Victor F. Beck (1880-1943), Mason-Architect
Victor F. Beck was born in Denmark in 1880, and appeared in Omaha as early as 1904 as a brick mason. By 1910 he was married to Louise, and was still a brick contractor and builder in Omaha. In 1911 he began advertising as an architect in Omaha, and remained there in that practice at least until 1914. By 1918, he was in North Platte, practicing as a structural architect, and by 1920 he had one son. He remained in North Platte until his death in 1943, where he is buried, but it is not known how long he continued in practice there prior to his death.[3][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.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Omaha, Nebraska, 1911-1917
Educational & Professional Associations
1904-1908: mason, Omaha, Nebraska.[a]
1910: brick contractor & builder, Mantel Construction & Specialty, Omaha, Nebraska.
1911-1914: architect, Omaha, Nebraska.[b]
1918-1920: architect (structural), North Platte, Nebraska.[4][5]
1930-1943: resident of North Platte, Nebraska.[c]
Buildings & Projects
N. Hilding house (1911), 2112 Pinkney, Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2] (DO09:0142-059)
Richi Ugai Hotel (1918), North Platte, Nebraska.[7]
Plan for square 2-story home (1915), Omaha, Nebraska.[8]
Notes
a. First verified Omaha listing, 1904; no listing in 1902 or earlier.
b. Last listing in Omaha directories, 1914.
c. 1930 telephone book and 1942 City Directory.
References
1. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: City of Omaha and Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980), 162.
2. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
3. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “Victor Beck,” Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
4. 1920 United States Census, s.v. “Victor Beck,” North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
5. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Accessed May 15, 2013.
6. “Victor F. Beck,” FindAGrave.com, accessed May 15, 2013, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BEC&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=31&GScntry=4&GSsr=961&GRid=60602306&
7. “Bids Opened Last Night for the Ugai Hotel,” North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune (June 11, 1918), 1, accessed through Chronicling America on April 17, 2014, http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2010270504/1918-06-11/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1836&sort=date&date2=1922&words=Mr+Ugai&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=8&state=Nebraska&rows=20&proxtext=Mr.+Ugai+&y=14&x=17&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
8. "Convenient Square House," Omaha Sunday Bee (Mary 23, 1915), 8.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Victor F. Beck (1880-1943), Mason-Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 17, 2014. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 28, 2024.
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