With new technologies, building techniques and construction materials, American architectural design came into its own in the 1920s. These Omaha beauties are monuments to the Art Deco and Revival styles.
A flurry of annexations in the 1910s increased the cityâs footprint and population, she said. Benson, Dundee, Florence and South Omaha were all added to the city within a few years of each other.
âI would imagine that there was a good amount of construction that kind of âfilled inâ the gaps between the neighborhoods that had formerly been separate municipalities,â Kammerer said. âThe 1913 tornado had also wrought immense havoc on Omaha buildings and homes. Many required rebuilding in the years following.â