Webster Telephone Exchange Building

Omaha, United States

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Located in North Omaha, the Webster Telephone Exchange Building is a Tudor Revival structure designed by prominent local architect Thomas Rogers Kimball and completed in 1906. The 33-room building gained historical significance following the Easter Sunday Tornado of 1913, when it served as a center for recovery operations. In 1933, American Bell donated the building to the Omaha Urban League, establishing its role as a vital institution in the city's African American community and home to Urban League leader Whitney Young. Converted to the Great Plains Black History Museum in 1976, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated a landmark by the City of Omaha, recognizing its importance to the region's cultural heritage.