Christian Specht Building

The Christian Specht Building is located at 1110 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska.

It is the only existing building with a cast-iron facade known in Nebraska today, and one of the few ever built in the state.

[2] The building was deemed an Omaha landmark in 1981, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

[3] Designed by local architects Dufrene and Mendelssohn in 1884, the three-story Specht Building was modeled in the Italian Renaissance Revival Style.

The company was a manufacturer of galvanized iron cornices, finials and other metal building products.