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<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">'''Hastings, Nebraska, 1961-1969'''</div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">

DBA: Edgar W. Burgett & Associates, Architects

'''Edgar W. Burgett''' was an architect during the nineteenth century. He was born February 21, 1919 in Liberty, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] He served as a Captain in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1941-1946, 1950-1952.[[#References|[2]]] Burgett then attended the Architectural International Correspondence School in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1955.[[#References|[2]]] Around this time, 1954, he also began serving as a member of the Hastings Planning Committee, taking on the role of secretary from 1956-1967, and reprising the role in 1969.[[#References|[2]]]

'''Burgett''' was very prominent in the community. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.[[#References|[3][4]]] He was also a district deputy in the Order of DeMolay and was awarded the DeMolay Legion of Honor.[[#References|[3]]] In addition to this involvement, he belonged to many organizations including Veterans of Foreign Wars; Masonic Lodge No. 50; the Scottish Rite; the Tehama Temple; St. Mark's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral; the Lochland Country Club; the Industrial consultant committee for architectural drafting at Nebraska Vocational Technical School at Milford, Nebraska; and the architectural drafting advisory committee for Central Nebraska Technical College.[[#References|[3][4]]]

Edgar W. Burgett died January 1, 1971.[[#References|[3]]] He left behind his wife, Bethene; son, Charles, of Ames, Iowa; and two sisters: Mrs. Ernest Remmers, Lincoln, Nebraska and Mrs. Don Hotz, Tucson, Arizona.[[#References|[3]]]

This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the ''' [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries]] ''' page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings==
Hastings, Nebraska, 1957-1959

==Educational & Professional Associations==
1941-1942; sales engineer, Store Kraft Mfg. Co., Beatrice, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]]

1942-1946; 2nd Lt., Aviation Engineer, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.[[#References|[5]]]

1946-1947; sales engineer, Store Kraft Mfg. Co., Beatrice, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]]

1950-1952: Captain, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[[#References|[2]]]

1950-1954: construction engineer, J M McDonald Co., Hastings, Nebraska.[[#Notes|[b]]]

1954-1956: member, Hastings Planning Committee.[[#References|[2]]]

1955: student, Architecture International Correspondence School, Scranton, Pennsylvania.[[#References|[2]]]

1956-1967, 1969: secretary, Hastings Planning Committee.[[#References|[2]]]

1957: Registered Professional Architect Nebraska, January, 5, 1957, A-391.[[#References|[5]]]

1957: assistant manager, Carmichael Construction, Hastings, Nebraska.

1958: estimator, Carmichael Construction, Hastings, Nebraska.

1961-1965: architect, Hastings, Nebraska.

1966: treasurer, AIA Nebraska Chapter.[[#References|[2][4]]]

1967: secretary, AIA Nebraska Chapter.[[#References|[2][4]]]

1967-1970: architect and owner, [[Edgar W. Burgett & Associates, Architects]], Hastings, Nebraska.[[#Notes|[a]]]

1968: vice president, AIA Nebraska Chapter.[[#References|[2][4]]]

1969: president, AIA Nebraska Chapter.[[#References|[2][4]]]

==Other Associations==
1963-1967: employed [[Donald L. Nispel (1931-1997), Architect|Donald L. Nispel]], architect.

==Buildings & Projects==
'''Dated'''

Nebraska Public Power District Office (1961), Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[2][3]]]

Central Nebraska Power & Irrigation District Office (1961), Holdrege, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] 

State Hospital Kitchen (1967), Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] 

First National Bank (1967), St. Paul, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] 

St. Michaels Catholic Church (1968), Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[2][3]]]

'''Undated'''

Hastings State Bank, Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]]

Zion Lutheran Church.[[#References|[3]]]

First Baptist Church.[[#References|[3]]]

State Federal Savings and Loan.[[#References|[3]]]

Schweser’s Store.[[#References|[3]]]

Salvation Army Bldg.[[#References|[3]]]

==Honors & Awards==
DeMolay Legion of Honor[[#References|[3]]]

==Notes==
a. Newspaper article gives the dates as 1960-1971.[[#References|[3]]]

b. Newspaper article lists him as an architect, and gives the dates as 1947-1960.[[#References|[3]]]

==References==
1.  “Edgar William Burgett,” ''AIA Historical Directory of American Architects: A Resource Guide to Finding Information About Past Architects'', accessed April 13, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1005935.aspx

2.  American Institute of Architects, comp., ''American Architects Directory'', Third Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1970), 121, accessed April 4, 2010,
http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx 

3. “Edgar Burgett Dies Suddenly,” ''Hastings Daily Tribune'' (January 1, 1971), 15:6.

4. “Burgett Rites Held Saturday In Hastings,” ''Lincoln Evening Journal'' (January 2, 1971), 8:5.

5.  Application for Registration to Practice Professional Engineering and Architecture, Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Architects, July, 2, 1956. Nebraska State Historical Society RG081 SG2  

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