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


'''Ernest R. Rokahr''' was born December 22, 1862. He worked in contracting first in Avoca, Iowa, then in Lincoln, Nebraska. He married Margarettie Schneider and had five children. Rokahr died July 20, 1936.[[#References|[3]]]

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==

==Educational & Professional Associations==
1904: partner, Marxen & Rokahr, Contractors, Avoca, Iowa.[[#References|[1]]]

____: Trenton Building Company, Contractors, Lincoln, Nebraska.

____: Ernest Rokahr & Sons, Contractors, Lincoln, Nebraska.

==Buildings & Projects==
Crawford County Courthouse (1904-1905), Denison, Iowa.[[#References|[1]]][[#Notes|[a]]]

Bank building (1913), Berwyn, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]][[#Notes|[c]]]

Lutheran Hospital (1915), York, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]][[#Notes|[d]]]

Consolidated School (1918), Phillips, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]][[#Notes|[e]]]

Two Grade Schools (1919-1920), Columbus, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]][[#Notes|[f]]]

North Platte High School (1929-1931), North Platte, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

==Notes==
a. [[George A. Berlinghof (1858-1944), Architect|George Berlinghof]], Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

b. [[Meginnis & Schaumberg, Architects]], Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]]

c. [[Burdell “Burd” Frank Miller (1869-____), Architect|Burd F. Miller]], Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]]

d. [[William F. Gernandt (1872-____), Architect|W. F. Gernandt]], Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]]

e. [[ R. A. Bradley & Company, Architects]], Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]]

f. [[Charles Wurdeman (1871-1961), Architect|Charles Wurdeman]], Columbus, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]]

==References==
1. ''Denison'' [Iowa] ''Bulletin'' (July 28, 1904): 1.

2. ''North Platte Public Schools, North Platte, Nebraska: A Dedication Program, March Thirteenth Nineteen Hundred Thirty-One'' (North Platte: Kelly & Son, [1931]); in Rokahr Family Collection, MS3584, S.6, f.6. Nebraska State Historical Society archives. 

3. Contracts, in Rokahr Family Collection, MS3584, S.2, f.1. Nebraska State Historical Society archives.

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