The Redick Mansion , also known as the Mayne Mansion and Redick Hall , was located at 3612 North 24th Street in North Omaha , Nebraska . It served as the first home of Omaha University, now known as the University of Nebraska at Omaha , from 1909 through 1917. A five-story tower on the front of the mansion was a notable landmark throughout the area.
17-417: Henry and Mary Meyers built a simple wooden farmhouse along rural North 24th Street in 1875. In 1885 Clifton E. Mayne, a local real estate developer and businessman, bought the house, which was now located in a new suburb called Kountze Place . Using profits from his recent development called Orchard Hill , Mayne grew the house into a 20-room mansion , with a five-story tower and a wide veranda encircling
34-692: A resort on Keeley Island on Lake Shetek near Currie, Minnesota where it became the Valhalla Dance Pavilion and Cafe until it burnt down on March 3, 1928. Omaha University moved to its Dodge Street location starting in 1936. Today, the Redick Mansion property is the site of Omaha Public Schools ' King Science and Technology Magnet Middle School. It sits across the street from Kountze Park . 41°17′35″N 95°56′36″W / 41.29306°N 95.94333°W / 41.29306; -95.94333 Farmhouse A farmhouse
51-483: Is a building that serves as the primary quarters in a rural or agricultural setting. Historically, farmhouses were often combined with space for animals called a housebarn . Other farmhouses may be connected to one or more barns , built to form a courtyard , or with each farm building separate from each other. Types of farmhouses in Europe include the following: A Bresse house ( French : Ferme bressane )
68-586: Is a style of traditional German farmhouse which is predominantly found in Central Germany. It is known by a variety of other names, many of which indicate its regional distribution: The Middle German house first emerged in the Middle Ages as a type of farmhouse built either using timber framing or stone. It is an 'all-in-one' house ( Einhaus ) with living quarters and livestock stalls under one roof. This rural type of farmstead still forms part of
85-554: Is a type of farmhouse found in the Bresse region and characterized by its long length, brick walls and wooden roof. A Mas is a traditional farmhouse unique to Provence and Southern France . Historically there were three main types of German farmhouses, many of which survive today. The Low German house or Niedersachsenhaus (Lower Saxony house) is found mainly on the North German Plain , but also in large parts of
102-515: Is a type of farmhouse where the residents work the land but do not own the farm. Ta' Tabibu farmhouse and Ta' Xindi Farmhouse are two typical Maltese farmhouses built with the use of Limestone material. In Maltese a farmhouse is called Razzett . Other examples of Maltese farmhouses are the Ta' Cisju Farmhouse and The Devil's Farmhouse . Types of farmhouses in North America include
119-461: Is divided into three zones: The Ern is the central area of the house and has a stove area (later a kitchen) at the back. This developed from the ancient hearth near the main entrance or between the doors if the house had a "crosspassage". On one side of the Flur there is a doorway to the living area and on the other to the working area. From the outset the house had two fireplaces. In the living room,
136-610: Is that the roof of the Middle German house is supported by its outer walls, whereas that of the Low German house is supported by internal, wooden posts. The Middle German house is a byre-dwelling ( Wohnstallhaus ) with entrances to the various rooms down one side. The front door is thus at the side of the building and opens into the Ern , a Franconian expression for the central hallway or Flur , and cooking area. The house
153-500: The Netherlands . It is a large structure with a sweeping roof supported by two to four rows of internal posts. The large barn door at the gable end opens into a spacious hall, or Deele , with cattle stalls and barns on either side and living accommodation at the end. The Middle German house may also be a single unit, but access is from the side, and the roof is supported by the outside walls. Later this type of mitteldeutsches Haus
170-515: The Stube , there was a cocklestove , and in the Flur was a stove for cooking, which was later partitioned off to form a kitchen. Initially, this type of house only had one storey, but from about the 15th century they were usually built in two storeys with a ground floor and upper floor. From the 17th century the upper storey was built as a jetty and had artistic features such as beam heads ( Balkenköpfe ) and wall plates ( Schwellen ). In this period,
187-573: The Rockies ( Alberta , British Columbia). By the early 1900s houses could be purchased as kits from several Canadian and American companies. American farmhouses had a straightforward construction designed to function amidst a working farm in a rural setting. They had a simple rectangular floor plan, usually built with local materials, and included a dominant centrally-located fireplace for cooking and heating. Middle German house The Middle German house ( German : mitteldeutsches Haus )
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#1732786958727204-489: The entire first floor. A large parlor , a dining room and a spacious entry hall greeted guests, along with tall chimneys , exotic woodwork and elegant fixtures throughout the house. In 1889 John I. Redick bought the residence after Mayne fell into financial difficulty. In 1898 the mansion was located across the street from the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition . John Redick's son, Oak C. Redick, sold
221-502: The following: Canadian farmhouses were influenced by European settlers. In Quebec , the style varied from Gothic to Swiss, with the kitchen being the most important room in the house. In Ontario , the farmhouses of the late 19th century were of Victorian influence. Earlier ones used clapboard and later variations had brick. Many had front porches. In the west, dwellings varied from single-story wooden homesteads to straw huts. Wooden houses were built later as railroads brought wood from
238-431: The house for $ 30,000 to the newly formed Municipal University of Omaha in 1907. Omaha University paid for the building and moved in in 1909, renaming it Redick Hall. The first classes were held there on September 14, 1909, for twenty-six students, nineteen of them graduates of Omaha High School . The building was used for classes and offices, and the adjacent carriage house was used as the science laboratory . The parlor
255-595: The scene in many villages in the central and southern areas of Germany . The northern boundary of its distribution area is roughly where the Central Uplands merge into the North German Plain . There, its place is gradually taken by the Low German house ( Fachhallenhaus ), known colloquially as the Niedersachsenhaus ( Low Saxon house ). An important distinction between the two types of farmhouse
272-445: Was converted into a chapel and a resting room made available for female students. Faculty for the fledgling university came from the nearby Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary . The campus developed quickly with the addition of Jacobs Gymnasium and Joslyn Hall, as well as a College of Law, all on the original Redick Mansion property. In 1917 the building was sold to a local grain dealer who had it disassembled and moved by train to
289-710: Was expanded to two or more buildings around a rectangular farmyard, often with a second story. The South German house is found in southern Germany and has two main variants, the Swabian or Black Forest house and the Bavarian farmstead. A Cascina a corte is a courtyard building whose arrangement is based on the Roman villa found in the Po Valley of northern Italy. A house called Casa colonica [ it ] in Italy
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