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D.B.A. S. E. Maxon & Company, Architects

Stiles Ezra Maxon was born in July 1849, in New York. He was an architect in Omaha and the principal of S. E. Maxon & Company. He also worked for the U.S. Treasury Department, from his home in Council Bluffs. At some point before 1900, Maxon moved to Portland, Oregon to continue his work in architecture. Maxon was married to Eliza, with whom he had seven children. He died on October 6, 1914 and is buried in Pendleton, Oregon.[4][5][6][7]

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

Omaha, Nebraska, 1888-1893

Educational & Professional Associations

1887: clerk, Office of Supervising Architect, U.S. Treasury Department, Council Bluffs, Iowa.[6]

1888-1893: architect, Omaha, Nebraska.

1888-1893: architect and principal, S. E. Maxon & Company, Omaha, Nebraska.[b]

1900: architect, Portland City, Oregon.[5]

Buildings & Projects

Walnut Hill School (1888), 4370 Hamilton, Omaha, Nebraska.[1]

A. W. Askwith house (1888), Council Bluffs, Iowa.[3]

House (1891), 3049 Redick Ave., Omaha, Nebraska.[2][a] (DO09:0242-006)

Notes

a. Listed as Mason in NEHBS and Omaha Architects Database.

b. In partnership with John H. Kent (from city directory).

References

1. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980), 191.

2. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.

3. "Council Bluffs," The Inland Architect and News Record 12:3 (October, 1888), 29. Accessed via HaithaTrust.org, February 4, 2016.

4. 1860 United States Census, s.v. “Stiles E. Maxon,’’ Grafton, Rensselaer County, New York, accessed via MyHeritage Library Edition, February 4, 2016.

5. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “Stiles E. Maxon,” Portland City, Multnomah, Oregon, accessed via MyHeritage Library Edition, February 4, 2016.

6. “Official Register of the United States, 1887; Registry of Employees of the Treasury Department,” Federal Register (1907), 60. Accessed via MyHeritage Library Edition, February 4, 2016.

7. “S. E. Maxon,” FindAGrave.com, March 18, 2010, accessed February 4, 2016, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49899188

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “Stiles Ezra Maxon (1849-1914), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 17, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 3, 2024.

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