McKim Mead & White, Architects

New York, New York; and Omaha, Nebraska, 1889

Partners:

Charles Follen McKim, 1847–1909

William Rutherford Mead, 1846–1928

Stanford White, 1853–1906

McKim Mead & White was a prestigious New York architectural firm, which began practice in 1879. In ca. 1888-1889 the firm had an Omaha office, in charge of two projects there. The firm survived in name long after the original partners had died, and was one of the competitors in the Nebraska Capitol Competition in 1919.

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.

New York Life Insurance Building, 1888-1889 (Lynn Meyer)

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Omaha, Nebraska, 1889

Buildings & Projects

New York Life Insurance Building (1888-1889), 1620 Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[2][3][4] (DO09:0124-010)

Omaha National Bank (1888-1889), Omaha, Nebraska.

Nebraska Capital Competition (1919), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]

References

1. American Architect 118:1326 (October, 1934).

2. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: Landmarks Heritage Presrvation Commission, 1980), 121.

3. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

4. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.

Other Sources

Mosette Broderick. Triumverate: McKim, Mead & White. (New York: Borzoi Book, Alfred A. Knopf, 2010).

Samuel G. White. The Houses of McKim, Mead & White. (New York: Rizzoli, 1998).

McKim, Mead & White. The Architecture of McKim, Mead & White in Photographs, Plans and Elevations. (New York: Dover [rpt], 1990).

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “McKim Mead & White, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, September 6, 2016. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 14, 2024.

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