James McDonnell (1832-1910), Architect
James McDonnell was born January 8, 1832, in Ireland. During the early 1860s, he studied and practiced architecture in Chicago, then moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1865 to continue his practice. In 1887, McDonnell arrived in Omaha.[3] He was married to Elizabeth McDonnell.[5] He died January 21, 1910 and is buried in Green Bay.[4]
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
Omaha, Nebraska, 1886-1900
Educational & Professional Associations
ca. 1860-1865: architect or apprentice architect, Chicago, Illinois.[3]
1865-1886: architect, Green Bay, Wisconsin.[3][5]
1887-1898: architect, Omaha, Nebraska.[a]
Buildings & Projects
House for B. Melquist (1887), 2210 Poppleton Ave, Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2] (DO09:0118-004)
Notes
a. The dates 1887-1898 bracket the first and last Omaha directory listings found for McDonnell. In the 1891 listing he was represented as a Fellow of the A.I.A.
References
1. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: Landmarks Heritage Presrvation Commission, 1980), 162.
2. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
3. Donald Kraft, De Pere, Wisconsin, letter to State Archives Division, Nebraska State Historical Society, March 6, 1984; copy in architect files.
4. "James McDonnell," Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin. Find A Grave, Memorial #123049529, January 9, 2014. Accessed July 27, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123049529&ref=acom
5. 1880 United States Census, s.v. "James McDonnell," Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin. Accessed July 28, 2016, through AncestryLibrary.com.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “James McDonnell (1832-1910), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, July 28, 2016. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, June 5, 2024.
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