Clyde Smith Adams (1876-1939), Architect
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1890-1939
AKA: Clyde Smythe Adams.[4]
Clyde S. Adams was born in Hammonton, New Jersey, in 1876, and practiced architecture in Philadelphia from 1890 until his death in 1939.[4] He was a member of the American Institute of Architects from 1936-1938.[2] A specialist in school architecture, his presence in Nebraska is known only through a single advertisement for a house plan.[1][3][4] It is not presently known whether any of his designs were constructed here.
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.
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Notes
References
1. Omaha Morning World Herald (January 5, 1908), 7C: 7-8.
2. The AIA Historical Directory of American Architects, s.v. “Adams, Clyde S.,” (ahd1000161), http://public.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki Accessed April 5, 2010.
3. Henry and Elsie Rathburn. Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (deceased). Fascimile Edition. Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970, 8.
4. Catherine Cramer, architectural historian, Tucson, Arizona, to historic preservation division, Nebraska State Historical Society, e-mail communication, November 29, 2017. Cramer provided information from her own research on Adams, which substantially corrects the Rathburn's information (Reference [3]), and provided leads to the following sources, the first of which was used here: Sandra L. Tatman, "Adams, Clyde Smith (1876 - 1939) Architect," Philadelphia Architects and Buildings website. Accessed November 29, 2017. https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/23324 ; Adams's Findagrave Memorial; and the obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer (December 21, 1939): 5.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Clyde Smith Adams (1876-1939), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, November 29, 2017. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, June 24, 2025.
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