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[[Image:BerlinghofGeorgeA_1937portrait_RG081w.jpg|thumb|right|alt=BerlinghofGeorgeA_1937portrait_RG081w.jpg.|George A. Berlinghof, 1937]]
<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">'''Omaha, Beatrice, and Lincoln, Nebraska, 1892-1944'''</div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">


Born in Frankfort-on-the-Main (present-day Germany), July 24, 1858 [[#References|[11]]], '''Berlinghof''' was educated at the Polytechnic School of Darmstadt, graduating in 1879, two years after the technical school had been elevated to university status by the Grand Duke of Hesse.[[#Notes|[b]]]  After graduation, he was Assistant Supervising Architect at the Industrial Exhibition held at Frankfort-am-Main in 1880.  Mr. Berlinghof was also a master mason with skills in brick and stone work, and in plastering.  In 1881 he established residence in Omaha and was with the firm of [[Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie]] for nine years, during which time he had full charge of the First National Bank.  He practiced with Charles E. Bell in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, then independently in Omaha [[#References|[15]]] before he removed, first to Beatrice in 1898 and then in 1905 to Lincoln.  In 1907 he was chosen architect for the State of Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]] '''Berlinghof''' was a principal in several architectural partnerships, perhaps most notably with Ellery Lothrop Davis in the firm of [[Berlinghof & Davis, Architects]]. He was married to Anna L. Coutts, of Galt, Canada, and died May 30, 1944, in Lincoln.[[#References|[1][9][10][11]]] 

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

[[File:RG3372-3-50 SFN27375 11.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3.0|alt=File:RG3372-3-50 SFN27375 11.jpg|Beatrice Carnegie Library, 1902-1903. (''Nebraska State Historical Society'')]]
==Compiled directory listings==

Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1889-1892

Omaha, Nebraska, 1891, 1892, 1894 (1891-96 [[#References|[8:156]]])

Beatrice, Nebraska, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904 (1897-1904 [[#References|[8:156]]])

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1907-10, 1918, 1920-21, 1922, 1924-43

==Educational & Professional Associations==

1877-1879: Polytechnicum (architecture, planning, design, rendering), Darmstadt, Germany.[[#References|[1][11]]][[#Notes|[a]]]

1879-1882: master mason training, Germany.[[#References|[1][11]]]

1880: assistant supervising architect, Industrial Exposition, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.[[#References|[1][11]]]

1881-1890: first assistant, [[Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][11]]][[#Notes|[f]]]

1883-1884: draftsman, [[Dufrene & Mendelssohn, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1885: draftsman, [[Mendelssohn & Fisher, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1886: draftsman, [[F. M. Ellis, Architect]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1888: draftsman, [[Mendelssohn Fisher & Lawrie, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1888-1889: [[Creedon & Berlinghof, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1889: architect, Omaha, Nebraska.

1890: artist, Omaha, Nebraska.

1890: [[Bell Creedon & Berlinghof, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa.

1890-1893: [[Bell & Berlinghof, Architects]], Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[15]]]

1896: architect, Omaha, Nebraska.

1898-1905: George A. Berlinghof, Architect, Beatrice, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][11]]]

1900-1902: [[Berlinghof & Grant, Architects]], Beatrice, Nebraska.

1905-1910: George A. Berlinghof, Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

1907: Chosen architect for the state board of public lands and buildings, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

1910-1917: [[Berlinghof & Davis, Architects]], Lincoln, Nebraska.

1917-1944: George A. Berlinghof, Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.




[[Image:DM197807_SF-009_11w.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3.0|alt=DM197807_SF-009_11w.jpg|Nemaha County Courthouse, 1899-1900 (''D. Murphy'')]]

==Buildings & Projects==

===1880s===

<blockquote>
''For most of Berlinghof’s first decade in America he was employed in Omaha, principally by [[Louis Mendelssohn (1842-____), Architect]], another German who arrived there in 1880. ''
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<blockquote>
{|
 |[[Image:AA&BN 562 18861002 11w.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.75|alt=AA&BN 562 18861002 11w.jpg|H. F. Cady House (1886), Nebraska City]] 
 |[[Image:917.8238.G76g 22 11w.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|alt=917.8238.G76g 22 11w.jpg|First National Bank (ca. 1886), Omaha]]
|}
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
[[:Image:AA&BN 562 18861002 11w.jpg|'''H. F. Cady house (1886)''']], Nebraska City, Nebraska.[[#Notes|[g]]]
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<blockquote>
[[:Image:917.8238.G76g 22 11w.jpg|'''First National Bank (ca. 1886)''']], SE corner 13th & Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]][[#Notes|[h]]]
</blockquote>

===1888-1893===
<blockquote>
''During this period '''Berlinghof''' was a partner in a string of related firms, including [[Creedon & Berlinghof, Architects]], [[Bell Creedon & Berlinghof, Architects]], and [[Bell & Berlinghof, Architects]], the last two having offices in both Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa.[[#References|[15]]] While Bell states the Bell & Berlinghof partnership was formed in 1883, it is clear that is reference to the original establishment of Bell’s own practice there. Buildings presently associated with the latter firm are all in Council Bluffs; Berlinghof’s impact on the [[Bell & Berlinghof, Architects#Buildings & Projects|'''Bell & Berlinghof buildings''']] there is presently unknown. After dissolution of the partnership, ca. 1894, Berlinghof established his own practice in Beatrice, and then, in 1905, in Lincoln:'' 
</blockquote>

===1894-1910===

Peru State College Library (ca. 1898), Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska. (NH09-022)

[[:File:DM197807 SF-009 11w.jpg|'''Nemaha County Courthouse''']] (1899-1900), 1824 N St, Auburn, Nebraska. [[#References|[1][9][13:69][14]]] (NHO1-085) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/nemaha/NH01-085_Nemaha_Cty_CtHse.pdf National Register narrative]

Two fire-proof wings at Norfolk State Home (1901), Norfolk, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][50]]][[#Notes|[p]]]

[[:Image:RG3372-3-50 SFN27375 11.jpg|'''Beatrice Carnegie Public Library''']] (1902-1903), 220 N. 5th, Beatrice, Nebraska [[#References|[1][6][14]]] (GA03-244) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/gage/GA03-244_Beatrice_Library.pdf National Register narrative]

[[:File:RG3134-AM_08_1w.jpg|'''Thayer County Courthouse (1902-1903)''']], Hebron, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][2][13:70][19]]] (TY10-040) 

Grundy County Courthouse (1902-1905), Trenton, Missouri.[[#References|[1][20]]]

Russell County Courthouse (1902-1903), Russell, Kansas.[[#References|[1][25]]]

Lawrence City Library (1903-1904), NW corner 9th & Vermont, Lawrence, Kansas.[[#References|[1][21]]]

Crawford County Courthouse (1904-1905), Denison, Iowa.[[#References|[1][17]]]

Oklahoma County Courthouse (1904-1906), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[[#References|[1][22]]]

[[Seward County Courthouse]] (1904-1907), 6th & Main St., Seward, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][9][13:73][14]]] (SWO9-093) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/seward/SW09-093_Seward_Co_Crthse.pdf National Register narrative] 

Nebraska Normal School Building (1905-1906), Kearney, Nebraska.[[#References|[12]]]

Dr. A. O. Thomas House (1906), 2222 9th Ave, Kearney, Nebraska.[[#References|[14]]] (BFO5-136) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/buffalo/BF05-136_Dr_AO_Thomas_Hse.pdf National Register narrative]

Kearney County Courthouse (1906-1907), Minden, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][14]]] (KN04-001) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/kearney/KN04-001_Kearney_Cnty_Cthse.pdf National Register narrative]

Addition to State Penitentiary (before 1907), Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

Fire-proof wing at Hastings Asylum (before 1907), Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

Fire-proof cottage at Beatrice State Home (before 1907), Beatrice, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

Hospital addition at Soldiers and Sailors Home (before 1907), Grand Island, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

Administration Building (before 1907), Soldiers and Sailors Home, Milford, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

Storage Building for Dick Bros. (1907), 327-222 S. 8th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[24]]]

[[:File:DM201304_438_11w.jpg|'''Northeast Branch Carnegie Library (1907-1909)''']], 27th & Orchard, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[5][6]]] (LC13:D10-133)

[[J. F. Goehner Building]] (1908), 444 Seward St, Seward, Nebraska.[[#References|[14]]] (SWO9-182)

Evans Laundry (1908), 329 N 12th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[23]]] (LC13:C09-032)

Nebraska Military Academy (for D.B. Haywood) (1909), west of Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[26]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Remodel storefront (1909), 1109 O, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[42]]] 

Proposal for [[:Image: RG3134-AM_02.jpg|'''Nebraska State Historical Society''']] (ca. 1908-1909), 16th & H, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][4][19]]] 

St. Wenceslaus Church I (1909-1911), NW corner 3rd & Elm, Bee, Nebraska. (SW02-020)

Thomas Building (1910), 426-432 Seward St, Seward, Nebraska.[[#References|[14]]] (SWO9-181)

Grace Douglas Orr House (1910), 2701 A, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[27]]]

Chadron Normal School, Administration Building (1910-1911), Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska. [[#References|[28]]]

Chadron Carnegie Library (1910-16), 507 Bordeaux, Chadron, Nebraska.[[#References|[6][14]]] (DW03-091)

===1910-1917===
<blockquote>
''In mid-1910, Berlinghof formed a partnership with his young draftsman, Ellery L. Davis, in the firm of '''[[Berlinghof & Davis, Architects]]'''. The brief partnership was awarded several of the most important early twentieth century commissions in Lincoln. The partners also did independent and semi-independent work, or were the lead architect for the firm on selected buildings during this period. Those attributed to Berlinghof are listed below, but '''see the''' [[Berlinghof & Davis, Architects#Buildings & Projects|'''Berlinghof & Davis buildings and projects''']] '''for the firm’s work'''.'' 
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
{|
 |[[Image:YostHouse.Lincoln.ca1915_1w.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.20|alt=YostHouse.Lincoln.ca1915_1w.jpg|John and Christina Yost house (1912), Lincoln (''City of Lincoln'')]] 
 |[[Image:RG3134-AM 07 1w.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|alt=RG3134-AM 07 1w.jpg|Howard County Courthouse (1912), St. Paul (''Nebraska State Historical Society'')]]
 |[[Image:DoyleHouse.WestElevation.1916_1w.jpg|thumb|upright=1.40|alt=Image:DoyleHouse.WestElevation.1916_1w.jpg|Thomas J. Doyle house (1916), Lincoln (''City of Lincoln'')]]
 |[[Image:DM197806 SF-269 11w.jpg|thumb|upright=0.4|alt=DM197806 SF-269 11w.jpg|German Lutheran Church (1916-1917), Marysville (''D. Murphy'')]]
|}
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
[[:Image:YostHouse.Lincoln.ca1915_1w.jpg|'''John and Christina Yost house''']] (1912), 1900 S. 25th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[14][44]][[#Notes|[k]]]
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
Greeley County Courthouse (1912-1914), Greeley, Nebraska.[[#References|[13:82][45]]][[#Notes|[l]]] (GY02-002) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/greeley.htm National Register narrative]
</blockquote>
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[[:Image:RG3134-AM 07 1w.jpg|'''Howard County Courthouse (1912)''']], St. Paul, Nebraska.[[#References|[9][46]]][[#Notes|[m]]] (HW11-038) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/howard/HW11-038_Howard_Cnty_Cthse.pdf National Register narrative]
</blockquote>
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[[:Image:DoyleHouse.WestElevation.1916_1w.jpg|'''Thomas J. Doyle house''']] (1916), 1806 D, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[14][47]]][[#Notes|[n]]]
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[[:File:DM197806 SF-269 11w.jpg|'''Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherische Zion Kirche (1916-1917)''']], Marysville, Staplehurst vicinity, Seward County, Nebraska. [[#References|[14]]][[#Notes|[o]]] (SW00-052) [Berlinghof attribution] [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/seward/SW00-052_Our_Redeemer_Ch.pdf National Register narrative]
</blockquote>

===1917 ===

Rudge & Guenzel Department Store (1917), 1224 N & 141 S. 13th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[16][29]]][[#Notes|[j]]] 
<blockquote>
''The Rudge & Guenzel project was underway at the time the '''Berlinghof & Davis''' partnership collapsed. Both partners worked on the building, as did Gilbert H. Ellsworth, who provided structural engineering and superintendent work. Ellsworth stepped in after Davis departed, and the building permit was issued to '''Berlinghof & Ellsworth, Architects'''. Rudge & Guenzel is the only known product of this partnership. Ellsworth subsequently worked for many years as a superintendent of construction for Davis & Wilson; see [[Gilbert H. Ellsworth (1864-1947), Superintendent]] for details. '' 
</blockquote>


[[Image:DM197906_SF-038_3w.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3.0|alt=DM197906_SF-038_3w.jpg|Lincoln County Courthouse, 1919-1924 (''D. Murphy'')]]

===1917-1944===

<blockquote>
''Following the demise of the partnership with Davis, '''Berlinghof''' again established a solo practice in Lincoln, and maintained it until his death in 1944. He continued to design major public buildings, including courthouses.''
</blockquote> 

St. Paul Community Building (1917), St. Paul, Nebraska.[[#References|[30]]]

[[:File:DM201304_380_21w.jpg|'''George A. & Anna Berlinghof house (1917)''']], 1515-1517 S 21st St, Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D06-0570)

R. O. Stake House (1918), 145 S. 28th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[31]]]

Alterations, Harry T. Jones House (1918), 135 N Columbia, Seward, Nebraska.[[#References|[14]]] (SWO9-074) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/seward/SW09-074_Jones_Hse.pdf National Register narrative]

H. E. Wood Garage (1918), 1332-1336 P, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[32]]]

[[:File:RG3134-AM_24_1w.jpg|'''Proposal for an eight-story office building (1918)''']], unknown location.[[#References|[19]]][[#Notes|[d]]]

LeRoy DeBrown Garage (1919), 1717 O , Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[33]]]

F. W. Titler Welding Shop & Residence (1919), 328 S. 10th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[34]]]

Ashland High School (1919), Ashland, Nebraska.[[#References|[35]]]

Colfax County Courthouse (1921-1922), SE corner C & E 11th, Schuyler, Nebraska.[[#References|[13:91][14]]] (CXO6-001)

[[:Image:RG2154-6-48 30113_11.jpg|'''Lincoln County Courthouse''']] (1919-1924), SE cor 3rd & Dewey, North Platte, Nebraska.[[#References|[13:94][14]]] (LNO6-063)

Luther Hall & Auditorium (1922), NW corner Park & 4th, Hebron, Nebraska. (TY10-071)

Prague Public School (1922), Prague, Nebraska.[[#references|[36]]]

[[:File:RG3134-AM_19_1w.jpg|'''First Presbyterian Church (1923)''']], NE corner 8th & A, Schuyler, Nebraska.[[#References|[7]]] (CX06-024) 

Chris & Ethel Abbott House (1923), Hyannis, Nebraska.[[#References|[37]]] (GT02-045) 

[[:File:RG3134-AM_12_1w.jpg|'''Proposal for an apartment house (1925)''']], unidentified location.[[#References|[19]]][[#Notes|[c]]]

Franklin County Courthouse (1925-1926), SE corner 15th & N, Franklin, Nebraska.[[#References|[13:95][14]]]

[[:File:RG3134-AM_23_1w.jpg|'''Proposal for a twelve-story office building (ca. 1925-1930)''']], for SE corner of 12th and N, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[19]]][[#Notes|[e]]]

Freadrich Bros. Grocery Store (1927), 2025 S. 13th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[38]]]

Scotia High School (1928), Walnut & Butter, Scotia, Nebraska. (GY05-024)

Freadrich Bros. Grocery Store (1928), NE corner 27th & Vine, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[39]]]

[[:Image:RG2183.PH1949-1101-15 43748 11.jpg|'''Vance Apartments-Lapaz Apartments''']] (1929), 1000-1004 L & 310 S 10th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[40]]] 

Ong Public School (1929), Ong, Nebraska. (CY09-032)

[[:File:DM201304_391_11w.jpg|'''Berlinghof Apartments (1931)''']], 2031-2037 Washington St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[41]]][[#Notes|[c]]]

===Undated===

Project for the [[:File:RG3134-AM_11det_1w.jpg|'''First National Bank''']] (n.d.), unknown location.[[#References|[19]]]

Proposal for a [[:File:RG3134-AM_18_1w.jpg|'''chateauesque style mansion''']] (n.d.), unknown location.[[#References|[19]]]

Chapel (n.d.), Peru Normal College, Peru, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

Proposal for [[:File:RG3134-AM_15_1w.jpg|'''University Place High School''']] (n.d.), University Place, Nebraska.[[#References|[19]]]

Proposal for a [[:File:RG3134-AM_13_1w.jpg|'''public building''']], probably a school (n.d.), unknown location.[[#References|[19]]]

==Visual Arts==

<blockquote>
{|
 |[[Image:AA&BN_562_18861002_11w.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.00|alt=AA&BN_562_18861002_11w.jpg|H. F. Cady House (''NSHS'')]] 
 |[[Image:RG3134-AM_08_1w.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|alt=RG3134-AM_08_1w.jpg|Thayer County Courthouse (''NSHS'')]]
 |[[Image:RG3134-AM_24_1w.jpg|thumb|upright=1.00|alt=RG3134-AM_24_1w.jpg|Office Bldg proposal(''NSHS'')]]
 |[[Image:RG3134-AM_18_1w.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|alt=RG3134-AM_18_1w.jpg|Mansion proposal(''NSHS'')]]
 |[[Image:RG3134-AM_06_1w.jpg|thumb|upright=0.65|alt=RG3134-AM_06_1w.jpg|Business block proposal (''NSHS'')]]
|}
</blockquote>
Engraved (pen and ink) perspective of the [[:File:AA&BN_562_18861002_11w.jpg|'''H. F. Cady House''']], Nebraska City, Nebraska, for [[Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie, Architects]]; 1886, signed.[[#References|[3]]]

Watercolor rendering of the [[:File:RG3134-AM_08_1w.jpg|'''Thayer County Courthouse''']], Hebron, Nebraska, ca. 1902; attributed to Berlinghof.[[#References|[19]]][[#Notes|[i]]]

Pencil and watercolor rendering of an [[:File:RG3134-AM_24_1w.jpg|'''eight-story office building''']], unknown location; 1918, signed.[[#References|[19]]][[#Notes|[d]]]

Watercolor rendering of an unidentified [[:File:RG3134-AM_18_1w.jpg|'''chateauesque mansion''']]; undated and unsigned.[[#References|[19]]][[#Notes|[i]]]

Watercolor rendering of an unidentified, three story, [[:File:RG3134-AM_06_1w.jpg|'''round-arched brick business block''']]; undated and unsigned.[[#References|[19]]][[#Notes|[i]]]

==Notes==

a.  Darmstadt Polytechnic, the ''Technische Hochschule zu Darmstadt''. It was founded as a higher trade school in 1836, became a technical school in 1864, and a polytechnical school in 1868. It was elevated to university status by the Grand Duke of Hesse in 1877, including architecture and engineering curricula.[[#References|[18]]] 

b.  Plans on file at Nebraska State Historical Society, Historic Preservation Office.

c. The George A. Berlinghof Manuscript Collection at Nebraska State Historical Society includes a rendering for a two-story, brick and stucco apartment house with a red tile roof, set diagonally on a corner lot.  The rendering is signed “Fitzpatrick ‘25” and inscribed “Geo. A. Berlinghof Architect.”  Anna and George Berlinghof built a similar, though less elaborate four-unit apartment house at 21st and Washington in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1931.[[#References|[19]]]

d. The George A. Berlinghof Manuscript Collection at Nebraska State Historical Society includes a rendering for an eight-story office building, inscribed “Geo. A. Berlinghof—Arch’t--1918.”  The setting is a corner parcel which is very narrow on one frontage and much longer on the other street façade.  The site is unidentified and the surrounding buildings are depicted in a generic manner, but the proportions of the parcel are characteristic of downtown Lincoln’s main commercial street—O Street—which features 25’x142’ lots in the Original Plat of 1867. 

Another perspective drawing--inscribed “Ellery Davis Archt.”--was published in 1918 depicting a proposal for a building of matching height and proportions.  The location was identified as the northwest corner of 13thand O streets in downtown Lincoln.[[#References|[48]]]  Berlinghof and Ellery L. Davis had dissolved their partnership in the preceding year. By 1918 they apparently were competing to design an office building for the prominent corner directly north of the Miller & Paine Department Store, designed by them in partnership.  The caption accompanying the published design by Davis explained that the leaseholders on the northwest corner lot held a 99 year lease “with the proviso that a new fireproof building of at least six stories in height…be erected there within a given number of years.”[[#References|[48]]]   

Five years later in 1923, the lease requirement was met with a six-story bank and office building constructed for National Bank of Commerce.   Its architect was Frederick C. Klawiter (1889-1983) of Saint Paul, Minnesota, in association with Davis and Wilson of Lincoln.[[#References|[49]]]  Klawiter specialized in Neo-classical banking temples, with one-story examples in Highland and Knoxville, Illinois; Gays Mills, Wisconsin; and Minot, North Dakota.  Davis and Wilson presumably supplied not only local knowledge and superintendence, but also experience with much taller downtown buildings.[[#References|[19]]]

e. The George A. Berlinghof Manuscript Collection at Nebraska State Historical Society includes a rendering for a twelve-story office building, inscribed “Geo. A. Berlinghof, Archt.”  The scene includes a portion of the Lincoln Theatre building at 1220 N Street in Lincoln, indicating that the proposal was for the southeast corner of 12th and N.  The theatre opened in 1924, so this proposal apparently postdates construction of that building.[[#References|[19]]]

f. Omaha City Directory listings (following) give a more detailed, and perhaps more accurate, look at his period in Omaha.

g. The architect of record was [[Mendelssohn & Fisher, Architects]], but Berlinghof was “first assistant” with the firm at the time. He was the delineator of the published drawing, indicating he may have had a hand in the design.[[#References|[3]]]; see also references [[#References|[1][8]]].

h. The architect of record was [[Mendelssohn & Lawrie, Architects]] (see "Mendelssohn & Lawrie," ''The'' (Omaha) ''Herald'' (January 1, 1887), but Berlinghof was “first assistant” in the firm at the time, and stated that he had “full charge” of this building.[[#References|[1]]]; see also reference [[#References|[8]]].

i. Two unsigned renderings, one of the Thayer County Courthouse, and the other of a brick business block, generally resemble another in the Berlinghof Collection of a chateauesque mansion, signed with a monogram “GB.” The attribution of the two renderings to Berlinghof is based upon this resemblance.[[#References|[19]]].  

j. It appears the project had contributions from multiple individuals. Kaspar cites several sets of drawings for this building: Berlinghof & Davis sets for 1917 and 1920; G. H. Ellsworth, Architect, tracings for 1917, 1918, and 1920; and Ellery Davis tracings for 1918.[[#References|[16]]] The potential attributions are complex. Ellery L. Davis claims design in a list of his early projects in a 1946 A.I.A questionnaire.[[#References|[43]]] The City of Lincoln Building Permit #7249, however, lists “Berlinghof & Ellsworth” as the architects, and drawings associated with the permit also bear the name of that new partnership. This suggests the project became Berlinghof’s when the partnership with Davis dissolved.[[#References|[29]]] Ellsworth was principally an engineer who later worked for Rudge & Guenzel, and then as a superintendent for Ellery Davis’s subsequent partnership, Davis & Wilson (see [[Gilbert H. Ellsworth (1864-1947), Superintendent]]. 

k. George Berlinghof’s 1937 application to the State of Nebraska for registration as an architect [[#References|[11]]] includes an identification of “J. A. Yost, 1900 South 25th Street” as “Client.” Based on this source, the style, and the materials of the Yost House, an editor (EZ) credits Berlinghof as the lead designer of this building.

l. Local sources indicate that Berlinghof was the lead architect if not the principal designer.[[#References|[45]]]

m. Local sources indicate that Berlinghof was the lead architect if not the principal designer.[[#References|[46]]]

n. Note the drawings for this house are inscribed “George A. Berlinghof, Arch't,” not "Berlinghof & Davis," as recorded in the building permit.[[#References|[47]]]

o. While the National Register correctly lists Berlinghof & Davis as the architect of record, an editor (DM) credits Berlinghof with the lead on this building. Aside from German-inscribed cornerstone, Berlinghof had done a number of buildings in the Seward County German-American community.

==References==
1.  “Berlinghof, Geo. A.,” J. Sterling Morton and Albert Watkins (eds) ''Illustrated History of Nebraska'' (Lincoln: Jacob North & Co., 1907), III:A, 536. 

2.  ''Lincoln Trade Review'' 1:42 (1903), cover photo. 

3.  ''American Architect & Building News'' 20:562 (October 2, 1886), plate; Berlinghof was the delineator of the drawing, for Mendelssohn & Fisher. 

4.  Correspondence of C. S. Paine, December 28, 1908; Nebraska State Historical Society Archives, RG14, s.1, s.g. 1; and architect’s rendering.[[#References|[19]]]

5.  ''Annual Report of the City of Lincoln Library Board'' (1908), 4. 

6.  Nebraska State Library Commission, Card file on Libraries & Architects. 

7.  ''Schuyler Sun'' (July 12, 1923), 6.  

8.  Larson, Paul Clifford, with Susan M. Brown, eds. ''The Spirit of H. H. Richardson on the Midland Prairies: Regional Transformations of an Architectural Style''.  Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1988, 156-57, 159 (listed also as draftsman contributing to design work for [[Fisher & Lawrie, Architects]], and [[Mendelssohn Fisher & Lawrie, Architects]]). 

9.  “G. A. Berlinghof Taken by Death,” ''Lincoln Evening State Journal'' (May 31, 1944), 1. 

10.  “G. A. Berlinghof, Architect, Dies Suddenly at 82,” ''Lincoln Star'' (May 31, 1944), 1:7. 

11.  Application for Registration to Practice Professional Engineering or Architecture, Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Architects, December 29, 1937. Nebraska State Historical Society, RG081 SG2.

12.  ''Cody Cowboy'' (March 8, 1906), 1:6.

13.  Oliver B. Pollak, ''Nebraska Courthouses: Contention, Compromise, and Community'' [Images of America Series] (Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2002).

14.  Listed in the '''[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nrhp/index.htm National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)]'''.

15.  “Bell and Berlinghof,” ''Biographical History of Pottawattamie County (Iowa)'' (Lewis Publishing Co., 1891), 485-86.

16.  [[Thomas Lee Kaspar (1951-____), Architect|Tom Kaspar]], comp. Inventory of architectural records in the archives of [[Davis Fenton Stange Darling, Architects]], Lincoln, Nebraska, 1996. Nebraska State Historical Society, RG3748, Box 16.

17.  “Laying of the Court House Cornerstone,” ''Denison Bulletin'' (July 28, 1904), 1.  The contractor was Marxen & Rokahr, Avoca, Iowa.

18.  “Darmstadt University of Technology,” ''Wikipedia'' accessed November 30, 2010 (corroborated by other websites) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmstadt_University_of_Technology

19.  George A. Berlinghof Manuscript Collection, Nebraska State Historical Society, '''[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/family/george-berlinghof.htm RG3134.AM:  George A. Berlinghof]'''. 

20. Marian M Ohman, “Missouri Courthouses: Grundy County,” accessed October 1, 2012, http://extension.missouri.edu/p/UED6039

21.  Richard Pankratz, “Old Lawrence City Library,” ''National Register of Historic Places, Inventory-Nomination Form'' (Topeka: Kansas State historical Society, November 21, 1974), accessed October 3, 2012,  http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Douglas_OldLawrenceCityLibrary.pdf

22. “Proposals. Courthouse, At Oklahoma, Okla. Ter.,” in ''American Architect & Building News'' LXXXIV:1487 (June 25, 1904).

23. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application) #2458, May 14, 1908, Building & Safety Dept.

24. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application) #1471, Feb. 16, 1907, Building & Safety Dept. 

25. “Building Intelligence: Advance Rumors Continued,” ''American Architect & Building News'' LXXV: 1360 (January 18, 1902), xii.

26. Lancaster County (Nebraska) Register of Deeds, Mechanic’s Lien M:639 & M:544, 1910, for materials supplied beginning 1909 “for the erection of a Military Academy.”

27. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application) #3797, June 16, 1910, Building & Safety Dept. 

28. Con Marshall, ''Chadron State College: a century of service'' (Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Company Publishing, 2011), 23-24.

29. City of Lincoln Building Permit, application, and plans, #7249, October 13, 1917, Building & Safety Department. Rudge & Guenzel, Berlinghof & Ellsworth. 

30. ''The Bridgemen’s Magazine'' (1917), 613.

31.  David A. Gaspers and Edward F. Zimmer, “R. O. Stake House,” ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form'' (Lincoln: Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Department, December 1, 2004), accessed December 2, 2012, http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/lancaster/LC13-E08-416-RO-Stake-H.PDF 

32. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application), #7582, Sept. 6, 1918, Building & Safety Dept. 

33. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application), #8127, Aug. 30, 1919, Building & Safety Dept. 

34. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application), #8217, Oct. 2, 1919, Building & Safety Dept. 

35. “Ashland is Building $150,000 High School,” in ''Nebraska State Journal'' (November 2, 1919).

36. ''Prague Centennial, 1887-1987: Celebrating a Century of Czech Heritage, July 31-August 1-2'' [Waterloo, Neb. : Pub. Printing of Nebraska, 1987?], 12.

37. Jesse Nunn, “Abbott Ranch Headquarters,” ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form'' (Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, Draft, May, 2010).

38. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application), #16865, Sept. 19, 1927, Building & Safety Dept. 

39. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application), #17736, June 30, 1928, Building & Safety Dept. 

40. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application), #18519, April 17, 1929, Building & Safety Dept.

41. City of Lincoln Building Permit #19898, Jan. 16, 1931, Building & Safety Dept.

42. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application), #3228, July 14, 1909, Building & Safety Dept.

43. Davis and Wilson, Architects’ Roster Questionaire, 1946, The American Institute of Architects Archives, ''The AIA Historical Directory of American Architects'', s.v. “Davis and Wilson,” (ahd4001335), accessed January 20, 2013, http://www.aia.org/about/history/aiab082017 (http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/AIA%20scans/Rosters/DavisWilson_roster.pdf)

44. “Specifications—Residence Building Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Yost, 25 & Franklin Sts. Lincoln, Nebr. Berlinghof & Davis, Architects,”  typescript copy at Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Dept. 

45. Barbara Beving Long, “Greeley County Courthouse,” ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form'' (Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, November 8, 1989) http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/greeley/GY02-002_Greeley_CntyCthse.pdf

46. Barbara Beving Long, “Howard County Courthouse,” ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form'' (Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, November 8, 1989) http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/howard/HW11-038_Howard_Cnty_Cthse.pdf

47. City of Lincoln Building Permit (and application) #6641, June 15, 1916, Building & Safety Dept. “Architect: Burlinghoff (''sic'') & Davis."  Drawings for the 1916 project are attached to City of Lincoln Building Permit #40042 of 1945 for conversion to apartments; those are inscribed, “George A. Berlinghof, Arch't.”

48. “Building to Be Erected at the Northwest Corner of Thirteenth and O Streets by Turner & Holmes,” ''Sunday State Journal'' (Lincoln, Nebraska), January 6, 1918.

49. City of Lincoln Building Permit application, #11056, April 25, 1923.  The Klawiter/Davis and Wilson design is depicted in ''Lincoln: Nebraska’s Capital City, 1867-1923'' (Lincoln: Lincoln Commercial Club, 1923), 101.

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