Federal Building and Investment Company, Real Estate Developers
Federal Building & Investment Company (FBIC) was incorporated in 1916 as a vertically integrated company for purposes of the finance, design, and construction of apartments, houses and other buildings. W. Bruce Shurtleff was president.[1] Partner (and secretary-treasurer) H. C. Jennings died of influenza at age 36 in December of 1918.[4] Advertisements by the FBIC stated []
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Contents
[hide]Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Lincoln, Nebraska,
Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
"Lincolndale" apartment house (1919), 14th & D Streets (south 72' of Lot 12, Block 187), Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3][6]
One-story garage (1919-1920), 1822 N Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][6]
Third-floor addition to 2-story apartment (1919), 1319 L Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[6][c]
Notes
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b.
"The company decided to begin the liquidation of its property at the annual meeting held on Mary 2, 1920, it is said. Stockholders were agreed at that time that the function for which the company was organized, namely, to carry on large and extensive building operations, has been defeated because of the high cost of building materials."[12]
c. Attorney E. E. Brown had a two-story "brick flat" constructed at 1317 L Street in 1907 (City of Lincoln Building permit #1894) for an estimated $12,000, which gained two additional floors in 1919, called Cornhusker Apartments. LC13:C08-0269 [11]
References
1. A 32-page brochure 7% Investments
2. "Mere Mention...The Dowling iron works has begun an action...to fore close [sic] a mechanic's lien," (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (November 14, 1920), 8.
3. "Lincolndale is Sold For $50,000," Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (April 27, 1924), 1.
4. "Herbert Jennings Yields to the Flu," Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (December 21, 1918), 2.
5. City of Lincoln Building Permit #8309, issued December 20, 1919.
6. "Mere Mention" (2nd column, "Work on the foundation of the one-story garage...being built by the Federal Building and Investment company..." Evening State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) (July 16, 1919), 8.
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11. "Far Above Two Millions--1907 Building Record in Lincoln is Pleasing," (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (January 5, 1908), 29.
12. "Court is Asked to Wind Up Affairs--Trustees of Federal Building Corporation Report No Settlement," Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (November 11, 1920), 1.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer “Federal Building and Investment Company, Real Estate Developers,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 16, 2023. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, July 26, 2025.
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