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Revision as of 19:33, 7 March 2016
DRAFT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Born January 30, 1857 at St. Clair County, Illinois to Robert and Elizabeth Short Woods; educated at Musselmans Business College in Quincy, Illinois; studied architecture at Quincy, Illinois, 1881-82, and practiced at Lincoln, Nebraska, 1885 to 1933. Married Haidee Finney at Lincoln, December 30, 1885; they had one son and three daughters. Specialized in church design, having planned more than 100 of them. Most of them are in other states, including Minnesota, Kansas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Montana, Oklahoma, Illinois, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Arkansas, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota.[10,14] Died December 29, 1942.[10] Invented: "Key to the Steel Square" (similar to a slide rule), 1902, to aid carpenters for cuts on rafters, etc.[8][10] Invented the Standard Foot Decimal Scale, 1921.[14]
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
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1900-06, 1913-17, 1920, 1922, 1924-31
Educational & Professional Associations
1878-1879: student, Musselman’s Business College, Quincy, Illinois.[14]
1881-1882: architecture student, Quincy, Illinois.[13,14]
1884-1885: penmanship teacher at Lincoln Business College.[14]
1885-1886: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1887-1903: architect and partner, Roberts & Woods, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1903-1907: architect and partner, Woods & Shaffer, Architects. Lincoln, Nebraska.
1907-1912: architect and partner, Woods & Cordner, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1912-1918: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1918: architect and partner, Woods & Anderson, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1918-1933: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.[14]
Buildings & Projects
Irma Hotel [Buffalo Bill Cody Hotel] (1902), Cody, Wyoming.[11][12][d] Roberts & Woods
Glenville Public School Dist #49 (c1903), 401 S. 5th, Glenville, Nebraska.[2][15][d] (CY06-003) Roberts & Woods NRHP form and photos
Gillen & Boney Candy Co. Building Addition (1906), 201 N 8th, Lincoln, Nebraska (LC13:C09-086)
Glenwood Carnegie Library (1906-07), Glenwood, Iowa.[9]
Tifereth Israel Synagogue (1912-1913), 344 S 18th St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[10][15][16] (LC13:D08-264)
Sparks Hall, Chadron State College (1914), Chadron, Nebraska.[15] (DW03-089) RESOLVE with Arthur Dixon Baker
Secular Church (1914), Paris, Tennessee.[17][e]
Elm Park Methodist Church (c1914), 2900 Randolph, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10][16]
Barkley Bldg (1915), 1144 O St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[16]
Plymouth Congregational Church (1915), 1640 A St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10][16]
German Congregational Salem Church (1916), 901 Charleston, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10][16]
ButterNut Bread Bakery (1916), 1001-1005 L St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[16]
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. Remodel (1921), 1218-1222 P St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[16] (LC13:C09-118)
Dr. Finney house (1922), 2110 Ryons, Lincoln, Nebraska.[16]
Alex Wekesser House (1925), 1020 S 19th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[15] (LC13:D07-255)
Dailey Apartments (1925), 828 S 16th, Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D07-009)
Quinn Chapel AME Church Addition and Remodel (1926), 845 C St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[16]
McAnulty house (1926), 3060 Sheridan Blvd, Lincoln, Nebraska.[16]
Welfare Society Hall (1927), 1430 N 10th St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[16]
Ebenezer Church (1927), 8th & B Sts, Lincoln, Nebraska.[16]
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (1927), 1324 New Hampshire, Lincoln, Nebraska.[16]
Undated
Martin Wagner Grocery Store, 10th & Plum, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
Oakdale Methodist Church remodel, Oakdale, Nebraska.[3]
Prof. Emerson cottage, Lincoln, Nebraska.[4]
Second Presbyterian Church (1902), 132 N 26th St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][c] (LC13:D09-224)
George H. McCain house, 16th & R, Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]
C. J. Bell house, David City, Nebraska.[7]
Tabernacle Christian Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
Calvary Evangelical Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
First German Congregational Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
Second Methodist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
Emmanuel Methodist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
University Methodist Church.[10]
Havelock St. Patrick's Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
Bethany Christian Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
College View Union Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
Publications
Associate editor, American Carpenter & Builder, 1905-1920.[14]
Associate editor, Cement World, 1906-1916.[14]
Author, Square Root Delineator, 1894.[14]
Author, Key to the Steel Square, 1902.[14]
Author, Master Key to the Steel Square, 1933.[14]
Assistant Editor, The Steel Square and its Uses Two vols. (New York: Industrial Publication Co., 1907).[14][a]
Author and Collaborator, Radford’s Cyclopedia of Construction, Carpentry, Building, and Architecture. Twelve vols. (Chicago: Radford Architectural Company, 1909).[14][b]
Notes
a. The Steel Square publication was under the editorial supervision of William A. Radford, and is online through the Hathi Trust website. Accessed January 11, 2016. http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066371331;view=1up;seq=11 Alfred Woods is described on the title page as "The World's Greatest Expert with the Steel Square."
b. The Cyclopedia is online at archive.org, Accessed January 11, 2016. https://archive.org/details/radfordscycloped06johnuoft . Also see the Radford Architectural Company.
c. This may have been a project, and not a commission; see Zimmer [16n4], who attributes the building to Fisher & Lawrie, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
d. See Roberts & Woods, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
e. American Contractor reported "Secular Church (seating 400): $20M. Paris, Tenn. Archt. A. W. Woods, 109 S. 10th st., Lincoln. Owner Secular Church Society, Paris, Tenn., Otto Harni, secy. Plans in progress. Press & common brk., comp. rf., metal corner cornice, struc. & orn. iron."[17]
References
1. Lincoln Trade Review 1:48 (1903): 9.
2. Lincoln Trade Review 1:52 (1903): 10.
3. Lincoln Trade Review 2:4 (1903): 3.
4. Lincoln Trade Review 2"4 (1903): 3.
5. Lincoln Trade Review 1"3 (1902): 4.
6. Lincoln Trade Review 1:5 (1902): 4.
7. Lincoln Trade Review 1:40 (1903): 3.
8. A. W. Woods Collection, Nebraska State Historical Society, Museum Collections, 8840-1.
9. "An Architectural & Historical Survey of Public Libraries of Iowa, 1870-1940." MS. (Iowa State Historical Department, Division of Historic Preservation, 1980).
10. “A. W. Woods, Architect Who Planned 100 Churches, Dies,” Lincoln Star (December 29, 1942): 1, 10.
11. Lincoln Trade Review 1:11 (August 16, 1902).
12. Lincoln Trade Review (December 13, 1902): 9.
13. Sara Mullins Baldwin, ed., Who's Who in Lincoln (1928).
14. Who's Who in Nebraska (Lincoln: Nebraska Press Assn., 1940).
15. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
16. Zimmer, Edward F., “Alfred Wilderman Woods (1857-1942),” TS. [copy in SHPO files, April 18, 2003].
17. American Contractor (August 1, 1914), 104.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer and D. Murphy, “Alfred Wilderman Woods (1857-1942), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, July 5, 2011. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 14, 2024.
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