Blake & Zander, Architects
Partners:
J. S. Blake, Omaha, Nebraska
Ozias M. Zander, Omaha, Nebraska
Blake & Zander was a short-lived architecture and superintending partnership formed by two carpenter-builders on November 13, 1890.[1][2]
J. S. Blake apprenticed as a carpenter and builder in Vermont, then studied architecture for two years in New York. He opened offices in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and Des Moines, Iowa, in 1868, then moved to Omaha in 1887.
O. M. Zander was born in Milwaukee, and had twenty-two years of experience as a carpenter and builder before coming to Omaha in 1890, where he joined Blake.[1][2] Based on building permits, the partnership lasted until 1895.
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Omaha, Nebraska, 1891-1894
Educational & Professional Associations
Blake & Co., Omaha
Blake, Miller & Co., Omaha
Buildings & Projects
Dated
Emery house (ca. 1892), Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Bobbit’s (1893), 1501 Howard, Omaha, Nebraska.[5] (DO09:0121-055)
Rocco Brothers Commission House-Craftsmen Guild Building (1895), 511 S 11th, Omaha, Nebraska.[3][4][5] (DO09:0121-020)
Undated
Boyd Opera House (n.d.), Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2][a]
Notes
a. O. M. Zander, superintendent of construction.[2]
References
1. “Blake & Zander,” Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Omaha and Environs (Chicago: Phoenix Publishing Co., 1892), 135.
2. “Blake & Zander,” John Lethem, Historical and Descriptive Review of Omaha (Omaha: John Lethem, [1892?]), 112.
3. Landmarks, Inc. "An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings". Omaha: City of Omaha and Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980, p. 45.
4. Chatfield, Penelope, Daniel Kidd, and D. Murphy, “Old Market Historic District,” "National Register of Historic Places, Inventory-Nomination Form". Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, January, 1979.
5. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Blake & Zander, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, August 8, 2013. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 23, 2024.
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