Kimball, Steele & Sandham, Architects
Partners:
Josiah Dow Sandham (1880-1969), Architect
Kimball, Steele & Sandham was an architectural firm that practiced in Omaha, Nebraska. They were a prolific firm and especially did a lot of work across the US for N.W. Bell Telephone Company. Kimball, Steele & Sandham was one in a long line of firms involving Thomas Rogers Kimball.
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, 1928-1945
Lineage of the Firm
1891-1893: Walker, Kimball & Best, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska, and Boston, Massachusetts.
1892-1899: Walker & Kimball, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska, and Boston, Massachusetts.
1900-1928: Thomas Rogers Kimball, Architect, Omaha, Nebraska.
1928-1945: Kimball, Steele & Sandham, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
1946-1956: Steele, Sandham & Steele, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
1957-1963: Steele, Sandham & Weinstein Company, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
1963-1969: Steele, Weinstein & Associates, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
1970-1971: Steele & Associates, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
Other Associations
1929-1932: employed Elrey G. Peterson, draftsman.
Buildings & Projects
Dated
House (1930), 702 N 56th, Omaha, Nebraska.[3] (DO09:0438-009)
City of Omaha Public Safety Bldg (1931), 7502 N 30th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[2:33]
Federal Office Building (1932), 106 S 15th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[2:48][3][4][5][b][c] (DO09:0123-002) (with George Prinz)
Hotel Fontenelle Alterations (ca.1936-1937), (with Kimball, Steele, & Sandham). [5][b]
Bishop Ryan’s House Alterations and Additions (ca.1937), (with Kimball, Steele, & Sandham). [5][b]
St. John's Catholic Church (1942), Holt County, Nebraska.[1]
Undated
St. Cecilia's Cathedral (1900, 1905-1959), 701 N 40th, Omaha, Nebraska. (For Bishop Rummel; finished by Kimball, Steele & Sandham for Thomas R. Kimball.)[4][5][b]
First Church of Christ Scientist (by Kimball, Steele & Sandham for Thomas R. Kimball) Minneapolis, Minnesota.[4][5][b]
Omaha Public Library Elevator Annex, Omaha, Nebraska (with Kimball, Steele, & Sandham, Omaha).[4][5][b]
Fire Station at Florence, Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5][b]
Memorial to W.B.T. Belt Family, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5][b]
Receiving Vault, Calvary Group and Altar, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5][b]
Memorial to Nathaniel Peabody, Piney Woods, Mississippi.[4][5][b]
Paxton Block (Alterations), Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5][b]
Dr. F. F. Whitcomb Residence, Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5][b]
George Grimes Residence, Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5][b]
Mitchell, South Dakota Telephone Building.[5][b]
Grand Island, Nebraska Telephone Building.[5][b]
Sidney, Nebraska Telephone Building. [5][b]
AT&T Building, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][b]
St. Peter’s School and Rectory, Omaha, Nebraska.[5][b]
Holy Trinity Parochial School, Hartington, Nebraska.[5][b]
Jefferson School Building, Omaha, Nebraska Board of Education.[4][b]
Ward Building, Hastings State Hospital, Ingleside, Nebraska.[5][b]
Ward Building, Lincoln State Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][b]
Employees Building, Lincoln State Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][b]
Telephone Exchanges for N.W. Bell Telephone Company
Rapid City, South Dakota.[4][5][b]
North Platte, Nebraska.[4][5][b
South Sioux City, Nebraska.[4][5][b]
Winner, South Dakota.[4][5][b]
Belle Fourche, South Dakota.[4][5][b]
Notes
a. The firm continued under the same name from 1934, when Kimball died, until 1945, when the firm became Steele, Sandham & Steele.
b. Steele claimed design and/or supervision for these buildings in his resume.[4][5]
c. A joint project of Kimball, Steele & Sandham, and George B. Prinz Associates.
References
1. “WPB Okays Construction of Church at St. John's,” The True Voice (August 21, 1942), 1 (sketch, plans approved).
2. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: City of Omaha and Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980).
3. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
4. “Vital Statistics and Professional Record of William L. Steele, Architect, Omaha, Nebraska, August, 1937.” Attachment to Application for Registration.[5]. The buildings listed are under a sub-heading, “Typical Buildings Designed and Supervised by W. L. Steele.”
5. “Vital Statistics and Professional Record of William L. Steele, Architect, Omaha, Nebraska, Sept. 1941.” Cf. reference [4]. Copy in Nebraska State Historical Society, Historic Preservation Division, architect files. The buildings listed are under a sub-heading, “Typical Buildings Designed and Supervised by W. L. Steele.”
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Kimball, Steele & Sandham, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 4, 2017. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 5, 2024.
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