Theodore Peter Bialles (1889-1945), Architect
Theodore Peter Bialles was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1889 to Anna and Peter Bialles. Peter, a German-born designer of ecclesiastical furniture, was widowed by 1910 and living with his son in Chicago, when Theodore was a draftsman in an architectural office. Theodore married Elsie Anna Mueller in Chicago in 1913. They moved to Omaha in 1916, where Theodore joined the staff of Bankers Realty Investment Company (BRIC). BRIC was a vertically integrated real estate and construction firm engaged in building hotels, commercial buildings, and apartments before it collapsed in the wartime economic of 1919 and was bankrupt by 1920. Bialles apparently continued an independent architectural practice in Omaha until 1920. By 1930 he was a draftsman in Dayton for an architectural company, then by 1939 was in Washington, D.C. where he worked as a draftman for various federal agencies. T. P. Bialles married for a second time in Washington in 1942 to Nina Christine Leslie. He died in Washington in 1945.[][]
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
Omaha, Nebraska, 1917-1920
Educational & Professional Associations
1910: draftsman, Chicago, Illinois.[]
1916-1918: draftsman and architect for BRIC, Omaha, Nebraska.[][]
1920: architect, Omaha, Nebraska.[]
1930: draftsman, Dayton, Ohio.
1939-1945: draftsman for federal agencies, Washington, D.C.[]
Buildings & Projects
1916-1918
On staff, Architectural Department, Bankers Realty Investment Company (BRIC), Omaha, Nebraska (1917-1919). BRIC was a vertically integrated construction and investment firm organized around 1910 in Omaha which offered architectural, financial, and construction services. North American Hotel Company was a closely affiliated subsidiary announced as the operational arm for the enterprise's hotels. Lewis joined the firm early in 1922 and by March visited Albion, Nebraska regarding a hotel project there. This page includes projects on which Lewis' involvement is documented. A full list of the firm's known projects is included on the BRIC page.
Notes
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References
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8. "Prominent Wilkes Barre, PA., Architect Comes to Omaha," The New Nebraskan (Omaha, Nebraska) (February 24, 1916), 2; "East Watching Omaha, Declares P. P. Lewis," Omaha (Nebraska) Daily News (February 22, 1916), 12.
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Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer, “Theodore Peter Bialles (1889-1945), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, December 12, 2022. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, May 16, 2024.
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