Gordon Shattuck (1901-1989), Architect
Gordon Shattuck was a leading modern architect in Grand Island, Nebraska, practicing there principally from 1923-1943. He apprenticed, then practiced with Arthur D. Baker, Grand Island, Nebraska, then assumed Baker’s business and established his own firm in 1933. He is noted as the architect for a number of modern residences in Grand Island, having designed several schools in the area as well.
Shattuck was born in Cairo, Nebraska, May 19, 1901, the son of Amos Henry Shattuck and Clara L. Craig Shattuck. He married Virginia Neligh in September of 1924 (deceased, 1938), and together they had one son, Craig N., and daughter, Patricia Jane (Stephenson). He died November 1, 1989 in Seattle, Washington, where he retired; he was survived by his son (Perth, Australia), and daughters Patricia Stephenson (Carmel, California) and Lynn Shattuck of Seattle. He was a past member of the Rotary Club (1940), and member of the Nebraska Engineering Society, University Club in Lincoln, AF & AM, BPOE, Liederkranz Society, and the Baptist Church in Grand island.[1][2][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
Grand Island, Nebraska, 1929-1932, 1934-1941, 1945-1946, 1957
Omaha, Nebraska, 1943-1944
Educational & Professional Associations
1917: Cairo High School, Cairo, Nebraska.[2]
1920s: attended Ottawa College, Ottawa, Kansas.[2][4]
1923: Bachelor of Arts, Grand Island Baptist College, Grand Island, Nebraska.[2][4]
1923-1926: building superintendent business, Grand Island, Nebraska.[2]
1926-1933: draftsman and architect, Arthur D. Baker, Architect, Grand Island, Nebraska.[2]
1933-1941: Gordon Shattuck, Architect, Grand Island, Nebraska.[a]
1937: Registered Professional Architect, Nebraska, A-40; December 28, 1937.[9]
1943-1944: project manager, Peter Kiewit Company, Omaha, Nebraska.[4]
1945-1946: Gordon Shattuck Architect, Grand island, Nebraska.
1957: occupation not listed, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Other Associations
ca. 1933-1942: employed J. Wesley Noaecker, architect apprentice (1938-1939) and architect (1940-1942).[5]
Buildings & Projects
Dated
Athenian Gateway (ca. 1923), Grand Island Baptist College, Grand Island, Nebraska.[4][b]
House (ca. 1930s), SW corner Anna & Harrison, Grand Island, Nebraska.[1] (HL06-118)
Proposal for new Grand Island City Library (1937), Grand Island, Nebraska.[8]
Mrs. H. J. Bartenbach house redesign (1937-1938), Grand Island, Nebraska.[3][4] (HL06-052)
Crites Hall (1938), Chadron State Teachers College, Chadron, Nebraska.[2][3] (DW03-094)
Pier Park Swimming Pool (1939-1941), Grand Island, Nebraska.[4][6]
Island City Hall (1940-1941), Grand Island, Nebraska.[2][4][7]
Undated
Boys Dormitory (n.d.), Wayne State Teachers College, Wayne, Nebraska.[2]
Minden High School (n.d.), Minden, Nebraska.[2]
Clink Building (n.d.), Grand Island, Nebraska.
C of C Building (n.d.)[2]
Notes
a. Successor firm to Arthur D. Baker, Grand Island, Nebraska.[2]
b. Now (1989) located at the Stuhr Museum, Grand Island, Nebraska.[4]
References
1. Robert Hanna, telephone conversation with D. Murphy, February 12, 1979.
2. Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940, p 529.
3. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
4. “Gordon Shattuck,” Grand Island Independent (November 3, 1989), 13:3.
5. “Boulder Modern House, Mid-century architecture in Boulder, Colorado: J. W. Noaecker (1913-1974),” Jim Broaddus website, http://jimbroaddus.com/bouldermodernhouse_march_30_007.htm Accessed, October 26, 2011.
6. Minutes of the City of Grand Island, May 12, 1939; http://city2.grand-island.com/WEBLINK8/0/doc/8640/Page93.aspx Accessed, October 26, 2011.
7. Minutes of the City of Grand Island, May 7, 1941; http://city2.grand-island.com/WEBLINK8/0/doc/8633/Page128.aspx Accessed, October 26, 2011.
8. Joan W. Davis, “A History of the Grand Island Public Library, 1884-1984,” City of Grand Island Public Library, Internet Branch. http://www.gi.lib.ne.us/davis.html Accessed, October 26, 2011.
9. “Professional license results for Gordon Shattuck,” State of Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects website, accessed September 3, 2013, http://www.ea.ne.gov/search/search.php?page=details&lic=A40
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Gordon Shattuck (1901-1989), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, March 11, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, June 24, 2025.
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