Robert Burns Gibb (1920-1990), Architect, A.I.A.
Robert Burns Gibb was born in Kimball, Nebraska on January 22, 1920. Gibb attended Nebraska Wesleyan University from 1940-1943, and went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of Nebraska in 1949, at the age of 29. Thereafter, Gibb worked as a draftsman for the firm Martin I. Aitken until 1958, whereupon he began his work for Unthank & Unthank for one year’s time. In 1959, Gibb began his own architecture firm, Robert Gibb & Associates.[1]
Gibb died on November 30, 1990 as a retired architect of the State Department of Health.[2] He was survived by his wife, Mary; sons, D. Roderick and Cedric Stewart; brother, James; sister, Edith Lange; as well as 2 grandchildren.[2] He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, the UNL Alumni Association, and the American Institute of Architects.[2]
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1954-1976
Educational & Professional Associations
1940-1943: attending Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
1949: Bachelor of Arts, Architecture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
1949-1958: draftsman, Martin I. Aitken, Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
1958-1959: architect, Unthank & Unthank, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
1958-1976: Robert Gibb & Associates, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
1976-1983: architect, Nebraska Department of Health, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1984-1991: architect, Robert B Gibb & Associates, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Buildings & Projects
Dr. M. A. Wood residence (1954), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
Dr. L. A. Pfeifer (1955-1956), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
Education Unit (1956), Christ M. E, Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
Drs. Angle & Pfelfer Medical Clinic (1958), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
Beatrice Bowling Alley (1960), Beatrice, Nebraska.[1]
First Assembly of God Church (1961), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
Notes
References
1. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory, Second Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962), 245, accessed April 4, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1962%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx
2. Lincoln Star (December 1, 1990), 9:1.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Robert Burns Gibb (1920-1990), Architect, A.I.A.,” Encyclopedia of Nebraska History. Nebraska State Historical Society, December 16, 2014. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Accessed, April 29, 2024.
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