- Steiner Rowhouses
- 638-42 South 19th Street/1906-10 Jones
Street
- 1909, 1911
- Architect: Joseph Guth
- Designated Omaha Landmark: March 17, 1992
- These structures embody the distinctive
characteristics
- of a property type important in Omaha
history, the rowhouse. As the largest metropolitan area in Nebraska, Omaha contains
the greatest number and variety of rowhouses in the state. The primary incidence of
rowhouse construction in Omaha coincides closely with two periods of economic boom in the
city -- the first row approximately 1886 to 1890 and the second during much of the first
quarter of the twentieth century. Both periods saw tremendous growth accompanied by a
critical need for housing of various types. The rowhouse was used extensively during both
boom periods.
Stylistically, the Steiner
Rowhouses exhibit elements associated with the early twentieth century Renaissance revival style. Both structures were
completely rehabilitated in the early 1990’s for use as apartments.
(These buildings are
also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.)
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