Bradford–Pettis House
Bradford-Pettis House | |
 View from the front (east) | |
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| Location | Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | John McDonald |
| Architectural style | Prairie School, Pueblo |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001090 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
The Bradford-Pettis House is located at 400 South 39 Street[2] in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. It was designated an Omaha Landmark on February 26, 1980, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1983.
About
The Bradford-Pettis House is a combination of Prairie School and Georgian Revival architecture.[3] It was originally designed by Omaha-based architect John McDonald, for the owner of one of the largest wholesale lumber businesses in the west in the early twentieth century, Dana C. Bradford. After his death in 1923, Bradford's widow, Savilla King Bradford, married Edward Fitch Pettis, the secretary-treasurer of the J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store.[4] The second owner, Edward F. Pettis, was instrumental in the early development of the College World Series.[5] Mrs. Bradford Pettis was a paternal aunt of Gerald R. Ford, Jr., who was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. in Omaha in 1913.[6]
The house later became an antiques store and a Montessori educational center.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Address is visible on door in photo.
- ^ a b "3 Pieces of History Join Register List". The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA. Sunday, August 21, 1983. p. 101.
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- ^ "Bradford-Pettis House", City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "President's Aunt Gets in Early Vote". The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA. Saturday, May 8, 1976. p. 13.
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