received hotel services. Purchased by Vienna born Charles Schimmel in 1920, the Blackstone became a "symbol of elegance" for Omahans.
Schimmel operated the Blackstone as a hotel, although it retained a number of its residents as well. The hotel published its own magazine, The Blackstonian, and maintained its own Pierce Arrow, which met visiting dignitaries arriving by train. With its ballroom, roof gardens and award winning restaurants, the Blackstone was the center of many of Omaha’s finest social functions for many years.
A fine example of the Second Renaissance Revival style of architecture, the Blackstone was renovated for use as offices in the early 1980’s.
(This building is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.) |
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