Calvin J. Bowell (1870-1937), Architect
Calvin J. Bowell was born in Kansas in 1870.[3] He practiced architecture in Omaha, York, and Grand Island, Nebraska. According to the 1920 U. S. Census, he was married to Bernise and they had one daughter.[3]
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
Omaha, Nebraska, 1912-1916
York, Nebraska, 1917
Grand Island, 1921-1922, 1924-1927, 1929-1932, 1934-1937
Educational & Professional Associations
1912: architect, 512 Brandeis Bldg, Omaha, Nebraska.[a]
1913: general agent, Hartford Life Insurance Company, Omaha, Nebraska.
1914-1915: District manager, Northwestern National Life Insurance Co., 594 Brandeis Bldg, Omaha, Nebraska.
1916-1918: Unlisted, Grand Island, Nebraska.
1917: Resident of York, Nebraska.
1919-1920: Grand Island Directories not available.
1920: architect, Grand Island, Nebraska.[3]
1921-1937: architect, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Buildings & Projects
St. Mary's Catholic Church (1909), Shenandoah, Iowa.[4][b]
Charles Aldrich house (1910), Shenandoah, Iowa.[5][c]
(Day and Night Garage for H.C. Graves (1917), York, Nebraska.[1]
School (1917), Milford, Nebraska.[1]
School (1917), Reynolds, Nebraska.[1]
Plans for Odd Fellows Building (1917-____), Palmer, Nebraska.[1]
Anderson House and Hatchery (1937), 1415 Howard Ave, St. Paul, Nebraska. (HW11-040)
Notes
a. First directory listing in Omaha, Nebraska, 1912.
b. Improvement Bulletin of April 24, 1909 carries a request for sealed proposals "for the erection and completion of St. Mary's Church, in Shenandoah, Iowa, and according to the plans and specifications of C. J. Bowell, Architect, Shenandoah, Iowa..."[4]
c. Improvement Bulletin of April 23, 1909 states: "Shenandoah, Iowa.--C. J. Bowell has completed plans for Chas. Aldrich for a 2-story, 10-room house, 31x48, to be constructed of paving brick."[5]
References
1. “Architect Bowell Gets Much Praise,” York Daily News-Times (May 5, 1917), 6.
2. Copy of architect’s Grand Island letterhead.
3. 1920 United States Census, s.v. “Calvin J. Bowell,” Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, accessed through Ancestry.com.
4. Improvement Bulletin (April 24, 1909), 36.
5. Improvement Bulletin (April 23, 1910), 32.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Calvin J. Bowell (1870-1937), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, September 9, 2014. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 19, 2024.
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