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George Unthank, Jr. was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 29, 1914. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Nebraska in 1938, where he belonged to the Innocents Society. Unthank also earned his Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Engineering in 1939. The next year, Unthank married Maxine, and he went on to have three children. In 1940, he and his brother, John Oliver Unthank, first started their partnership together. George Jr. then served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945 in the South Pacific. In 1946, Unthank and his brother became partners in their firm Unthank & Unthank.[8] Unthank also worked as an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska College of Architecture.

Unthank was a member of the Nebraska Architects Association, the American Institute of Architects, the Nebraska Alpha Tau Omega Alumni Association, and he served as President in 1953. He was also Treasurer of the Architects Association from 1951-1953, and President in 1954. Unthank served as chairman of the Professional Practice Committee and as director of the Nebraska chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute. In 1952, he was the agent of his class for the University of Nebraska Foundation. Unthank’s foreign travel consisted primarily of the British Isles, France, Belgium, Germany, and Holland.[2][3][4] Unthank died on October 17th, 1988, in Lincoln.[5][6][7]

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.

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1939-1940, 1947, 1950-1952, 1953

Educational & Professional Associations

1939-1940: National Youth Administration (NYA).[2][3]

1940: Architect and partner in firm Unthank & Unthank.[8]

1942-1945: U.S. Naval Drydocks, Hunters Point, San Francisco, California.[2][3]

1946-1987 : Architect and partner in firm Unthank & Unthank, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3][4][8]

Architectural Study Travel

British Isle, France, Belgium, Germany, Holland (all in 1938 and 1939).[2]

Buildings & Projects

Bankers Life Nebraska Home Office (1956), Lincoln, Nebraska.[4]

Charles Culler Junior High School (1957), Lincoln, Nebraska.[4]

Robin Mickle Junior High School (1959), Lincoln, Nebraska.[4]

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (1961), Lincoln, Nebraska.[4]

Goodrich Junior High School (1969), Lincoln, Nebraska[4]

Notes

References

1. AIA Historical Directory of American Architects: A Resource Guide to Finding Information About Past Architects. http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1045881.aspx [accessed 20100810]

2. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory First Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1956), 570, accessed March 3, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1956%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

3. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory Second Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962), 718, accessed April 4, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1962%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

4. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory Third Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1970), 937, accessed April 4, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

5. Social Security Death Index online; http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

6. “Lincoln architect Unthank dies,” Lincoln Star (October 18, 1988), 19:4-5.

7. “Unthank,” Lincoln Star (October 18, 1988), 19:4.

8. Listed in Lincoln City Directory.

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “George Ralph Unthank, Jr. (1914-1988), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 12, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 20, 2024.

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