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'''Lowell A. Lamoreaux''' (1861-1922) was the son of a Minneapolis lumber dealer and a graduate of the University of Minnesota. He practiced architecture primarily in Minneapolis. His contribution to Nebraskan architecture was Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln.[[#References|[1]]]
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'''Lowell A. Lamoreaux''' was born in 1861, and was the son of a Minneapolis lumber dealer and a graduate of the University of Minnesota.[[#References|[2][3]]] He practiced architecture primarily in Minneapolis. His contribution to Nebraskan architecture was Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln. Lamoreaux died in 1922 in Minnesota but is interred in a family plot in Los Angeles, California.[[#References|[1][2][3][4]]]
  
 
This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
 
This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
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1909-____: architect & partner, Long, Lamoreaux, and Long, St. Paul, Minnesota.[[#References|[3]]]
 
1909-____: architect & partner, Long, Lamoreaux, and Long, St. Paul, Minnesota.[[#References|[3]]]
  
ca. 1911-1919: architect, Lowell A. Lamoreaux, St. Paul, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]]
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ca. 1911-1919: architect, Lowell A. Lamoreaux, St. Paul, Minnesota.[[#References|[2]]]
 
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____: Lamoreaux & Long, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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==Buildings & Projects==
 
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a. The work for Wyuka included the residence, gatehouse, office, and barn.[[#References|[1]]]
 
a. The work for Wyuka included the residence, gatehouse, office, and barn.[[#References|[1]]]
  
b. Lamoreau was not found in the federal census for 1900, 1910, or 1920 in Minnesota or Nebraska.
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b. Lamoreaux was not found in the federal census for 1900, 1910, or 1920 in Minnesota or Nebraska.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
1.  Wyuka Cemetery Board of Trustees Minutes.
 
1.  Wyuka Cemetery Board of Trustees Minutes.
  
2. Landscape Research LLC, ''The Lowry Hill Neighborhood: Historic Context Study'' (2006). Accessed February 15, 2019 via https://www.lowryhillneighborhood.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/LOWRYHILL_CONTEXT_122306-reduced_size.pdf
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2. Landscape Research LLC, ''The Lowry Hill Neighborhood: Historic Context Study'' (2006), 54. Accessed February 15, 2019 via https://www.lowryhillneighborhood.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/LOWRYHILL_CONTEXT_122306-reduced_size.pdf
  
 
3. "Wirth, Theodore, House/Administration Building" "National Register of Historic Places", ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form'' (Minnesapolis, Minnesota: 2002), Accessed via http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/nomination/02000611.pdf
 
3. "Wirth, Theodore, House/Administration Building" "National Register of Historic Places", ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form'' (Minnesapolis, Minnesota: 2002), Accessed via http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/nomination/02000611.pdf
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4. " Lowell A Lamoreaux" ''FindAGrave.com'' Accessed February 15, 2018 via https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125098865/lowell-a-lamoreaux
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5. "L. A. Lamoreaux Architect, Dies of Pneumonia...60-year-old 'U' graduate lived in Minneapolis half a century--Native of Minnesota made notable record in his profession," ''Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota'' (February 2, 1922), 1.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 30 November 2023

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1887-1920s


Lowell A. Lamoreaux was born in 1861, and was the son of a Minneapolis lumber dealer and a graduate of the University of Minnesota.[2][3] He practiced architecture primarily in Minneapolis. His contribution to Nebraskan architecture was Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln. Lamoreaux died in 1922 in Minnesota but is interred in a family plot in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][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.

Educational & Professional Associations

1887: B. Arch., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.[3]

____-1894: architect at office of Cass Gilbert and James Knox Taylor, St. Paul, Nebraska.[2]

1894-1899: architect with James A. MacLeod, St. Paul, Nebraska.[2]

1900-1908: architect, Lowell A. Lamoreaux, St. Paul, Nebraska.[3]

1909: architect, Long and Long, St. Paul, Nebraska.[2][3]

1909-____: architect & partner, Long, Lamoreaux, and Long, St. Paul, Minnesota.[3]

ca. 1911-1919: architect, Lowell A. Lamoreaux, St. Paul, Minnesota.[2]

Buildings & Projects

Wyuka Cemetery (1911-1913), Lincoln, Nebraska. [1][a]

Notes

a. The work for Wyuka included the residence, gatehouse, office, and barn.[1]

b. Lamoreaux was not found in the federal census for 1900, 1910, or 1920 in Minnesota or Nebraska.

References

1. Wyuka Cemetery Board of Trustees Minutes.

2. Landscape Research LLC, The Lowry Hill Neighborhood: Historic Context Study (2006), 54. Accessed February 15, 2019 via https://www.lowryhillneighborhood.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/LOWRYHILL_CONTEXT_122306-reduced_size.pdf

3. "Wirth, Theodore, House/Administration Building" "National Register of Historic Places", National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Minnesapolis, Minnesota: 2002), Accessed via http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/nomination/02000611.pdf

4. " Lowell A Lamoreaux" FindAGrave.com Accessed February 15, 2018 via https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125098865/lowell-a-lamoreaux

5. "L. A. Lamoreaux Architect, Dies of Pneumonia...60-year-old 'U' graduate lived in Minneapolis half a century--Native of Minnesota made notable record in his profession," Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 2, 1922), 1.

Page Citation

D. Murphy & E. F. Zimmer, “Lowell A. Lamoreaux (1861-1922), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, November 30, 2023. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 28, 2024.


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