Samuel Peter Emil Walstrom (1854-1931), Carpenter-Builder
Samuel Peter Emil Walstrom was born in Westerhult, Sweden on October 5, 1854. He completed five years of elementary school, and that was the extent of his formal education. He still had a great interest in books and reading. He also had a propensity for math. Though he was largely a "self-taught man" [1], Walstrom was trained in the art of cabinet making. He emigrated to Omaha in 1882, moving to Wahoo after a year. He was the architect for several buildings in the town. On December 6, 1885, Walstrom married Mathilda Pearson. The two went on to have six children together. Walstrom died on June 8, 1931 after a period of ill health.[1]
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Contents
[hide]Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
Dated
Swedish Evangelical Bethlehem Lutheran Church (1906), Wahoo, Nebraska.[1][3] (SD16-037)
S.H.A. Company-Fred E. Anderson Building (1909), Wahoo, Nebraska.[1] (SD16-037)
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church (1921), Wahoo, Nebraska.[1] (SD16-128)
Undated
Bethlehem Lutheran Parsonage (n.d.), Wahoo, Nebraska.[1]
First Congregational Church (n.d.), 8th & Linden, Wahoo, Nebraska.[1] (SD16-037)
J. C. Penny Building (n.d.), Wahoo.[1]
Lynnequest Block (n.d.), Wahoo, Nebraska.[1] (SD16-110, SD16-111)
Brewster Motor Company Building (n.d.), Wahoo, Nebraska.[1]
Hellstar Oil Pump Building (n.d.) (formerly Brodalhl Motors), Wahoo, Nebraska.[1]
Don Peterson & Associates Building (n.d.) (formerly Skagg-Safeway), Wahoo, Nebraska.[1]
All houses in Walstrom's Addition (n.d.),Wahoo, Nebraska.[1]
House (n.d.), 339 9th Street, Wahoo, Nebraska.[1] (SD16-040)
House (n.d.), 316 11th Street, Wahoo, Nebraska.[1] (SD16-050)
Notes
References
1. Leigh Houfek, “A Research Project,” TS (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, April 24, 1981). (Prof. Paul Olson, English 247 & 399)
2. “S. P. Walstrom Passed away Monday, June 8,” Wahoo Democrat (June 11, 1931), 1.
3. Addition to Swedish Evangelical Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Wahoo, Ben F. Hemphill, Architect (w/measured drawings of original); zerox copy of blueprints in NeHBS file, SD16-037.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Samuel Peter Emil Walstrom (1854-1931), Carpenter-Builder,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 2, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 28, 2025.
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