Kiewit Plaza
Kiewit Plaza | |
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General information | |
Type | Skyscraper |
Address | 3555 Farnam Street |
Town or city | Omaha, Nebraska |
Country | United States |
Construction started | 1960 |
Completed | 1961 |
Height | 210 ft |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 15 |
Kiewit Plaza is a high-rise office building in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.. It is located at 3555 Farnam Street at the corner of S 36th Street.[1] It was built from 1960 to 1961, and it was designed in the modernist architectural style.[1]
It has been home to the headquarters of Peter Kiewit and Sons and Berkshire Hathaway[2] since 1962[3] when Warren Buffett dissolved his six partnerships into one partnership headquartered in this building.
It is named after Peter Kiewit's construction company, Peter Kiewit Sons', a company considered to be one of the most profitable construction companies in the world[4] and once called "Colossus of Roads",[5] which is also headquartered in the building.
References[]
- ^ a b "Kiewit Plaza". Emporis. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ Berkshire Hathaway site, http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
- ^ The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, p.240
- ^ The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, P.894
- ^ Dave Mack, "Colossus of Roads", Omaha Magazine, July 1977
Categories:
- Office buildings completed in 1961
- Skyscraper office buildings in Omaha, Nebraska
- Berkshire Hathaway
- 1961 establishments in Nebraska
- Omaha, Nebraska stubs