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Gilbert Stanley Underwood was born May 1891 in New York. He worked as an architect, mainly in California, though he designed a couple buildings in Nebraska for Union Pacific Railroad.[1][2][4][5][6][7][11][12][13][14] Underwood died August 3, 1961.[8]
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.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Educational & Professional Associations
1908: student, San Bernardino, California.[10]
1910: draughtsman, Los Angeles, California.[11]
1912: architect, Los Angeles, California.[12]
1927: architect, San Francisco, California.[13]
1930: architect, Los Angeles, California.[14]
1940: consulting architect, Washington, D.C.[15]
Buildings & Projects
Union Pacific Depot (1925), Cozad, Nebraska.[3] (DS02-099)
Union Passenger Terminal Station (1930-1931), 723 S 9th St - 801 S. 10th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2][4][5:43][6][7] (DO09:0119-003) NRHP form and photos
Notes
References
1. “Union Station, Omaha,” Architecural Forum (December, 1930), 683-684.
2. Federal Writers Project, Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State (New York: Viking Press, 1939), 240-241.
3. “Cozad Depot…,” North Platte Telegraph (May 29, 1990) (see Nebraska State Historical Society site file).
4. Omaha World Herald (January 15, 1931). [WPA Index to References, Subj #611].
5. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980).
6. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
7. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
8. AIA Historical Directory of American Architects: A Resource Guide to Finding Information About Past Architects, accessed August 10, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1045846.aspx
9. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “Stanley Underwood,” Oneida, Madison County, New York, accessed through AncestryLibrary.com.
10. San Bernardino City Directory, 1908.
11. 1910 Unites States Census, s.v. “G. S. Underwood,” Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, accessed through AncestryLibrary.com.
12. Los Angeles County Directory, 1912.
13. San Francisco City Directory, 1927.
14. 1930 United States Census, s.v . “Gilbert S. Underwood,” Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, accessed through AncestryLibrary.com.
15. 1940 United States Census, s.v. “Gilbert S. Underwood,” Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, accessed through AncestryLibrary.com.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Gilbert Stanley Underwood (1891-1961), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 28, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, December 5, 2025.
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