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Northern Natural Gas Building, Omaha
Northern Natural Gas Building, Omaha

The Northern Natural Gas Building, also known as the 2223 Dodge Street Building, is a 260 ft (79 m), 19-story high-rise building located in the Park East neighborhood of Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. As of 2013, the building is home to an apartment complex called the Highline. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The building was built in the early 1950s as a six-story building for Northern Natural Gas. The building was later expanded in 1958 with the addition of a fifteen story high-rise. After Northern Natural Gas's merger with Houston Natural Gas, the building was used as the headquarters for Enron until 1986. After Enron moved to Houston, Texas, the building was used as a regional headquarters for the company until 1990.

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Northern Natural Gas Building
Dodge Street, Omaha

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Dodge Street 2223
68102 Omaha
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