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'''Jeremiah O'Rourke''' was born in 1833 in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated in the Government SchoolS of Design in Dublin and immigrated to the U.S. in 1850, settling in Newark, New Jersey. O'Rourke and his wife Elizabeth Cecilia (''nee'' Dunn) had two daughters and three sons. His sons all had careers in construction or engineering and one, Joseph B., practiced with is father. O'Rourke was best known as an ecclesiastic architect but also served briefly--less than 18 months--as the '''[[Supervising Architect of the Treasury]]'''. He is not known to have designed any Nebraska projects during his tenure but was involved in the hotly contested selection of the principal material for the Omaha Post Office, and in the early planning for the South Omaha Post Office.[[#References|[2][3]]] He died in Newark in 1915.[[#References|[1][4]]]

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.

==Educational & Professional Associations==
1849, graduated from Government Schools of Design, Dublin, Ireland.[[#References|[1][5]]]

1856-1915, architect, Newark, New Jersey.[[#References|[1][5]]]

1886-1915, fellow, American Institute of Architects.[[#References{1][5]]

1893-1894 Supervising Architect of the Treasury, Washington, D.C.[[#References|[1]]]

c. 1900-1915, principal in Jeremiah O'Rourke & Sons, Newark, New Jersey.[[#References|[5]]]

==Selected Buildings & Projects==

==Notes==
a. [[#References|[8]]]

==References==
1.  "Architect of National Note Passes Away," ''Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)'' (April 23, 1915), 1, 11.

2. "Granite May Not Be Used. Supervising Architect O'Rourke Talks of Changing Omaha's Building Plans," ''Omaha (Nebraska) Evening Bee'' (May 24, 1893), 4.

3. "South Omaha World-Herald...Authentic information has been received from Washington...," ''Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald'' (March 8, 1895), 7.

4. Ancestry.com. ''U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current,'' s.v. "Jeremiah O'Rourke," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. 

5. "Jeremiah O'Rourke" (obituary), ''Journal of the American Institute of Architects'' (June 1916), 234; accessed July 27, 2024 on-line at https://aiahistoricaldirectory.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHDAA/pages/35302627/ahd1033454?preview=/35302627/2202370529/obits1916journalJune.pdf

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