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City Hall (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Alfred B. Mullett buildingsBuildings and structures in Lincoln, NebraskaCity and town halls in NebraskaCity and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in NebraskaGothic Revival architecture in Nebraska
Government buildings completed in 1874Historic American Buildings Survey in NebraskaNational Register of Historic Places in Lincoln, NebraskaWilliam Appleton Potter buildings
Old City Hall (Lincoln, NE) from NE 1
Old City Hall (Lincoln, NE) from NE 1

Lincoln City Hall is the former seat of the Lincoln, Nebraska city government. The hall was built from 1874-1879 as the U.S. Post Office and Court House, designed by the office of the U.S. Treasury Department's architect, Alfred B. Mullett. A new post office and court house was built in 1906 and the property was transferred to the city. It was superseded as city hall in 1969 when the city government moved into the City-County Building. Although Mullett is officially listed as the architect, much of the design work may have been carried out by his assistant, William Appleton Potter, who specialized in the Gothic style.

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City Hall (Lincoln, Nebraska)
O Street, Lincoln

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N 40.813888888889 ° E -96.7075 °
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Old Courthouse

O Street
68508 Lincoln
Nebraska, United States
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Burr Block
Burr Block

The Burr Block, at 1206 O St. in Lincoln, Nebraska, is a long-salient building which was built in 1887 and later expanded to become a skyscraper. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.It has also been known as the Security Mutual Building, as the Veterans Administration Building, and as the Anderson Building. The original designer and construction supervisor was James Tyler. The firm of Berlinghof & Davis apparently were the architects the 1916 expansion when four additional stories were added. Its NRHP nomination describes its importance as:historically significant to Lincoln and Nebraska as being a highly visible chronicle of two prosperous eras in the city and state. In this capacity the Burr Block is also an exemplary instance of changing modes in American architecture: initially constructed in 1887 as a romantic Victorian edifice, it was transformed twenty-nine years later into a modern, ten-story "skyscraper"- up-to-date construction methods being employed, but stone remaining the principal medium. These factors accord the Burr Block as a unique remnant of late-19th and early-20th-century business activities on "0" Street, Lincoln's main thoroughfare. Since its initial construction the building has been associated with persons significant on the local, state, and national levels, and for over four decades the building was home office to an important insurance company that experienced tremendous growth during its period of occupancy.