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<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">'''Omaha, Nebraska, 1953-1976'''</div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">

Delford Ulysses Boyer was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on April 29, 1917.[[#References|[1]]] He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1941-1942, then served in the United States Air Force from 1944-1945 before embarking on an architectural career.[[#References|[2]]] Boyer earned his Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from the University of Nebraska in 1949.[[#References|[3]]] He then worked as a designer for the firm of [[James E. Loftus (1908-____), Architect|James E. Loftus]] from 1950-1955. 

In 1955, '''Boyer''' opened his own practice, Delford U. Boyer, in Omaha, which became Boyer, Biskup & Widstrom from 1957-1963. Boyer continued to practice architecture in his growing firm in Omaha, retiring in 1976. He died July 26, 2005.[[#References|[4]]]

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

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

==Educational & Professional Associations==
1941-1942: Royal Canadian Air Force.[[#References|[2]]]

1944-1945: United States Air Force.[[#References|[2]]]

1949: Bachelor's Degree, Architecture, University of Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

1950-1955: designer, [[James E. Loftus, Architect]].[[#References|[1]]]

1953: Registered Professional Architect, Nebraska, A-286; December 20, 1953.[[#References|[5]]]

1955-1956: Delford U. Boyer, architect, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

1956: architect and partner, [[Boyer & Biskup Associates, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]]

1957-1963: architect and partner, [[Boyer, Biskup & Widstrom, Architects|Boyer, Biskup & Windstrom]], Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2][3]]]

1973-1976: architect and partner, [[Boyer, Biskup, Bonge & Associates, Architects|Boyer, Biskup, Bonge & Associates]], Omaha and Norfolk, Nebraska.[[#Notes|[a]]]

1975: architect and partner, [[Boyer, Biskup, Bonge, Noll & Scott, Associates, Architects|Boyer, Biskup, Bonge, Noll & Scott, Associates]], Norfolk, Nebraska.

1984: License expired December 31, 1984.[[#References|[5]]]

==Foreign travel==
Mexico, Canada, India, China, and Australia.[[#References|[1]]]

==Buildings & Projects==
Principle Works: 

Trinity Church (1954), Ralston, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]] 

Gym (1956), Stamford, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]] 

KETV Television Station (1957), Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] 

Brownell Hall School for Girls (1958), Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] 

Olive Crest E.U.B. Church (1959), Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] 

First Presbyterian Church (1959), Broken Bow, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] 

Messiah Lutheran Church (1960), Ralston, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] 

Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital (1960), Central City, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]] 

Ralston Public Library (1964), Ralston, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]] 

Commercial Extension School of Commerce (1965), Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]] 

Trinity Lutheran Church (1966), DeWitt, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]] 

Omaha Housing Authority, 580 units of elderly housing (1966), Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]] 

Nuckolls County Hospital (1967), Superior, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]]

==Notes==
a. Last directory listing in Omaha, Nebraska, 1976.

==References==
1.  American Institute of Architects, comp., ''American Architects Directory'', First Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1956), 57, accessed March 3, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1956%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx

2.  American Institute of Architects, comp., ''American Architects Directory'', Second Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962), 71-72, accessed April 4, 2010,
http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1962%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx 

3.  American Institute of Architects, comp., ''American Architects Directory'', Third Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1970), 93, accessed April 4, 2010,
http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx 

4.  Social Security Death Index online; http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

5. “Professional license results for Delford U. Boyer,” State of Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects website, accessed October 8, 2013, http://www.ea.ne.gov/search/search.php?page=details&lic=A286 

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