Harold Eugene Wagoner (1905-1986), Architect

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1926-1980s


Harold Eugene Wagoner was born on February 27, 1905 in Pittsburgh to Jesse L. and Harriet Hess Wagoner.[1] Wagoner was one of the most recognized architects of Protestant churches, and he designed the First United Methodist Church in Omaha, which was completed in three phases from 1956 to 1977.[1][2] Wagoner died on April 23, 1986.[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.

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Educational & Professional Associations

1926: B. Arch., Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pitttsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

1926-1933: Methodist Bureau of Architecture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

1933: architecture student, American Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Fountainebleau, France.[1]

1936-1940: architect, Thomas & Martin, Architects, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

ca. 1940: architect, Wenner & Change, Architects, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

1942-1944: Chief of the Camouflage Unit, U.S. Army Engineers, World War II.[1]

1944-1948: partner, Thomas & Wagoner, Architects, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

1948-1980s: Harold Eugene Wagoner, Architect, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

Nebraska Buildings & Projects

First United Methodist Church (1956-1977), Omaha, Nebraska.[2]

Notes

References

1. "Wagoner, Harold Eugene (1905-1986)", Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Accessed January 15, 2019 via https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/22920

2. Jeff Barnes, 150@150: Nebraska's Landmark Buildings at the State's Sesquicentennial (Architectural Foundation of Nebraska, 2017).

Page Citation

L. Allen, “Harold Eugene Wagoner (1905-1986), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, January 15, 2019. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, March 28, 2024.


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