NRHP: Selma Terrace
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Selma Terrace
NRHP Reference #: 08000603
NRHP Listing Date: 20080702
Location
630-36 Park Ave, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Summary
Designed by Omaha architect Richard Everette in 1916, Selma Terrace is a fine local example of the Sunlight and Air Apartment, a subtype of the Garden Apartment. Character defining features include an L-shaped plan, a slender width allowing each unit windows on at least two elevations and individual sun porches. The Garden Apartment movement developed in the United States as tenement laws and housing reform combined to transform middle class apartments from dark, cramped quarters, to bright sunlit spaces with sufficient ventilation.
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The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.
