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Partners

Kenneth B. Clark, Lincoln, Nebraska

Lawrence A. Enersen, Lincoln, Nebraska

Albert Charles Hamersky, Lincoln, Nebraska

William D. Schlaebitz, Lincoln, Nebraska

Charles L. Thomsen, Engineer

Clark, Enersen, Olsson, Burroughs & Thomsen is the first expansion of and name modification to the firm of Clark & Enersen, by which name the firm continued to be informally known, as well as appear as such on numerous building permits. By 1977 the firm had settled on the name, The Clark Enersen Partners.

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.

C.Y. Thompson Library, 1964 (D. Murphy)

Central Telephone & Utilities (CTU) Building, 1969-1970 (D. Murphy)

Lincoln Community Services Building, 1965 (D. Murphy)

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1963-1970

Lineage of the firm

1946: Formation of the Partnership; February 1, 1946.[3]

1946-1962: Clark & Enersen, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1963-1970: Clark & Enersen, Olsson, Burroughs & Thomsen, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1971-1972: Clark, Enersen, Hamersky, Schlaebitz, Burroughs & Thomsen, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1973-1976: Clark, Enersen, Hamersky, Schlaebitz, Burroughs & Thomsen, Architects and Engineers, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1977-2016: The Clark Enersen Partners, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1993-2005: The Clark Enersen Partners, Architects, Kearney, Nebraska.

Other Associations

1968: employed Larry Wayne Westerbeck, architect.

Buildings & Projects

Catholic Center, Lincoln (1963), Nebraska.[2][b][c]

Eleven-Eleven Building (1964), 11th & J Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Pegler Warehouse and Office (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Havelock Christian Church (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Universal Surety Building (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Lancaster County Humane Society (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Lincoln Center for Community Services (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Cot-Nor Building (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Dormitory Complex, University of Nebraska (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Woods Park and Pool (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Lakeview Methodist Church (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Fine Arts Building, Nebraska Wesleyan Building (1956-1966), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

C.Y. Thompson Library (1964), University of Nebraska, East Campus, Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3][6][b]

Lincoln Community Services Building (1965), 215 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][6][b][f]

Lancaster County Courthouse (1965-1967), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]

Olin Hall of Science (1968), Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][6][7][b]

Peru State College Student Center, Dorms & Art Center (1968), Peru, Nebraska.[3][c]

County-City Building (1969), with Hemphill & Vierk, Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3][6][7][8][c][e]

Centennial Mall (1969), Lincoln, Nebraska.[3][6][8][c]

Addition (1969), YMCA, 1039 P St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:C09-145)

U. S. Post Office Building (1969), Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][7][b]

Central Telephone & Utilities (CTU) Building (1969-1970), 1201 N St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[4][d]

St. Elizabeth Community Health Center (1970), 70th and O Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[6][7][8

Grandstand, Nebraska State Fairgrounds (1970).[6]

Lincoln Community Playhouse, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][6][a]

Interstate Park (ca. 1960-1970), Lincoln, Nebraska.[8]

Notes

a. This was designed by William D. Schlaebitz.[5]

b. These projects were designed by Albert Charles Hamersky.[5]

c. These were designed by Lawrence A. Enersen.[5]

d. This was a three story addition and remodel of the old Continental National Bank Building of 1957, by Davis & Wilson, Architects.

e. In association with Hemphill & Vierk, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[3][8]

f. This was funded by the Woods Charitable Fund.[6]

References

1. Oliver B. Pollak, "Nebraska Courthouses: Contention, Compromise, and Community" [Images of America Series] (Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2002), 112.

2. The AIA Historical Directory of American Architects, s.v. “Clark & Enersen, Olsson, Burroughs & Thomsen,” (ahd4001013), http://public.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd4001013.aspx (accessed February 3, 2017).

3. Kathryn Cates Moore, “Building on the Past: Architecture in Lincoln Strengthens the Fabric of the City,” Lincoln Journal Star (May 23, 2004), 1-2K.

4. City of Lincoln, Building Permit 99046, December 15, 1969, for the CTU Building Corporation.

5. Dennis Scheer and Kent Munster, “The Clark Enersen Partners: Six Decades of Design,” Preservation Association of Lincoln, Brownbag Lecture Series, Museum of Nebraska History, April 8, 2003.

6. “Design at the Clark Enersen Partners 1946-1986,” The Clark Enersen Partners (February 1986).

7. Gene Kelly, “Age of architectural ‘prima donna’ is past,” Lincoln Journal Star (October 29, 1978) 12A.

8. Ed Russo, “A firm foundation,” Lincoln Journal Star (January 28, 1996), 1E-2E.

9. Ryan R. Horner, The Clark Enersen Partners: 50 Years of Design [in three parts]. (Lincoln: The Clark Enersen Partners, n.d.).

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “Clark & Enersen, Olsson, Burroughs & Thomsen, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, October 30, 2014. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 28, 2024.

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