Fiske & Meginnis, Architects
Partners:
Ferdinand Comstock Fiske (1856-1930), Architect
Harry Winfield Meginnis (1877-1943), Architect
Fiske & Meginnis was a Lincoln architectural firm that succeeded Fiske & Miller, Architects.[13][c]
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
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1915-1918, 1920-1922, 1924
Lineage of the Firm
1888-1889: Fiske & Peters, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1900-1910: Dieman & Fiske, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
1902-1910: Fiske & Dieman, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1913-1914: Fiske & Miller, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1915-1924: Fiske & Meginnis, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1925: Fiske, Meginnis & Schaumberg, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Buildings & Projects
Dated
Two-story addition to Hardy's furniture store (1915), 1312-1316 O Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[14]
Plattsmouth Carnegie Library (1915-1916), 4th St. & Avenue A, Plattsmouth, Nebraska.[2][8][b] (CC14-077)
Abel House (1915), 2335 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, Nebraska.[19] (LC13:D05-465)
Southwick/Funk House (1915), 1601 A St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D06-0337)
Designed Bungalow, “Design No. 103.”[10]
Ornamental entrance gateway to Auld Pavilion (1916), Antelope Park, Lincoln, Nebraska.[15]
Don L. Love house (1916), 1953 B St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[3] (LC13:D07-0596)
Meeker-Anderson House (1916), 1950 C St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[3] (LC13:D07-0507)
George R.Whitney (Whitney-Stephenson-Merritt) house (1916-1917), 1965 B St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[3] (LC13:D07-0061)
Arcadia Township Library (1916-1917), SW corner Bridge & Reynolds, Arcadia, Nebraska.[2][6] (VY01-074)
Blair Carnegie Library (1916), Blair, Nebraska.[2]
Loup City Carnegie Library (1916-1917), NE corner 7th & N, Loup City, Nebraska.[2] (SM04-079)
Ravenna Carnegie Library (1916-1918), 121 Seneca, Ravenna, Nebraska.[2] (BF11-012)
J. R. Mayer house (1916), Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D07-505)
David City Carnegie Library (1917-1918), 360 E St., David City, Nebraska.[1] (BU05-057)
W. E. Hardy House (1917) at Calvert Place, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Emory C. Hardy House (1917) at Calvert & Sheridan, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Auld Public Library (1917-1918), 537 N. Webster St., Red Cloud, Nebraska. (WT07-096) National Register narrative
Willard Elementary School (1918), 1245 S. Folsom St, Lincoln, Nebraska. [12](LC13:B07-063)
Remodel of Capitol School (ca. 1918), 16th & G St., Lincoln, Nebraska.
Remodel of Bryan School (1918), 18th & Q St., Lincoln, Nebraska.
Remodel of Swallow-Alexander House (1918), 1848 C St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[3][6] (LC13:D07-049)
John R. Moyer House (1918), 1140 S. 20th St., Lincoln. (LC13:D07-0505) [3]
Frank E. & Emma A. Gillen House (1918-1919), 2245 A St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D06-0714) National Register narrative
Hartley Elementary School (1919), 33rd & Vine St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC134:E09-044)
Top floor addition to Lincoln Drug Company (Apothecary) (1919), 8th & P St., Lincoln, Nebraska.
Prescott Elementary School (1920), 2024 S. 20th St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[4] (LC13:D06-0003)
Dr. Slattery House (1921), 4900 N. 14th St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[16]
Edwin H. Steckley House (1921), 1946 D St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[3][11] (LC13:D07-0267)
Tobin House (1921), 2975 S. 20th St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[11]
Dorgan House (1921), 2710 Woodscrest, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11] (LC13:D05-499)
Elliot Elementary School (1921), 225 S. 25th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11] (LC13:D08-406)
Municipal Lighting and Water Works Plant (1921-1922), 2901 A St., Lincoln, Nebraska. National Register narrative
Evans Laundry Dye & Carpet Bldg (ca. 1921), 333-335 N. 12th, Lincoln. (LC13:C09-042)Lincoln Fixture Building (1922), 826 P St., Lincoln, Nebraska.
Whittier Junior High School (1921-1923), 2240 Vine St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][7][a] (LC13:D10-099)
Lincoln Fixture Building (1922), 826 P St., Lincoln, Nebraska[5][11]
Lincoln Country Club House (1922-1923), 3200 S 24th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][17]
Addn (1922), Saratoga School, 13th & Hudson Ave, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5]
Dubois Public School (1922), Dubois, Nebraska. (PW03-035)
Lincoln High School Stadium (1923), 2229 J St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[5]
Junior/Senior High School (1923), East side J St. between 7th & 8th. Fairbury, Nebraska.[3][11] (JF04-469) National Register narrative
Modification of Wagner & Walt Store & apartments (1923), 901 S. 13th St. (at F St.), Lincoln, Nebraska.[18]
Remodel of house for Arthur Dobson (1923), 3144 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, Nebraska.[19] (LC13:E4-39)
Gillen & Boney Building addition (1923), 201 N 8th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11] (LC13:C09-086)
Antelope Grocery (1924), 24th & J St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[11] (LC13:C07-896) National Register narrative
Smith-Cornell House addition (1924), 1910 S. 26th St., Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dr. David Hinton House (1924), 2500 Woodscrest Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska.[19]
F St. Fire Station (1924), near 13th and F St., Lincoln, Nebraska.
Undated
Hebron Public Library (n.d.), Hebron, Nebraska.[2]
House (n.d.), 1637 G St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D07-0004)
House (n.d.), 1518 C St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D07-0375)
House (n.d.), 3001 Q St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:E09-574)
Store for Mr. Fred Roos (n.d.), Waco, Nebraska.[9]
Notes
a. Olson Construction Company, General Contractor.[7]
b. The architectural drawings are dated November 18, 1915; the cornerstone was laid April 19, 1916; and the doors opened November 1, 1916.[8]
c. The partnership of Fiske & Meginnis was announced on January 4, 1915 with a notice in the Lincoln Daily News reading in part "NEW FIRM Ferd C. Fiske, Architect, has associated with him H. W. Meginnis under the firm name of Fiske and Meginnis, Architects, with offices in the Bankers Life Insurance Building. Mr. Meginnis is not a stranger to Lincoln, having lived here four or five years prior to 1910. The past five years he has been in the east, most of the time in Indianapolis, where he has been practicing his profession. Mr. Fiske is well know here, having come to Lincoln in 1997. We bespeak for the new firm a very liberal share of patronage." The advertisement concludes with a listing of a dozen "of the latest buildings planned and supervised in Mr. Fiske's office."[13]
References
1. B984, Butler County Postcard Collection, Nebraska State Historical Society.
2. Nebraska State Library Commission files.
3. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places within the Mount Emerald and Capitol Additions Historic District. See National Register narrative.
4. Lincoln Star (January 27, 1930), obituary of Ferdinand Fiske.
5. Tom Kaspar, comp. Inventory of architectural records in the archives of Davis Fenton Stange Darling, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1996. Nebraska State Historical Society, RG3748, Box 16.
6. “Opening of Arcadia Township Library,” (1917). Nebraska State Historical Society, County files (Library), accessed October 25, 2011, http://blog.nebraskahistory.org/?p=2805
7. The American Contractor XLIII:3 (January 21, 1922), 86. Contract awarded.
8. Files of the Plattsmouth Public Library, Plattsmouth, Nebraska; courtesy of Karen Mier, Librarian, March 9, 2016.
9. “Store for Mr. Fred Roos,” Floor Plans.
10. “A Bungalow” [plans for Design No. 103], Sunday State Journal (September 5, 1915), 10.
11. Zimmer, Ed., Harry Meginnis Biography (Lincoln: City of Lincoln, 2006).
12. American Contractor (February 9, 1918), 33; (March 2, 1918), 48, 68.
13. "New Firm," Lincoln Daily News (January 4, 1915), 2.
14. "To Demonstrate House Furnishing. New Addition at Hardy's Will Contain Floor of Model Bungalows. Two Stories to be Added at Cost of $50,000--Unique Features," The Lincoln Star (July 11, 1915), 2.
15. "$10,000 Present for Park Building," Lincoln Star (February 27, 1916), 11.
16. “New Residence of Dr. W. H. Slattery,” Sunday State Journal (January 8, 1922).
17. “New Home of Lincoln Country Club Nears Completion (photo labeled Fiske & Meginnis, Archts),” Lincoln State Journal (January 7, 1923).
18. City of Lincoln Building Permit No.11744, issued September 1923.
19. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places within the Boulevards Historic District. See National Register narrative.
Page Citation
D. Murphy and E. F. Zimmer, “Fiske & Meginnis, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 6, 2017. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 20, 2024.
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