Gilbert Stanley Underwood (1891-1961), Architect
Gilbert Stanley Underwood was born May 1891 in New York. Educated at Yale and Harvard, Underwood worked as an architect mainly in California. He is known for his design of railroad depots, principally for the Union Pacific, and for park architecture, including notable designs for National parks. He designed several depots in Nebraska in the 1920s.[1][2][4][5][6][7][11][12][13][14][17] Underwood died August 3, 1961.[8]
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
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Educational & Professional Associations
1908: student, San Bernardino, California.[10]
1910: draughtsman, Los Angeles, California.[11]
1912: architect, Los Angeles, California.[12]
1927: architect, San Francisco, California.[13]
1930: architect, Los Angeles, California.[14]
1940: consulting architect, Washington, D.C.[15]
Buildings & Projects
Union Pacific Depot (1924), North Bend, Nebraska.[16]
Union Pacific Depot (1925), Cozad, Nebraska.[3][16] (DS02-099)
Union Pacific Depot (1928), Gering, Nebraska.[16]
Union Pacific Depot (1929), Fairbury, Nebraska.[16]
Union Passenger Terminal Station (1930-1931), 723 S 9th St - 801 S. 10th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2][4][5:43][6][7][16] (DO09:0119-003) National Register narrative
Notes
References
1. “Union Station, Omaha,” Architecural Forum (December, 1930), 683-684.
2. Federal Writers Project, Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State (New York: Viking Press, 1939), 240-241.
3. “Cozad Depot…,” North Platte Telegraph (May 29, 1990) (see Nebraska State Historical Society site file).
4. Omaha World Herald (January 15, 1931). [WPA Index to References, Subj #611].
5. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980).
6. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
7. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
8. AIA Historical Directory of American Architects: A Resource Guide to Finding Information About Past Architects, accessed August 10, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1045846.aspx
9. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “Stanley Underwood,” Oneida, Madison County, New York, accessed through AncestryLibrary.com.
10. San Bernardino City Directory, 1908.
11. 1910 Unites States Census, s.v. “G. S. Underwood,” Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, accessed through AncestryLibrary.com.
12. Los Angeles County Directory, 1912.
13. San Francisco City Directory, 1927.
14. 1930 United States Census, s.v . “Gilbert S. Underwood,” Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, accessed through AncestryLibrary.com.
15. 1940 United States Census, s.v. “Gilbert S. Underwood,” Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, accessed through AncestryLibrary.com.
16. "Union Pacific's Parkinson and Underwood Depots," UtahRails.net (May 2, 2013). Accessed July 22, 2016. http://utahrails.net/up/up-in-ut-depots.php
17. "PARKitecture in Western National Parks: Early Twentieth Century Rustic Design and Naturalism," ParkNet (National Park Service) Accessed July 22, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/exhibits/parkitect/
Other Sources
"Gilbert Stanley Underwood, Architect for the Union Pacific Railroad," The Streamliner 12:3 (Summer 1998): 33
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Gilbert Stanley Underwood (1891-1961), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, July 22, 2016. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 28, 2024.
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