Glen Comar Waterman (1889-1972), Architect
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Glen Comar Waterman was born in Holdrege, Nebraska, on January 26, 1889 to Mary Helen and Elmer Ellsworth Waterman. Elmer was a carpenter and building contractor, active in Holdrege for many years before his death in 1945.[1-5] His son Glen was already listed as an architect in Holdrege in the 1910 U. S. Census (at age 21).[4] His draft registration in 1917 listed his residence as Holdrege but his employer as Drake Realty Construction Co. in Omaha, for whom he was an architectural draftsman. Glen had an architectural office in Scottsbluff, Nebraska before and after served in the U. S. Army and saw combat in France during WWI (1918-1919). He married Emma Petersen in 1920, then located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska as an architect. He died in Omaha in 1972 and was interred in Minden, Nebraska.[1][7]
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
Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 1918-1920 Omaha, Nebraska, 1923, 1926-1959
Educational & Professional Associations
1913-1914: worked in the office of Hastings architect C. W. Way.[10][11]
1917: architectural drafting for Drake Realty Construction Company, Omaha, Nebraska.[2][12]
1917-1918: establishes "architect and construction engineer's" office in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[12]
1918-1919: active duty, U.S.Army, machine gun battalion in France.[8]
1940: artist & draftsman, U.P.R.R. engineering dept., Omaha, Nebraska.[x]
Other Associations
Buildings & Projects
City Hall (1917-1918), Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[13-15]
Undated
Notes
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References
1. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, s.v. “Glen Comar Waterman” [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
2. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, s.v. "Glen Comar Waterman," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
3. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Glen C Waterman," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
4. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census, s.v. “Glen Naterman [sic],” [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
5. "Obituary for E. E. Waterman, Holdrege (Nebraska) Daily Citizen (August 22, 1945), 2.
6. "Waterman-Petersen Wedding Sunday," Minden (Nebraska) Courier, (April 15, 1920), 1.
7. "Waterman--Glenn [sic]," (death notice), Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (October 5, 1972), 48.
8. "Glen C. Waterman...plans to return to Scottsbluff...," Star-Herald (Scottsbluff, Nebraska) (June 27, 1919), 8.
9. "Mr. and Mrs. Glen C. Waterman have removed from Holdrege to Omaha...[He]...is an architect and has opened an office in Omaha...," Minden (Nebraska) News (July 1, 1921), 8.
10. "Glen C. Waterman, who has been visiting...," Hastings (Nebraska) Daily Republican (August 4, 1913), 6.
11. "Building Notes--G. C. Waterman has accepted a position with the C. W. Way Co., architechts [sic]," Hastings (Nebraska) Daily Tribune (May 30, 1914), 7.
12. "G. C. Waterman...is establishing an architect and constructing engineer's office in this city [Scottsbluff]...," Platte Valley Daily Star-Herald (Scottsbluff, Nebraska) (June 26, 1917), 3.
13. "Waterman to Draw Plans," Star-Herald (Scottbluff, Nebraska) (October 9, 1917), 8.
14. "Public Buildings--Scottsbluff, Nebr.--City Hall; $15,000, 2 sty. & bas. 25x80, Archt. G. C. Waterman," The American Contractor (October 27, 1917), 29.
15. "Scottsbluff will celebrate Fourth," Scottsbluff (Nebraska) Star-Herald (May 2 1919), 1.
x. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Glenn C Naterman [sic]," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer, “Glen Comar Waterman (1889-1972), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, January 11, 2025. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, June 9, 2025.
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