Robert Harry Burgin (1934-2012), Architect
Robert “Bob” Harry Burgin was born in Avoca, Iowa on March 22, 1934 to parents Lilly and Harry Burgin. Burgin received his Architecture degree from Washington University. [4] He was a longtime practicing architect in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and a registered architect in Nebraska.[1] He owned the company Robert H. Burgin & Associates in Iowa. He married Nancy Oderdorfer in 1957, and had two sons, one daughter, and eight grand-children. Burgin died on January 12, 2012. [4]
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
[hide]Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1965-2000
Educational & Professional Associations
1959: B.S. Arch. Science, Washington University.[2]
1964: Registered Professional Architect, Nebraska, A-640; December 5, 1964.[1]
1968: Robert H. Burgin, Architect, Council Bluffs, Iowa.[2]
ca.1960s-ca.2000s: owner, Robert H. Burgin & Associates, Council Bluffs, Iowa.[3][4]
Buildings & Projects
St. Patrick Parish Center (1967), Massena, Iowa.[2]
St. Anne School of Religion (1968), Logan, Iowa.[2]
Sacred Heart Parish Center (1968), Woodbine, Iowa.[2]
Peoples Natural Gas Remodeling (1969), Council Bluffs, Iowa.[2]
Fire Station and City Hall Addition (1969), Missouri Valley, Iowa.[2]
“Principio” Home (2001), 5228 Duck Creek Ct., Cincinnatti, Ohio.[3]
Notes
References
1. “Robert Harry Burgin,” Nebraska State Board of Engineers and Architects Website, accessed April 1, 2003, <http://www.ea.state.ne.us/search/search.cgi>
2. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory, Third Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1970), 121, accessed April 4, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx
3. “Principio” Cincinnati Magazine vol. 35, no. 9 (June 2002: Cincinnatti, Ohio), 26-27. Accessed April 24, 2018 via GoogleBooks.com
4. “Robert Harry Burgin” FindaGrave.com From [Obit.] The Daily Nonpareil (January 2012). Accessed April 24, 2018 via https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83417650/robert-harry-burgin
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D. Murphy “Robert Harry Burgin (1934-2012), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 20, 2018. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, June 11, 2025.
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