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<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">'''Lincoln, Nebraska, 1947-1976'''</div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">

'''Arthur Edwin Duerschner''' was born in Sacramento, California on February 20, 1922.[[#References|[1]]] Duerschner attended Concordia College for one year, from 1940-1941, after which he attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, earning his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in 1943.[[#References|[4][5][6]]] From 1943–1946, Duerschner served in the United States Army, after which he worked for the firm of [[Clark & Enersen, Architects]] as a Designer–Draftsman until 1955.[[#References|[4]]] He was married in 1947 and had three children.[[#References|[4][5][6][10]]] He was also active in the Nebraska chapter of the AIA and the Lutheran Alumni group of the University of Nebraska, and he was a member of Junior C of C.[[#References|[4]]] Duerschner died on November 16, 1990.[[#References|[1]]] 

This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings==
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1953-1976

==Educational & Professional Associations==
1947-1955: designer-draftsman, [[Clark & Enersen, Architects]], Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

1955-19__: Arthur Erwin Duerschner, Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5][6]]]

1967-1968: treasurer, AIA, Nebraska Chapter.[[#References|[6]]]

1968-1969: secretary, AIA, Nebraska Chapter.[[#References|[6]]]

1969-1970: vice president, AIA, Nebraska Chapter.[[#References|[6]]]

1970-1971: president, AIA, Nebraska Chapter.[[#References|[6]]]

ca. 1980s: City-County Planning Commission.[[#References|[7]]]

ca. 1980s: head of Historic Preservation Committee.[[#References|[7]]]

==Buildings & Projects==
Bethany Lutheran Church (1959), Minden, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]]

Lutheran Student Chapel(1959), University of Nebraska Campus, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]]

Peace Lutheran Church (1960), Alma, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]]

Peace Lutheran Church (1960), Arapahoe, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]]

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (1961), Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]]

Vocational Training Center (1966), Beatrice, Nebraska.[[#References|[6]]] 

Martin Luther Home Dorm (1966), Beatrice, Nebraska.[[#References|[6]]]

Sheridan Lutheran Church, Sanctuary (1953), 37th & Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[8]]]

Sheridan Lutheran Church, Sanctuary (1967), 37th & Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[2][9:115]]]

Sheridan Lutheran Church (1968), Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[6]]]

'''[[Thomas P. Kennard House, 1869, Lincoln|T.P. Kennard House Restoration]]''' (1968), Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[6][7]]] 

Nehawka State Bank Addition (1969), Nehawka, Nebraska.[[#References|[6]]]

==Writings==
Arthur Duerschner & James McKee, ''Lincoln: A Photographic History'' [[#References|[7]]]

==Honors & Awards==
Sheridan Lutheran Church, K Parish Building selected for exhibition in contemporary religious arts & architecture, by Sioux City, Iowa, Art Center. [[#References|[4]]]

1988: AIA honor, College of Fellows.[[#References|[7]]]

==Notes==
a. Executive Director, Nebraska State Board of Architects and Engineers, City of Lincoln, Historic Preservation Commission.

==References==
1.  Social Security Death Index.

2.  Reeves, Bob, “Fifty years of growth at Sheridan Lutheran,” ''Lincoln Journal Star'' (December 20, 2003), 3C.

3.  AIA Historical Directory of American Architects: A Resource Guide to Finding Information About Past Architects, accessed April 27, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1011800.aspx

4.  American Institute of Architects, comp., ''American Architects Directory'', First Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1956), 146, accessed March 3, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1956%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

5.  American Institute of Architects, comp., ''American Architects Directory'', Second Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962), 181, accessed April 4, 2010,
http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1962%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

6.  American Institute of Architects, comp., ''American Architects Directory'', Third Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1970), 239, accessed April 4, 2010,
http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

7. Donna Biddle, “Preservationist tells tales of architecture,” ''The Lincoln Star'' (September 11, 1989), 1,6.

8. City of Lincoln Building Permit #61879.

9. Steve Eveans, et al., ''New Architecture in Nebraska'' (American Society of Architects, Omaha, Nebraska: 1977). 

10. "Duerschner, Charlotte V.," ''Lincoln Journal Star'' (June 8, 2016). Online at https://journalstar.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/duerschner/article_a945321d-0675-57d6-bd30-d01eba1b3d9b.html Accessed July 8, 2020.

11. Blueprints in possession of the current owner; information conveyed by Kris Muhl in emails to D. Murphy, December 7 and 21, 2021.

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