Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District
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The Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District, built between 1916 and 1921, is located at Jones Street from 20th to 23rd Streets in Midtown
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 Omaha
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, Nebraska
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. Built in combined Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival and Prairie School
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 styles, the complex was designated a City of Omaha Landmark in 1978; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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 as a historic district
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 in 1980. The historic district includes almost 55 acres (22.3 ha) with 19 buildings.

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Located in the formerly affluent and prosperous mixed-use neighborhood west of downtown Omaha, the Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments were built between 1916-1921 by William B. Drake, a prolific builder who held more than four million dollars worth of apartments throughout Omaha
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in 1925. These particular buildings were built in both Georgian Revival and Prairie School styles. With beautiful landscaped grounds, marble floors in a number of units and a surrounding park-like atmosphere scattered throughout a mixed-use neighborhood, Drake Court was once a highly-desired property.

Other buildings in the historic district include the Monroe Apartment Building, built in 1920. A four-story structure, it was rehabilitated in 1987. The Madison Apartments, built in 1927, were rehabilitated in 1985.

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