WoodmenLife Tower
| Woodmen Tower (now WoodmenLife Tower) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| Location |
1700 Farnam Street Omaha, NebraskaU.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°15′29″N 95°56′21″W / 41.2580°N 95.9393°WCoordinates: 41°15′29″N 95°56′21″W / 41.2580°N 95.9393°W |
| Construction started | 1966 |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Owner | Woodmen of the World |
| Height | |
| Roof | 478 ft (146 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Leo A. Daly |
| References | |
| [1] | |
WoodmenLife Tower, now the The Woodmen Tower, is a 478-ft (146-m) high-rise building at 1700 Farnam Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska,[2] and is the headquarters of the Woodmen of the World insurance company. Building was started in 1966 and completed in 1969, the Woodmen rises 30 stories. It was the tallest skyscraper in Omaha for over 30 years, until the construction of the First National Bank Tower.[3]
The building was featured prominently in the 2002 film About Schmidt,[4] the Woodmen Tower replaced several buildings in historic downtown, including the Old City Hall and Edward Rosewater's Bee Building.
Gallery
The Woodmen Tower rises just west of the J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store Building
In September 2006, the Woodmen Tower marked the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks by displaying large American flags draped from its upper floors.
See also
Notes
- ↑ WoodmenLife Tower at Emporis
- ↑ "Woodmen Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=129572&lng=3
- ↑ "Trivia for About Schmidt (2002)". IMDB.COM.
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