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John Oliver Unthank was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 3, 1904. He attended the University of Nebraska, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering in 1928. Unthank was the manager of the architectural firm Lumberman's Plan Service Company in 1929. He was half of the partnership Unthank & Vastine, Architects during the year of 1930. In 1940, he first became a partner with his brother, George Ralph Unthank, Jr. in their architectural business, Unthank & Unthank, which became a permanent firm in 1947, and from which John retired in 1984.[4] They were the sons of George R. Unthank, a building contractor for many years.[4] Unthank was a Charter member of the Nebraska Schools Facility Council from 1964-1970, and was President of the Mayor's Architectural Committee in Lincoln, from 1968-1969.[2][3] John Oliver Unthank died on April 13, 2000.[5]

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, 1929, 1930, 1940, 1931-1945, 1947-1984

Educational & Professional Associations

1929: Manager at Lumberman's Plan Service Company.[4][b]

1930: Partner in firm Unthank & Vastine.[4]

1931-1939: Listed as John Oliver Unthank, Architect.[4]

1940: Partner in firm Unthank & Unthank.[4]

1941-1945: Listed as John Oliver Unthank, Architect.[4]

1947-1984: Partner in firm Unthank & Unthank.[4]

Buildings & Projects

Barnes Oil Company service station (1932), along Route 6, Ashland, Nebraska.[6:89]

Leroy Clements House (1941), 2226 Woodscrest Ave., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D05-554)

Dick Rogers House (1953), 2525 Woodscrest Ave., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D05-495)

Aurora Junior and Senior High School Buildings (1957-1960), Aurora, Nebraska.[2]

Charles Culler Junior High School (1957-1960), Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3]

Home Office-Bankers Life Insurance Company (1958-1964), Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3]

AA, Shreve, Lamb & Harmon; T.B. Hospital (State) (1958), Lincoln, Nebraska.[2]

Robin Mickle Junior High School (1960-1962), Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3]

Gretna High School (1960), Gretna, Nebraska.[2]

Department of Roads State Office Building (1968), Lincoln, Nebraska.[3]

Goodrich Junior High School (1969), Lincoln, Nebraska.[3]

Notes

a. In association with Hemphill & Vierk, Architects.

b. Lumberman's Plan Service Company listed in Architect section of business directory.

References

1. AIA Historical Directory of American Architects: A Resource Guide to Finding Information About Past Architects, accessed August 10, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1045882.aspx

2. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory Second Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962), 718-719, accessed April 4, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1962%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

3. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory Third Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1970), 937, accessed April 4, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

4. Listed in Lincoln City Directory.

5. "All Results for John Oliver Unthank" Ancestry.com, 1997-2016. Accessed October 13, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=allgs&gss=sfs28_ms_f-2_s&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=John%20Oliver&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Unthank&gsln_x=0&msypn__ftp=Lincoln%2C%20Lancaster%2C%20Nebraska%2C%20USA&msypn=58796&msypn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C30%7C0%7C1679%7C58796%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=0&msbdy=1904&catbucket=rstp&uidh=69a

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

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “John Oliver Unthank (1904-2000), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 12, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 19, 2024.

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