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Born in Pennsylvania in April, 1863, Moses N. Bair practiced architecture for one year in Auburn, and for several years in Falls City, Nebraska before settling in Hastings.[3] He designed a number of public libraries throughout central Nebraska, including the 1909 Aurora Public Library.[1] Bair died in 1934, and is buried in Newberrytown, Pennsylvania.[5]

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.

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Auburn, Nebraska, 1893

Falls City, Nebraska, 1894-1895, 1902-1903, 1907

Hastings, Nebraska, 1909-1913, 1915

Educational & Professional Associations

1893: architect, Auburn, Nebraska.

1894-1907: architect, Falls City, Nebraska.[3]

1909-1915: architect, Hastings, Nebraska.[4][a]

Buildings & Projects

Dated

Frontier Hotel (1898) for Alcova Hot Springs Co., Alcova, Wyoming.[7][b]

House for Sam Bayne (1898), Falls City, Nebraska.[8][c]

A. R. McMullen House (1904), Wayside Stock Farm, Stella vicinity, rural Richard County, Nebraska.[6] (RH00-355)

Ralph A. Clark – McMullen farmhouse (1908), 718 Road, Stella vicinity, Richardson County, Nebraska. (RH01-011)

Sutton Public Library (1909), Sutton, Nebraska.[1] (CY12-000)

Aurora Public Library (1909), SE corner 12th & J Aurora, Nebraska.[1] (HM01-207)

United Brethren Church (1912), 1103 K St. Aurora, Nebraska.[2] (HM01-168) National Register narrative

Fullerton Public Library (1913-1914), 425 4th St. Fullerton, Nebraska. (NC02-001)

Gibbon Carnegie Public Library (1912-1913), NW Corner, 2nd and La Bar Gibbon, Nebraska.[1] (BF03-018)

Shelton Carnegie Public Library (1913-1914), 313 C Street Shelton, Nebraska. [1] (BF14-024)

Broken Bow Carnegie Library (1914-1915), 255 S 10th Ave. Broken Bow, Nebraska.[1][2] (CU05-061)

Gothenburg Carnegie Public Library (1914-1916), 1104 Lake Gothenburg, Nebraska.[1][2] (DS06-006) National Register narrative

Undated

Public Library (n.d.), Merna, Nebraska.[1]

Notes

a. First available Hastings directory listing, 1909; last available listing, 1915. He was not listed in the 1920 directory nor the 1920 census.

b. Improvement Bulletin described this project as: "Alcova, Wyo.--The Alcova Hot Springs Co. is having plans prepared by M. N. Bair, architect, of Falls City, Neb., for a Frontier hotel. It will be 44x60, two stories."[7]

c. Improvement Bulletin described this project as: "Falls City, Neb.--Same Bayne has had plans prepared by M. N. Bair, architect, for a dwelling. Specifications: 2-story, frame, 30x52, shingled roof, cement plaster, hot water heat, hardwood finish, etc. Cost. $2,600."[8]

References

1. State Library Commission files

2. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

3. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “Moses N. Bair,” Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.

4. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “Moses N. Bair,” Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.

5. “Moses N. Blair,” FindAGrave.com, accessed April 24, 2013, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=bair&GSfn=moses&GSmn=n&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1934&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=5477420&df=all&

6. “House for A. R. McMullen,” by Bair. Copies of plans and specs in site file.

7. Improvement Bulletin (February 5, 1898), 14.

8. Improvement Bulletin (March 19, 1898), 16.

Page Citation

D. Murphy, Patrick Haynes, Ruben Acosta, and E. F. Zimmer, “Moses N. Bair (1863-1934), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 12, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 16, 2024.

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