Jack Jerome Budler (1928-2013), Architect

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Jack J. Budler, ca. 2010.
Grand Island, 1966-1967; Lincoln, 1967-1971, and North Platte, Nebraska, 1973-2000


D.B.A.: Jack J. Budler, Architect


Jack Jerome Budler was born in Hampton, Nebraska on December 23, 1928 to parents Marguerite and Bernard Budler. He graduated from Hampton High School in 1946, and then he served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1953. He later graduated from the college of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1959. Budler married Mary Ann Bartekand in 1956, and they had four children: Gene, Michelle, Tom, and Clete. Budler worked for the University of Nebraska until 1972 when he started his own architectural business in North Platte, Nebraska, which lasted over 30 years. He died on December 28, 2013 at the age of 85. [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, 1967-71

Grand Island, Nebraska, 1965-66

North Platte, Nebraska, 1973-2000

Educational & Professional Associations

1959: Bachelor of Architecture, University of Nebraska Lincoln. [3]

1964: Registered professional Architect, Nebraska, A-639; December 5, 1964.[1]

1966-1967: architect, George E. Clayton & Associates, Grand Island, Nebraska.[a]

2004: Architect Emeritus, North Platte, Nebraska.[2]

Nebraska Buildings & Projects

Addition to Residence (1961), 601 E. Eldora Lane, Lincoln, Nebraska.[4]

Proposal for Renovation of Hiram Scott College facilities (1974), Scottsbluff, Nebraska. [5][b]

Addition to Feed Mill Facilities, University of Nebraska Field Laboratory, Mead, Nebraska.[6]

Notes

a. First Grand Island directory listing, 1966. Last Grand Island directory listing, 1967.

b. Project included remodeling of science wing into a headquarters for the Sidney, Alliance, and Pandhandle stations, remodeling of the plant science research area, construction of a chemical storage building, as well as converting the headquarters building in Mitchell into an animal research diagnostic facility. [5]

c. Special thanks to architectural historian Catherine Cramer for References 3-6.

References

1. “Professional license results for Jack J. Budler,” Nebraska State Board of Engineers and Architects Website, accessed April 1, 2003, <http://www.ea.state.ne.us/search/search.cgi>

2. "The Nebraska Professional" (June 2004), 6.

3. “Architecture Students Feted” Lincoln Journal Star, (May 21, 1959), 23.

4. “Building Permits” The Lincoln Star, (May 19, 1961), 25.

5. “Hiram Scott Remodel Pact to Jack Budler” Lincoln Journal Star, (June 18, 1974), 26.

6. “Invitation to Bid” Lincoln Journal Star, (August 6, 1974), 6.

7. "Jack Jerome Budler, 1928-2013" Adam & Swanson Funeral Home, MeaningfulFunerals.net Accessed May 4, 2018 via https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/?action=obituaries.obit_view&CFID=55f611d1-f859-42f2-aa0c-720cd6fbcb28&CFTOKEN=0&o_id=2365063&fh_id=14741

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “Jack Jerome Budler (1928-2013), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, May 4, 2018. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, March 28, 2024.


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