Windsor Hotel

Windsor Hotel (HMNKJ)

Location: Omaha, NE 68102 Douglas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 15.273', W 95° 55.776'

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The Old Market Historic Walking Tour

The Windsor Hotel, designed in the Italianate style, was constructed in two phases - the east wing was completed in 1885, and an addition to the west was finished by 1887. It was designed to be a workingman's hotel, and with the proximity to both the Union and Burlington train stations, it became known as a railroader's hotel. Railroad passengers stopped at its restaurant and bar during layovers. The Windsor overlooked the stalls of the noisy open-air public market to its west from 1903 until the market folded in 1964. Renamed the Windsor Inn, it was the last hotel in operation in the Old Market when it closed on June 30, 1979. In 1985, Emil Vohoska and Pete Drake completed their renovation of the building as the Windsor Square Apartments. Vohoska memorialized his grandson, Sam Zmolek, by adding the "Lion Fountain" to the south side of the building. Four-year-old Sam had died of leukemia in 1994. In that year, the Windsor became next-door neighbor to the revived "Farmers Market" during summer weekends.
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Placed ByThe Old Market
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Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 10:39am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 254552 N 4571154
Decimal Degrees41.25455000, -95.92960000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 15.273', W 95° 55.776'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 15' 16.38" N, 95° 55' 46.56" W
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Area Code(s)402
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 514 S 10th St, Omaha NE 68102, US
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