Gibbs & Parker, Architects
David W. Gibbs (1836-1917)
Charles F. Parker (1848-1907)
Gibbs & Parker was an architectural partnership briefly based in Kansas City, Missouri, responsible for the design of "Old Main" at Nebraska Wesleyan University in University Place (now Lincoln), Nebraska.[1][a] The partnership was listed only in 1887 in the Kansas City directory, when Charles F. Parker resided at 509 E. 11th in Kansas City and David W. Gibbs was listed as "r.[esides] Toledo, Ohio." A Kansas City newspaper announced in late 1886 that "Gibbs & Parker, formerly of Toledo, O., have established their office in our city. This firm has an extensive record of important buildings throughout the states of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana and are now building the capitol at Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory."[2]
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
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Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
Notes
a. In full, the identification of "Old Main's" architects in the Nebraska State Journal of April 13, 1887 reads: "The drawings for the new Wesleyan university building are daily expected from Kansas City, where they were sent to be cpied by the archciteccts, Messrs. Gibbs & Parker."[1]
References
1. "The drawings for the new Wesleyan university building are daily expected..." (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (April 13, 1887), 7.
2. "Personal," Kansas City (Missouri) Star (December 9, 1886), 2.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer & D. Murphy, “Gibbs & Parker, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, November 4, 2022. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 16, 2024.
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