View source for Clarence Kivett (1905-1996), Architect

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'''Clarence Kivett''' was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 18, 1905. He studied at the University of Kansas and received his degree in architecture in 1928.[[#References|[4][5][6]]] He was married in 1934 to Margaret Maria Kivett.[[#References|[10]]] Kivett studied at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1943. Later, in 1957, he engaged in Regional & City Planning Studies at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kivett was an occasional lecturer at the University of Kansas. He was a member of the AIA, the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, the Kansas City Philharmonic Society, and the National Architectural Advisory Commission.[[#References|[4][5][6]]] Kivett died on December 3rd, 1996.[[#References|[9]]]

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==
1928: Bachelor of Science, Architecture, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.[[#References|[4][5][6]]]

1943: student, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[4][5][6]]]

1945-19__: architect and partner, Kivett & Myers.[[#References|[4][5][6]]]

1947: Registered Professional Architect, Nebraska, A-197; October 31, 1947.[[#References|[7]]]

1957: Regional & City Planning Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
[[#References|[6]]]

1975: License expired December 31, 1975.[[#References|[7]]]

==Architectural Study Travel==
England, France, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland.[[#References|[3]]]

==Buildings & Projects==
Watson Brothers Transfer Co./Omaha Wire Products Building (1944), 1523 S 24th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][2]]] (DO09:0116-002) 

Beth Israel Synagogue (1946), 1502 N 52nd St., Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[8]]][[#Notes|[a]]]

Macys (1949), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[4][5]]] 

Home for Aged (1951).[[#References|[4]]]

Church (1953), Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

Santa Fe School (1953), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[4]]]

Douglas School (1954), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[4]]] 

Katz Drug Company (1957), Kirkwood, Missouri.[[#References|[4]]]

Temple B'nal Jehudah (1957), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[5]]] 

Southwest. Bell Telephone Company (1961), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[5]]]

Crossbar-Office Buildings (1961), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[5]]]

McPike, lnc, Office & Warehouse (1961), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[5]]] 

Hallmark Cards (1961), Lawrence, Kans, & N.Y.C,[[#References|[5]]]

Menorah Med. Center (1961), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[5]]]

Tenth District Federal Reserve Bank Addition (1968), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[6]]] 

Missouri State Office Building (1968), Kansas City, Missouri.[[#References|[6]]] 

Belton Senior High School, Belton (1969), Missouri.[[#References|[6]]] 

Oakland Junior High School (1969), Columbia, Missouri.[[#References|[6]]] 

University of Missouri Botany Building (1969), Columbia, Missouri.[[#References|[6]]]

==Honors & Awards==
1959: Medal Award, Kansas City AIA.[[#References|[3]]]

1964: Merit Award, Kansas City.[[#References|[5]]]

1966: Food service award, Oak Park Senior High School Scramble Cafeteria.[[#References|[5]]]

==Notes==
a. This building was done on behalf of the firm Kivett & Meyers, Architects.

==References==
1.  Landmarks, Inc., ''An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings'' (Omaha: City of Omaha and Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980), 56.

2.  City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner. 

3.  AIA Historical Directory of American Architects: A Resource Guide to Finding Information About Past Architects, accessed May 18, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1024150.aspx 

4.  American Institute of Architects, comp., ''American Architects Directory'' First Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1956), 302, 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), 383, 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), 495, accessed April 4, 2010,
http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx 

7.  “Professional license results for Clarence Kivett,” State of Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects website, accessed December 10, 2013, http://www.ea.ne.gov/search/search.php?page=details&lic=A197 

8. ''History of Beth Israel'', OrthodoxOmaha.com, 2017. http://www.orthodoxomaha.org/history-of-beth-israel.html

9. Ancestry.com. ''U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

10. Ancestry.com. U.S., ''Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

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