NRHP: Bank of Florence

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Bank of Florence

Bank of Florence

NRHP Reference #: 69000130

NRHP Listing Date: 19691015

Location

8502 N 30th, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

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Summary

The bank of Florence was chartered by Nebraska's territorial legislature in 1856. The building was erected the following summer at a cost of $4,500 by Levi Harsh for the financial firm of Cook, Sargent, and Parker of Davenport, Iowa. The bank played an important role in the development of the town of Florence, now a section of northeastern Omaha.

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