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Revision as of 11:36, 5 October 2016
Born in Ohio on June 21, 1848 to George and Belinda Atkinson Hedge, Porter Hedge was raised in Iowa.[1] He served in the Fifty-first Ohio Infantry during Civil War, then was a farmer for a few years after graduating from Oskaloosa College.[1][2] At various times in his live, Hedge worked in real estate, abstracting, and law.[1] He continued practicing the former two of the list after moving to Lincoln in 1886, and continued to do so until his death on September 5, 1903.[1][2]
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, 1891
Educational & Professional Associations
Graduated from Oskaloosa College, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
1886: partner, Hedge & Errett, law, real estate, and insurance, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1887: partner, Atkins & Hedge, Abstractors, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1889: partner, Hedge & Wheeler, Abstractors, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1890-1903: Porter Hedge, Abstractor of Title, Lincoln, Nebraska.[a]
Buildings & Projects
Notes
a. The Lincoln City Directory gives a single occasion of Hedge advertising as an architect in the classified section of the directory, 1891.
References
1. Andrew J. Sawyer, History of Lincoln & Lancaster County, Nebraska (Lincoln: 1916), 466, 469.
2. “Porter Hedge Dies,” Nebraska State Journal (September 6, 1903), 3:6.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Porter Hedge (1848-1903), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, January 12, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 19, 2024.
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