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1880: architect and builder, Beaver City, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]] | 1880: architect and builder, Beaver City, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]] | ||
| − | + | 1893-1911: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[2][3]]] | |
| − | 1901-1903: architect and partner, [[Leach & Plym, Architects|Leach & Plym]], Lincoln, Nebraska, and Kansas City, Missouri | + | 1901-1903: architect and partner, [[Leach & Plym, Architects|Leach & Plym]], Lincoln, Nebraska, and Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[3]]] |
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1920: architect, Iowa Falls, Iowa.[[#References|[6]]] | 1920: architect, Iowa Falls, Iowa.[[#References|[6]]] | ||
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Phoenix Block [later, Union Block] (ca. 1889-1892), McCook, Nebraska.[from W. H. Cole Collection, CG89, file . . .] | Phoenix Block [later, Union Block] (ca. 1889-1892), McCook, Nebraska.[from W. H. Cole Collection, CG89, file . . .] | ||
| − | New ward school (1899), Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]][[#Notes|[a]]] | + | New ward (McKinley) school (1899), Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]][[#Notes|[a]]] |
Opera house (1899), York, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]] | Opera house (1899), York, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]] | ||
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| + | Design for a new school (1900), 26th & H Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[13]]][[#Notes|[c]]] | ||
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| + | Frame house for Frank E. Stephens (1900), 201 S. 28th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[14]]] | ||
Wanneta Bank (1907), Wanneta Falls, Nebraska.[[#References|[12]]] | Wanneta Bank (1907), Wanneta Falls, Nebraska.[[#References|[12]]] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | a. ''School Board Journal'' of September 1899 lists "Lincoln, Neb. A new $8,000 ward school. Plans drawn by Architect M. Leach."[[#References|[4]]] | + | a. ''School Board Journal'' of September 1899 lists "Lincoln, Neb. A new $8,000 ward school. Plans drawn by Architect M. Leach." In 1902 that ''Journal'' published a small elevation for "New Central School, Lincoln, Neb." showing the building which stood south of the original Lincoln High School at S. 15th and M Streets and was called McKinley School.[[#References|[4]]] |
b. ''Improvement Bulletin'' of February 1899 notes: "York, Neb.--Campbell & Bros., of Lincoln, have the contract to erect the opera house for Huffman & Son, of New York, from plans by M. Leach, architect, of Lincoln. It will be of stone and brick, and will cost $12,000."[[#References|[5]]] | b. ''Improvement Bulletin'' of February 1899 notes: "York, Neb.--Campbell & Bros., of Lincoln, have the contract to erect the opera house for Huffman & Son, of New York, from plans by M. Leach, architect, of Lincoln. It will be of stone and brick, and will cost $12,000."[[#References|[5]]] | ||
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| + | c. According to Yost's abstract of the Board of Education minutes, the board requested plans and bids for a $7,000 school at 26th & H Streets. Leach's were adopted but all of the bids were over $7,000 so there was no further action. In 1902 a contract was awarded on a bid of $9800 for Randolph School on South 26th Street (H to Randolph). Probably Leach's design was used as no mention was made of re-soliciting plans.[[#References|[13][14]]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
1. 1880 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus Leach,” Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska, accessed through ''HeritageQuestOnline.com''. | 1. 1880 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus Leach,” Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska, accessed through ''HeritageQuestOnline.com''. | ||
| − | 2. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus Leach,” Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, accessed through ''HeritageQuestOnline.com''. | + | 2. Lincoln City Directories; also 1900 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus Leach,” Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, accessed through ''HeritageQuestOnline.com''. |
3. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus Leach,” Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, accessed through ''HeritageQuestOnline.com''. | 3. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus Leach,” Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, accessed through ''HeritageQuestOnline.com''. | ||
| − | 4. ''School Board Journal'' (September 1899), 25. | + | 4. ''School Board Journal'' (September 1899), v. 59, 478; (October 1902), v. 25, no. 4, 11 (elevation). |
5. ''Improvement Bulletin'' (February 18, 1899), 11. | 5. ''Improvement Bulletin'' (February 18, 1899), 11. | ||
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12. "Business Buildings...Wannetta Falls, Neb.," ''Improvement Bulletin'' (June 1, 1907), 24. Two-stories, $10,000. | 12. "Business Buildings...Wannetta Falls, Neb.," ''Improvement Bulletin'' (June 1, 1907), 24. Two-stories, $10,000. | ||
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| + | 13. Carl Yost, comp "Abstract of Lincoln Board of Education minutes," ''TS'', ca. 1930, 90 (1900) and 100 (1902). Lincoln Public Schools Archives. | ||
==Page Citation== | ==Page Citation== | ||
| − | [[D. Murphy]] & [[E. F. Zimmer]], “{{PAGENAME}},” {{Template:ArchtPageCitation}} | + | [[D. Murphy]] & [[E. F. Zimmer]], “{{PAGENAME}},” {{Template:ArchtPageCitation}} October 1, 2018. {{Template:ArchtPageCitation2}} {{LOCALMONTHNAME}} {{LOCALDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. |
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Revision as of 11:55, 1 October 2018
Marcus Leach was born in March 1838 in New York. He was recorded as the fifth of ten children of Hiram and Mariah Leach in the 1850 census. Hiram was a laborer.[10] Marcus was listed as a farm laborer in Bradford, Illinois in the 1860 census and as a carpenter in Etna, Iowa in 1870.[8][9] He worked as an architect in Wymore and Lincoln, Nebraska. Near the turn of the century, he was involved in the partnership Leach & Plym. Leach was married to Alice and they had three children by 1870--John, Clara, and Homer.[1][2][3][9] Leach was residing with his daughter-in-law, widow Sarah J. Leach, in Iowa Falls, Iowa when he died in 1920 and was interred at Hazel Green Cemetery in Ackley, Iowa.[6][7] 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
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1893-1895, 1899-1900, 1904-1911
Wymore, Nebraska, 1882-1891
Educational & Professional Associations
1870: carpenter, Etna, Iowa.[7]
1880: architect and builder, Beaver City, Nebraska.[1]
1893-1911: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3]
1901-1903: architect and partner, Leach & Plym, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Kansas City, Missouri.[3]
1920: architect, Iowa Falls, Iowa.[6]
Buildings & Projects
Phoenix Block [later, Union Block] (ca. 1889-1892), McCook, Nebraska.[from W. H. Cole Collection, CG89, file . . .]
New ward (McKinley) school (1899), Lincoln, Nebraska.[4][a]
Opera house (1899), York, Nebraska.[5][b]
Design for a new school (1900), 26th & H Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.[13][c]
Frame house for Frank E. Stephens (1900), 201 S. 28th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[14]
Wanneta Bank (1907), Wanneta Falls, Nebraska.[12]
Brick hotel for George L. Smith (1909), Ulysses, Nebraska.[11]
Notes
a. School Board Journal of September 1899 lists "Lincoln, Neb. A new $8,000 ward school. Plans drawn by Architect M. Leach." In 1902 that Journal published a small elevation for "New Central School, Lincoln, Neb." showing the building which stood south of the original Lincoln High School at S. 15th and M Streets and was called McKinley School.[4]
b. Improvement Bulletin of February 1899 notes: "York, Neb.--Campbell & Bros., of Lincoln, have the contract to erect the opera house for Huffman & Son, of New York, from plans by M. Leach, architect, of Lincoln. It will be of stone and brick, and will cost $12,000."[5]
c. According to Yost's abstract of the Board of Education minutes, the board requested plans and bids for a $7,000 school at 26th & H Streets. Leach's were adopted but all of the bids were over $7,000 so there was no further action. In 1902 a contract was awarded on a bid of $9800 for Randolph School on South 26th Street (H to Randolph). Probably Leach's design was used as no mention was made of re-soliciting plans.[13][14]
References
1. 1880 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus Leach,” Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
2. Lincoln City Directories; also 1900 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus Leach,” Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
3. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus Leach,” Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
4. School Board Journal (September 1899), v. 59, 478; (October 1902), v. 25, no. 4, 11 (elevation).
5. Improvement Bulletin (February 18, 1899), 11.
6. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
7. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
8. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
9. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
10. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
11. "Notice of contractors," (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (September 29, 1909), 9.
12. "Business Buildings...Wannetta Falls, Neb.," Improvement Bulletin (June 1, 1907), 24. Two-stories, $10,000.
13. Carl Yost, comp "Abstract of Lincoln Board of Education minutes," TS, ca. 1930, 90 (1900) and 100 (1902). Lincoln Public Schools Archives.
Page Citation
D. Murphy & E. F. Zimmer, “Marcus Leach (1838-1920), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, October 1, 2018. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 13, 2024.
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