NRHP: Poppleton Block
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Poppleton Block
NRHP Reference #: 82000606
NRHP Listing Date: 19821007
Location
1001 Farnam, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Summary
The Poppleton Block was built by Andrew Jackson Poppleton, a pioneer Omaha attorney who held the position of general attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad for many years. Perhaps the most important case in Poppleton's legal career was his successful 1879 defense of Ponca Indian Chief Standing Bear (see Fort Omaha Historic District). Based on the issue of whether Indians could live outside reservations, the case set legal precedents in granting Indians status as persons under the law. The building is a fine example of commercial Italianate architecture in Omaha. The three-story brick structure was erected in 1880 with Henry Voss serving as the architect.
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