Ernst H. Herminghaus (1891-1965), Landscape Architect
Ernst H. Herminghaus was born on December 31, 1891, in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1][a] He graduated from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and then the renowned Harvard School of Landscape Architecture.[1] Herminghaus worked with Wood Brothers in Lincoln, Nebraska, after which he served as the Pioneers Park Superintendent from 1945-1947.[1] During the 1940s and early 1950s, Hrminghaus worked as a site-planner for the Atomic Energy Air bases in Alaska, England & Japan, and as an engineer on the Alcan Highway.[1] He died in Connecticut on Sept 20, 1965.[1]
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
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1916
Omaha, Nebraska, 1917
Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
Pioneers Park (n.d.), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1][2][4]
Rathbone and Woodshire housing additions (n.d.), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1][2][4]
Notes
a. SSDI lists his birth date as September 31, 1890.[2]
References
1. Elsebert Spencer Kroeger, Herminghaus History and Genealogy (June 1977).
2. Lincoln Evening Journal (December 11, 1965), 13:5.
3. SSDI
4. Kathryn Cates Moore, “Building on the Past: Architecture in Lincoln Strengthens the fabric of the City,” Lincoln Journal Star (May 23, 2004), 1K.
Other Sources
Richard K. Sutton, “Ernst H. Herminghaus, Landscape Architect,” Nebraska History 66 (1985), 372-391.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Ernst H. Herminghaus (1891-1965), Landscape Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, January 20, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 19, 2024.
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