Eggerss-O'Flyng Building
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Eggerss--O'Flyng Building
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View from the northwest, across the intersection of 15th and Leavenworth Streets.
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| Location | 801 S 15th St, Omaha, NE 68108, USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°15′7″N 95°56′7.6″W / 41.25194°N 95.935444°WCoordinates: 41°15′7″N 95°56′7.6″W / 41.25194°N 95.935444°W |
| Built | 1902,1912,1918 |
| Architect | Guth,Joseph; Latenser,John |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| MPS | Warehouses in Omaha MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 91001759 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 13, 1991 |
| Designated OMAL | March 17, 1992 |
The Eggerss-O'Flyng Building is located at 801 South 15th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, and named an Omaha Landmark on March 17, 1992.
The building was constructed in four stages starting in 1902 and finished in 1928. For fifty years it was the headquarters for the Eggerss-O'Flyng Company, which manufactured cardboard boxes. The building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by John Latenser, Sr.. When the building was built it was common for business in Omaha to build warehouses near the railroad on the east and south side of town the Douglas Eggerss-O'Flyng building being one of these.
The Eggerrs-O'Flyng Company was founded by August J. Eggerss, a German immigrant, in 1885. After constructing the building, Eggerss merged with Ivyl O'Flyng in 1903, who became the company's treasurer. At its largest, the Eggerrs-O'Flyng Company's payroll was 225 employees. During World War II, the company manufactured cardboard boxes for 20 millimeter shells, 90 millimeter shells, bomb fuses and other items going overseas to the armed forces. For many years, it manufactured cigar boxes, and In its later years, boxes for foodstuffs. William Dennis Lane, who started with the company at age 15 as a factory helper in 1900, became president of Eggerss-O'Flyng in 1932 and remained president until the company was sold.
In 1993 the building was renovated at a cost of $3.3 million and turned into loft style apartments. It now houses 48 units. In addition to being listed independently on the National Register of Historic Places individually, the building is listed as a contributing property to the Warehouses in Omaha Multiple Properties Submission.
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