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Revision as of 13:12, 22 September 2017
Partners:
Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845-1934), F.A.I.A.
Frederick R. Mann
Edmond Jacques Eckel was born in France in 1845.[1] While in France, Eckel was apprenticed to several French architects, studying for four years at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.[1] Around 1870, Eckel traveled to America, ending up in St. Joseph, Missouri, to continue his career in architecture.[1] From about 1880 to 1892, Eckel was in partnership with Frederick Mann, a fellow architect.[1] Eckel died in 1934.[1]
Not much is known about Frederick R. Mann.
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
Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
Dated
Paxton Hotel (1882), Omaha, Nebraska (original building).[2][a]
Pottawattamie County Courthouse and Jail (1885), Council Bluffs, Iowa (courthouse demolished; jail on NRHP).
Undated
Notes
a. The superintendent was Sidney Smith. To avoid mistake, the Paxton hotel was built on the site of the Grand Central Hotel, built in 1873 and burned down in 1878. It is possibly referred to as the Grand Central Hotel in its beginnings, a misnomer in certain references. Much later on, due to a fire in 1928, a new Paxton Building was built on the same site in 1929.
References
1. Henry Futhey & Elise Rathburn Witney, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970).
2. Wikipedia contributors, "Grand Central Hotel (Omaha, Nebraska)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed online on February 7, 2017 at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Central_Hotel_(Omaha,_Nebraska)&oldid=734501869
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Eckel & Mann, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, December 4, 2014. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 20, 2024.
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