Thomas Kilpatrick House

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The Joseph Garneau Jr. House, later called the Thomas Kilpatrick House or the Garneau–Kilpatrick House, is located at 3100 Chicago Street in the Gifford Park neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Built in 1890 for cracker magnate Joseph Garneau Jr., it changed hands in 1903 when Garneau moved to New York City to set up a wine importing business. Thomas Kilpatrick lived in the house until his death in 1916.[2]

Garneau–Kilpatrick House
South (front) of house; seen from Chicago Street
Thomas Kilpatrick House is located in Nebraska
Thomas Kilpatrick House
Thomas Kilpatrick House is located in the United States
Thomas Kilpatrick House
Location3100 Chicago St., Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates41°15′45″N 95°57′31″W / 41.26250°N 95.95861°W / 41.26250; -95.95861
Arealess than one acre
Built1890[2]
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.82000602[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 07, 1982
Designated OMALJanuary 22, 1980[2]

The Romanesque Revival style of the house led to it be designated an Omaha Landmark in 1980; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[2] The house is now referred to as “Red Rocks” by the current tenant, the Nebraska Gamma (Creighton) chapter of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Garneau / Kilpatrick House". City of Omaha — Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved October 25, 2012.