Cleves Brothers, Architects
Partners:
August Cleves[a][b]
Charles Cleves, Omaha, Nebraska
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, 1882-1896
Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
Holy Family Church (1883, 1927), 915 N 18th, Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5] (DO09:0130-004) National Register narrative
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church (1886-1887), 1430-40 S 14th, Omaha, Nebraska.[3:47][5] (DO09:0115-001)
Mrs. M. Kaufman-Ormand Apartments (1889), 563 S 28th, Omaha, Nebraska.[3:72][5] (DO09:0207-001)
W. Krug Store and Apartments (1890), 1402 William, Omaha, Nebraska.[3:177][5] (DO09:0117-014)
Kosters-Galinsky-French Cafe Building (1891), 1013-17 Howard, Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5] (DO09:0121-021)
Pacific Express Office Building (ca. 1891), Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2]
Notes
a. According to information in Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey site file DO09:0130-004.
b. August Cleves was born in Germany in 1858 and died in Adams County, Nebraska, in 1928. He resided with his brother Charles' family through 1900, according to the U. S. Census of that year, but the city directory of 1900 noted his residence as "Co[unty] Hospital." The U.S. Census rolls of 1910 and 1920 indicate he was an inmate at the Hastings State Asylum.[6][7][8][9]
References
1. The Inland Architect and News Record 17:4 (May 1891).
2. Historical & Descriptive Review of Omaha (1892), 167-68.
3. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: City of Omaha, and Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980).
4. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
5. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
6. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census, s.v. "August Cleves," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
7. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census, s.v. "August Cleves," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
8. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census, s.v. "August Cleves," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
9. Ancestry.com. Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1968, s.v. "August Cleves," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.
Page Citation
D. Murphy & E. F. Zimmer, “Cleves Brothers, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, November 10, 2023. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 19, 2024.
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