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Astro Theater
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National Register of Historic Places

Astro Theater

Also known as Riviera Theater

On the National Register since 197452 years
MoorishListed 1974Omaha
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About Astro Theater

Astro Theater, at 2001 Farnam St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 13, 1974. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheatre and performing arts center in Omaha, Nebraska. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 23 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2001 Farnam St., Omaha · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Astro TheaterStart here
  2. 2Sanford HotelCommercial · next door
  3. 3Union State Bank BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Scottish Rite CathedralNeo-Classical Revival · next door
  5. 5Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Regional HeadquartersModern · next door
Around it

49 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BOmaha Public LibrarySecond Renaissance Revival · Built 18910.1 miBStandard Oil BuildingCommercial Style0.2 miBFlatiron HotelGeorgian Revival0.2 miBNebraska Buick Auto CompanyBuilding0.2 miDHoward Street Apartment DistrictPrairie School0.2 miBDouglas County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)French Renaissance Revival0.2 miBOmaha National Bank BuildingItalianate · Built 18560.2 miBThe LoganCommercial · Built 19180.2 miBFarm Credit BuildingChicago0.2 miDDrake Court Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)District0.3 miBSteiner Rowhouse No. 1Rowhouse0.3 miBThe Berkeley ApartmentsVernacular0.3 miBSteiner Rowhouse No. 2Rowhouse0.3 miDDrake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic DistrictGeorgian Revival0.3 miBHill HotelCommercial0.3 miBAquila Court BuildingRenaissance · Built 19230.3 miBCity National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum TheaterThree-part Vertical Block0.3 miBKeeline BuildingCommercial0.3 mi
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BPeerless Motor CompanyCommercial0.3 miBRedick TowerArt Deco · Built 19300.3 miBBarker BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.3 miBHupmobile BuildingBuilt 19170.3 miBFirst National Bank BuildingLate Renaissance Revival0.3 miBRose Realty-Securities BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19160.3 miBFarnam BuildingSullivanesque0.3 miBFord HospitalSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 miBThe Ottawa BlockBuilding0.3 miBNorthern Natural Gas BuildingInternational Style · Built 19510.3 miBFirst National CenterBuilding0.3 miBTrinity CathedralLate Gothic Revival0.3 miBOmaha High SchoolFrench Renaissance Revival · Built 19120.3 miBThe Anderson BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19240.4 miBTraver Brothers Row HousesBuilding0.4 miBKennedy BuildingCommercial0.4 miBScott-Omaha Tent and Awning CompanyBuilding0.4 miBMoyer Row HousesRenaissance Revival · Built 19040.4 miDOmaha Auto Row Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBDrummond Motor CompanyBuilding0.4 miBFirestone Tire and Rubber BuildingBuilding0.4 miBMeyer and RaapkeBuilding0.4 miBFederal Office BuildingModern Movement · Built 19340.4 miBBrandeis, J. L., and Sons Store BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miBCapitol GarageBuilding0.4 miBLeone, Florentine, and Carpathia Apartment BuildingsItalian Renaissance0.5 miBChiodo ApartmentsBuilding0.5 miBEggerss-O'Flyng BuildingRenaissance0.5 miBSwartz Printing Company BuildingCommercial · Built 19100.5 miBOmaha Bolt, Nut and Screw BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBUndine ApartmentsVernacular0.5 mi

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Questions about Astro Theater

Is Astro Theater on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 13, 1974 (Register number 74001108).

Is Astro Theater a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Nebraska has 15 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is USS HAZARD (AM-240) National Historic Landmark, 2.5 miles away.

Can you visit Astro Theater?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Astro Theater?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 23 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73920582 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.