George Washington Bick (1877-1948), Architect
George Washington Bick was born in Iowa on January 27, 1876.[3] Bick opened up his architectural office in York, Nebraska in 1910.6] He was later a draftsman in Denver, Colorado, and Wichita, Kansas.[1][4] Bick died on March 14, 1948 in Los Angeles, California.[3]
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
[hide]Compiled Directory Listings
York, Nebraska, 1911, 1913
Denver, Colorado, 1925
Educational & Professional Associations
1910-1913: architect, York, Nebraska.[1]
1920: insurance salesman, Lincoln, Nebraska.[2]
1925: draftsman, Denver, Colorado.
1930: draftsman, Wichita, Kansas.[4]
1940: salesman, Tarkio, Missouri.[5]
Buildings & Projects
Residence 2 Story for Charles Couch (1910), York, Nebraska.[7]
Notes
a. References [6][7] courtesy of Catherine Cramer, architectural historian, Tucson, Arizona.
References
1. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “George W. Bick,” York County, Nebraska, accessed through Ancestry.com.
2. 1920 United States Census, s.v. “George W. Bick,” Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, accessed through Ancestry.com.
3. Ancestry.com. "California, Death Index, 1940-1997" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
4. 1930 United States Census, s.v. “George W. Bick,” Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, accessed through Ancestry.com.
5. 1940 United States Census, s.v. “George W. Bick,” Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri, accessed through Ancestry.com.
6. "Personal," The American Architect Vol. 97 Pt. 2 (Architectural & Building Press, Incorporated: April 20,1910), 3. Accessed January 24, 2018 via https://books.google.com/books?id=e_RZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP109&dq=george+w+bick+architect&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjaxsn91uvYAhUU4WMKHbKGBYcQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=george%20w%20bick%20architect&f=false
7. "Business Blocks and Residences" The American Contractor (F. W. Dodge Corporation: September 17, 1910), 37.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “George Washington Bick (1877-1948), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, September 25, 2014. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 23, 2025.
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