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| − | '''Jacob Ort''' was born July 7, 1846 in Chicago, Illinois to Asplanarius and Mary Orth. | + | '''Jacob Ort''' was born July 7, 1846 in Chicago, Illinois to Asplanarius and Mary Orth. He moved to Valparaiso, Nebraska by 1880, and later lived in other Nebraska towns near Lincoln. While he worked in Lincoln, he was a partner of the architectural firm [[Warren & Ort, Architects|Warren & Ort]]. He was married to Christie in 1868, with whom he had four children.[[#References|[1][2]]] Ort was not found in the 1900 or 1910 U.S. Census data for Nebraska. He died July 31, 1935 in Wahoo, Nebraska at the age of 89.[[#References|[4]]] |
This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization. | This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization. | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 29 November 2016
Jacob Ort was born July 7, 1846 in Chicago, Illinois to Asplanarius and Mary Orth. He moved to Valparaiso, Nebraska by 1880, and later lived in other Nebraska towns near Lincoln. While he worked in Lincoln, he was a partner of the architectural firm Warren & Ort. He was married to Christie in 1868, with whom he had four children.[1][2] Ort was not found in the 1900 or 1910 U.S. Census data for Nebraska. He died July 31, 1935 in Wahoo, Nebraska at the age of 89.[4]
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
[hide]Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1907
Wahoo, Nebraska, 1915-1917
Educational & Professional Associations
1863: military enlistment, Union Army, Illinois.[3][b]
1907: architect and partner, Warren & Ort, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Buildings & Projects
F. J. Kirchman house (1903), Wahoo, Nebraska. (SD16-085)
St. Vitus Catholic Church (1902-1903), Main St. north end of town, Touhy, Nebraska. (SD14-002)
Rad Cecho-Moravan Cis ZCBJ Sin (1916-1917), sec Jefferson & Madison, Brainard, Nebraska.[a] (BU03-016)
Notes
a. Listed in NEHBS as Jan Ort.
b. Purportedly wounded in Civil War, according to Ancestry Family Trees.
References
1. 1920 United States Census, s.v. “Jacob Ort,” Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, accessed through "HeritageQuestOnline.com.
2. 1880 United States Census, s.v. “Jacob Ort,” Valparaiso, Saunders County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
3. Historical Data Systems, comp. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Enlistment date: 22 Dec 1863. Accessed through Ancestry.com.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Jacob Ort (1846-1935), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, March 2, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, June 19, 2025.
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