Leach & Plym, Architects
Partners:
Leach & Plym was an architectural partnership that was in business from 1901-1903, in Lincoln. It was headed by Marcus Leach and Francis Plym.
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, 1901-1903
Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
Dated
W. D. Fitz Gerald house (1902-1903), 1106 s. 20th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[15] (LC13:D07-0046) (Ref.#3)
Undated
Sutton National Bank &{ Odd Fellows Hall, (Sutton?).[4]
H. W. Davis store Building, (Lincoln, Nebraska?).[5]
Osceola Auditorium, Osceola, Nebraska.[6]
Dr. Leonahardt house, 14th & P, Lincoln, Nebraska.[7]
Clay Center School, Clay Center, Nebraska.[8]
Lincoln Daily Star Building, Lincoln, Nebraska.[9]
George Loveland house, 20th & C, Lincoln, Nebraska (2sfr., $45,500).[10]
Masonic Hall Assoc., reconstruction (Lincoln, Nebraska?).[10]
N. P. Lundeen house (2sfr. cottage, &2000) (Lincoln, Nebraska?).[10]
Bissell & Seavy Brick Store, Wolbach, Nebraska.[11]
Mrs. Harrison house, 14th & H, Lincoln, Nebraska ($5000).[12]
Mrs. Lawless house, 16th & Cherry, Lincoln, Nebraska ($2000).[12]
Luther Academy Building, Wahoo, Nebraska.[13]
M. E. Church, Minden.[14]
Considered for Carnegie Library, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Notes
References
1. Lincoln Trade Review 1:36 (Feb 7, 1903), 3. (Architects prepare to open Kansas City office to be under charge of Francis Plym. Lincoln office run by Marcus Leach.)
2. Lincoln Trade Review 1:50 (1903), 8. (re: Kansas City.)
3. Lincoln Trade Review 1:47 (1903), 3 (Work to commence, Apr 1903, plans drawn last fall).
4. Lincoln Trade Review 1:48 (1903) (construction has commenced; Odd Fellow Hall on second floor of band and adjoining building).
5. Lincoln Trade Review 1:52 (1903), 10 (bids let).
6. Lincoln Trade Review 1:52 (1903)plans under preparation; brick building, 54 x 90, large seven-tier gallery holds 800-1000 people).
7. Lincoln Trade Review 2:4 (1903), 3 ($2000).
8. Lincoln Trade Review 1:3 (1902), 4 (plans & bid let, $8,000).
9. Lincoln Trade Review 1:7 (1902), 4 (contracts).
10. Lincoln Trade Review (1902), 4.
11. Lincoln Trade Review 1:15 (1902), 3 (80 x 50 ft).
12. Lincoln Trade Review 1:20 (1902), 4.
13. Lincoln Trade Review 1:26 (1902), 3 (contract to plan; three story brick, 50 x 91, twelve and fourteen foot clgs, $25,000, to be completed by 1903).
14. Lincoln Trade Review 1:37 (1903), 3 (draw plans for 61 x 68 ft bldg.).
15. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Leach & Plym, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 12, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, July 27, 2025.
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