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Lincoln, Nebraska, 1936-1991

Kenneth Bowhay Clark was born in Liberty, Nebraska on September 1, 1914.[3][7] Clark attended the University of Nebraska College of Architecture and Science, receiving his Bachelor’s in Architecture in 1936.[3][7] He then continued at the university for a year at the College of Engineering until 1937.[3] In the same year Clark married Martha H., he graduated from the prestigious Harvard University, Graduate School of Design with a Master’s in Architecture in 1940.[2][3] In 1946, Clark formed and became a partner in the firm, Clark & Enersen, which would become a highly successful firm.[1] In 1947, Clark became the Assistant Professor of Senior Design Lectures at the University, a year later working at the City Planning Commission for a year.[3][6]

Clark received the Harvard School 1st Prize in 1954 as well as the First Prize from the Nebraska Concrete Masonry Association.[3] In this same year, Clark was a member of the YMCA in Lincoln, serving on the Board of Directors until 1955.[3][7] It was also in 1955 that Clark had his last year as a member of the Kiwanis club (1949-1955).[3][7] He was also an AIA Member of the Nebraska chapter, but won numerous Residential Design Honor Awards from the Nebraska Architects Association in 1958, 1959, and 1961.[4] He served as president at various times for the Architects Association of Nebraska, the Lincoln YMCA, the Lincoln Symphony Association, and the Kiwanis Club of Lincoln.[7] Clark belonged to the Harvard Acacia Club and the United Methodist Church.[7]

Clark was honored for his lifetime of achievement by both UNL and the UNL College of Architecture with distinguished alumni awards in 1988 and 1987, respectively.[6] In 1987, Clark was additionally honored as the Nebraska Society of Architects' Distinguished Architect.[6] He secured a lasting legacy by starting the practice of using the AIA to keep a national clearinghouse of information on state laws relating to professional practice.[6]

He and Martha had a son, Kenneth H., and a daughter, Barbara.[3][7] When Clark died on August 10, 1991, he was survived by his wife and their children, as well as his mother Goldie L. Clark and two grandsons.[7]

This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1943-1959, 1961-1976

Educational & Professional Associations

1932-1936: student, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1936: Bachelor's Degree, Architecture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.[5]

1936: draftsman-designer, Davis & Wilson, Architects.[3]

1937-1938: draftsman, McClure & Walker, Architects, Boston, Massachusetts.[3]

1937-1939: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1939: draftsman-designer, Davis & Wilson, Architects.[3]

1940-1941: draftsman, Clyde C. Pearson.[3]

1941: Master's Degree, Architecture, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.[5][a]

1942: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1942-1946: draftsman-designer, Davis & Wilson, Lincoln, Nebraska.[3]

1945: architect, Davis & Wilson, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1946-1963: architect and partner, Clark & Enersen, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[3][5][f]

1963-1970: architect and partner, Clark, Enersen, Olsson, Burroughs & Thomsen, Architects and Engineers, Lincoln, Nebraska.[c]

1971-1972: architect and partner, Clark, Enersen, Hamersky, Schlaebitz & Burroughs, Architects and Engineers, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1973-1976: architect and partner, [[Clark, Enersen, Hamersky, Schlaebitz, Burroughs & Thomsen, Architects and Engineers]], Lincoln, Nebraska.

1977-1982: architect and partner, The Clark Enersen Partners, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1983-1991: architectural consultant to The Clark Enersen Partners, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Principal Works

Naval Training Center (1948), Lincoln, Nebraska.[3][b][e]

Master Plan (1950), Lincoln Air Force Base [3][e]

LDC Parking Garage (1952), Lincoln, Nebraska.[3][e]

High School (1954), Hebron, Nebraska, Architect Associated, M. I. Aitken, Nebraska.[3][e]

Merle Beattie Elementary.School (1955), Lincoln, Nebraska.[3][e]

Lincoln Senior High School (1955), Hastings, Nebraska.[3][e]

Harvard School (1955), Harvard, Nebraska.[3][e]

Lincoln Clinic (1956-1958), Lincoln, Nebraska.[3][4][e]

Capehart Housing (1957), Lincoln Air Force Base [4][e]

University of Nebraska Agriculture College Dorms, (1958), Lincoln, Nebraska [4][e]

Scottsbluff High School (1960), Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[4][e]

Community Service Building (1960’s), Lincoln, Nebraska [5]

University of Nebraska East Campus Library (1960’s), Lincoln, Nebraska [[#References|5]

St. Elizabeth Hospital (1960’s), Lincoln, Nebraska [[#References|5]

Nebraska Wesleyan University Olin Hall of Sciences (1960’s), Lincoln, Nebraska [[#References|5]

Lincoln & Lancaster County & City Building (1960’s), Lincoln, Nebraska [[#References|5] [d].

Honors & Awards

Dated

1954: Harvard School First Prize.[3]

1954: First Prize, Nebraska Concrete Masonry Association.[3]

1955: Award of Merit, AASA-AIA, Denver, Colorado.[3]

1958, 1959, 1961: Residential Design Honor Award, Nebraska Architects Association.[4]

1987: University of Nebraska Alumni Achievement Award.[7]

1987: Distinguished Architect, Nebraska Society of Architects.[6]

1987: Distinguished Alumni Award, UNL College of Architecture.[6]

1988: Distinguished Alumni Award, UNL.[6]

Undated

Outstanding Service Award, YMCA of the Rockies.[7]

Notes

a. Larry Enersen relates that his degree from Harvard was a Master's of Architecture.[2]

b. Supervising architects for the project.[3]

c. Clark, Enersen, Olsson, Burroughs & Thomsen, Architects and Engineers organized in 1963.[5]

d. Hemphill & Vierk, associated architects.

e. These were done on behalf of Clark & Enersen.

f.Formation of the Clark & Enersen partnership, Lincoln; February 1, 1946.[1]

References

1. Dennis Scheer and Kent Munster, “The Clark Enersen Partners: Six Decades of Design,” Preservation Association of Lincoln, Brownbag Lecture Series, Museum of Nebraska History, April 8, 2003.

2. “An Interview with Lawrence Enersen,” Arch@UNL #6 (Fall 1976).

3. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory, First Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1956), 96 and 97, accessed March 3, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1956%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx 4. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory, Second Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962), 120, accessed April 4, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1962%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

5. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory, Third Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1970), 150, accessed April 4, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx 6. “Retired Clark Enersen partner died Sunday,” Lincoln Journal-Star (August 11, 1991), 1E:5-6.

7. “Clark,” Lincoln Journal (August 12, 1991).

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “Kenneth Bowhay Clark (1914-1991), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, October 30, 2014. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, March 28, 2024.


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