Difference between revisions of "Grabe & Helleberg, Architects"

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Partners:

George Grabe, Columbus and Fremont, Nebraska

John Peter Helleberg, Sr., Kearney, Nebraska

The Grabe & Helleberg partnership formed in July of 1914; successor firm of Wurdeman & Grabe, Architects.[1]

This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

Scribner Public School, 1922-1923 (D. Murphy)

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Columbus, Nebraska, 1914-1923

Lineage of the Firm

1911-1913: Wurdeman & Grabe, Architects, Columbus, Nebraska.

1914-1923: Grabe & Helleberg, Architects, Columbus, Nebraska.

1923-1946: John P. Helleberg, Architect, Kearney, Nebraska.[3][4][a]

1952-1983: Helleberg & Helleberg, Architects, Kearney, Nebraska, 1946-1983.

Buildings & Projects

Cairo Grade and High School (1914), Cairo, Nebraska.[3:8][4]

Cody Grade and High School (1914), Cody, Nebraska.[4]

Schuyler High School (1915), Schuyler, Nebraska.[4]

Stromsburg Public Library (1915-1917), 113 E 5th, Stromsburg, Nebraska. (PK04-007)

Winner High School (1916), Winner, South Dakota.[4]

Niobrara Grade and High School (1916), Niobrara, Nebraska.[4]

Smith National Bank (1917), St. Edward, Nebraska.[3:61]

Freidhof Department Store and Office (1917), Columbus, Nebraska.[3:62]

Farley Garage (1917), Cedar Rapids, Nebraska.[3:65]

Newman Grove Grade School (1917), Newman Grove, Nebraska.[4]

Primrose School (1917), Primrose, Nebraska.[4

First National Bank of North Bend (1917), North Bend, Nebraska.[6]

Clarksville Township Carnegie Library (1917-1918), NW Corner Amity & Green, Clarks, Nebraska.[3:70] (MK04-002)

Newman Grove School (1918), Newman Grove, Nebraska.[2]

Double Store for Strain & Lancaster (1918), Gregory, South Dakota.[2]

Security Bank (1918), Winner, South Dakota.[2]

William Ripp house (1918), Cedar Rapids, Nebraska.[2]

Store for J. A. Desch (1918), Central City, Nebraska.[2]

Alexandria Grade and High School (1918), Alexandria, South Dakota.[4]

Herrick School (1918-1919), Herrick, South Dakota.[4][5][b]

Monroe Grade and High School (1918-1919), Monroe, Nebraska.[3:102]

Bank (1919), Monroe, Nebraska.[3:113]

First Presbyterian Church (1919-1921), 260 South Pine Street, Spalding, Nebraska.[7-9][c] (GY06-044)

Sandin Auto Company Garage (1920), Aurora, Nebraska.[3:128]

Gottberg Auto Garage (1920-1921), 2801 13th St, Columbus, Nebraska.[3:130]

Evans Hospital (1920), Columbus, Nebraska.[3:134]

Delmont Grade and High School (1920), Delmont, South Dakota.[3:131][4]

Proposal for Winner Grade School (1920), Winner, South Dakota.[4]

Band Stand (1921), Columbus, Nebraska.[3:143]

Loma Grade and High School (1922), Loma, Nebraska.[4]

Scribner Public School (1922-1923), Pebble at Main, Scribner, Nebraska.[4] (DD10-056)

American Legion Hall (1923), Albion, Nebraska.[3:161]

Haach Duplex (1923), Kearney, Nebraska.[3:48]

Notes

a. Successor firm to Grabe & Helleberg.[3][4]

b. The Herrick, South Dakota, School was a combined grade and high school building. Thank you to Liz Almlie, South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office, for correcting this entry and providing the American Contractor citation ([5]), October 11, 2017.

c. Spalding Presbyterian Church built a small, wood-frame church in 1904, which was too small by the late 1910s. Calling its transformation in 1919-1921 a "remodeling" minimizes the work involved, as the old building was lifted from its foundation, rotated 90 degrees, and set on a new basement with added wings and a new tower, all designed by Grabe & Helleberg.[7]

References

1. Columbus Telegram (July 24, 1914), 1.

2. The American Contractor (March 23, 1918), 60, (This is a fireproof building of brick, terracotta, and concrete; four storeys with a basement, measuring 89 by 139 feet.), accessed through Google Books on January 12, 2012, http://books.google.com/books?id=UCJYAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA10-PA64&lpg=RA10-PA64&dq=f+w+clarke,+architect,+york+hotel,+nebraska&source=bl&ots=-QV--qNAlx&sig=yQZ--Gvu9ph8VGJ7unfHB-6P9QU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=whYPT97eOov9iQLF9M3fDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=f%20w%20clarke%2C%20architect%2C%20york%20hotel%2C%20nebraska&f=false

3. “Project Listings,” TS ([Kearney, NE]: Rex S. Helleberg, Architect, [1985]). Copy in Nebraska State Historical Society, Historic Preservation Division, Architect file.

4. “Helleberg & Helleberg, Architects & Engineers,” TS ([Kearney, NE]: The firm, [1985]). Copy in Nebraska State Historical Society, Historic Preservation Division, Architect file.

5. The American Contractor 40 (September 6, 1919): 60C.

6. "Bank at North Bend Will Build," Fremont (Nebraska) Tribune (July 26, 1917), 2.

7. Jill M. Ebers, "First Presbyterian Church...Spalding, Nebraska," National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (December 3, 2003). Accessed on-line February 18, 2025 at https://gis.ne.gov/Agency/rest/services/Above_Ground_National_Register/FeatureServer/1/481/attachments/481

8. "Spalding Presbyterian Church," Spalding (Nebraska) Enterprise (September 1, 1921), 5 (with photograph).

9. "Formal Dedication of New Presbyterian Church," Spalding (Nebraska) Enterprise (September 8, 1921), 1 (with photograph), cont. on 8.

Page Citation

D. Murphy & E. F. Zimmer, “Grabe & Helleberg, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 18, 2025. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, December 5, 2025.

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