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Old People’s Home (1917), 3325 Fontenelle Blvd., Omaha.[[#References|[4][5]]] (DO09:0338-003)  
 
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Hill Hotel (1919), 501 S. 16th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3:49][4][5]]] (DO09:0121-011)  
 
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Commercial Building (1919), 2409 Farnam St., Omaha. (DO09:0209-043)
 
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Duplex (1921), 134-36 N. 38th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]] (DO09:0321-041)  
 
Duplex (1921), 134-36 N. 38th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]] (DO09:0321-041)  
  
Standard Oil Red Crown Service Station (1922), 220 N Spruce, Ogalla, Nebraska. (KH04-053) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/keith/KH04-053_Standard_Oil_Sta.pdf NRHP narrative and photos]
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Elks Lodge (1923), 108 S 18th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3:50]]] (DO09:0124-026)  
 
Elks Lodge (1923), 108 S 18th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3:50]]] (DO09:0124-026)  

Revision as of 12:02, 19 April 2016

Omaha, Nebraska, 1918-1947


Partners:

John T. McDonald, Omaha, Nebraska

Alan McDonald, Omaha, Nebraska


John & Alan McDonald was an architectural firm that was in business for nearly thirty years. They designed a wide range of buildings.

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Omaha, Nebraska, 1918, 1921-1925, 1926-1947

Educational & Professional Associations

Other Associations

1929-1948: employed Robert Christian Robinson.

Buildings & Projects

Dated

Benson High School (1913), 5148 Maple, Omaha.[3:143][5] (DO09:0447-001)

Franklin Carnegie Library (1915-1916), 1401 L, Franklin, Nebraska. (FR03-046)

Old People’s Home (1917), 3325 Fontenelle Blvd., Omaha.[4][5] (DO09:0338-003) National Register narrative

Ware Block (1918), 15th & Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[7]

Nebraska Capital Competition (1919), Lincoln, Nebraska.[2]

Walter Anderson House (1919), 1014 S 36th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[3:98][5] (DO09:0315-011)

Hill Hotel (1919), 501 S. 16th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[3:49][4][5] (DO09:0121-011) National Register narrative

Commercial Building (1919), 2409 Farnam St., Omaha. (DO09:0209-043)

Standard Oil Co. Building of Nebraska (1919-1922), 500 S. 18th, Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5] (DO09:0122-001) National Register narrative

Medical Arts Building (1920), 105 S 17th, Omaha, Nebraska.[3:50] (with Thomas R. Kimball)

Duplex (1921), 134-36 N. 38th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[5] (DO09:0321-041)

Standard Oil Red Crown Service Station (1922), 220 N Spruce, Ogallala, Nebraska. (KH04-053) National Register narrative

Elks Lodge (1923), 108 S 18th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[3:50] (DO09:0124-026)

Fairmont Foods (1923), 705 S. 12th, Omaha, Nebraska.[4] (DO09:0121-083)

Dundee Theater (1925), 4952 Dodge, Omaha, Nebraska.[3:115][5] (DO09:0433-002)

Benson High School (1926), Omaha, Nebraska. [purportedly]

Peterson Baking Company Building (1927), 1120 Jones, Omaha, Nebraska.[4] (DO09:0121-077)

Society of Liberal Arts Bldg (1928), 2218 Dodge, Omaha, Nebraska.[3:114]

J.F. Langdon House (1928), 503 N. 38th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[5] (DO09:0323-015)

Dormatories (1930), Nebraska State Normal School, 26th & 9th Ave, Kearney, Nebraska.[6]

Joslyn Memorial Art Museum (1931), 2201 Dodge St., Omaha, Nebraska. (DO09:0126-007)

Beth-El Synagogue (1940), 210 S 49th St, Omaha.[3:101][5] (DO09:0431-001)

Undated

Child Savings Institute, so 42nd St, Omaha, Nebraska. [purportedly]

Conant Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska. [purportedly]

First Baptist Church, Omaha, Nebraska. [purportedly]

First Christian Church. [purportedly]

Faidley Building, Omaha, Nebraska. [purportedly]

Notes

References

1. Hadley Chalmers, Library Buildings ALA. (1924).

2. American Architect 118:2327. (File LC13:08-1)

3. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: City of Omaha and Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980).

4. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

5. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.

6. Thomas Lee Kaspar (1951-____), Architect, comp. Inventory of architectural records in the archives of Davis Fenton Stange Darling, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1996. Nebraska State Historical Society, RG3748, Box 16.

7. The American Contractor (March 23, 1918), 60. (This is a fireproof building of brick, terracotta, and concrete; four storeys with a basement, measuring 89 by 139 feet.) Accessed January 12, 2012, through Google Books http://books.google.com/books?id=UCJYAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA10-PA64&lpg=RA10-PA64&dq=f+w+clarke,+architect,+york+hotel,+nebraska&source=bl&ots=-QV--qNAlx&sig=yQZ--Gvu9ph8VGJ7unfHB-6P9QU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=whYPT97eOov9iQLF9M3fDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=f%20w%20clarke%2C%20architect%2C%20york%20hotel%2C%20nebraska&f=false

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “John & Alan McDonald, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 26, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, March 29, 2024.


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