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<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">'''Omaha, Nebraska, 1928-1945'''</div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">


'''Partners:'''

[[Thomas Rogers Kimball (1862-1934), Architect|Thomas Rogers Kimball]]

[[William LaBarthe Steele (1875-1949), Architect|William LaBarthe Steele]]

[[Josiah Dow Sandham (1880-1969), Architect]]  


'''Kimball, Steele & Sandham''' was an architectural firm that practiced in Omaha, Nebraska. They were a prolific firm and especially did a lot of work across the US for N.W. Bell Telephone Company. Kimball, Steele & Sandham was one in a long line of firms involving [[Thomas Rogers Kimball (1862-1934), Architect|Thomas Rogers Kimball]].

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.
[[File:Federal bldg_001_w.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.00|alt=Federal bldg_001_w.jpg|Federal Building, 1932 (''Lynn Meyer'')]]
==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings==
Omaha, Nebraska, 1928-1945

==Lineage of the Firm==
1891-1893: [[Walker, Kimball & Best, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska, and Boston, Massachusetts.

1892-1899: [[Walker & Kimball, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska, and Boston, Massachusetts.

1900-1928: [[Thomas Rogers Kimball (1862-1934), Architect|Thomas Rogers Kimball, Architect]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1928-1945: [[Kimball, Steele & Sandham, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1946-1956: [[Steele, Sandham & Steele, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1957-1963: [[Steele, Sandham & Weinstein Company, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1963-1969: [[Steele, Weinstein & Associates, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.

1970-1971: [[Steele & Associates, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.

==Other Associations==
1929-1932: employed [[Elrey G. Peterson, Architect|Elrey G. Peterson]], draftsman.

==Buildings & Projects==
===Dated===
House (1930), 702 N 56th, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]] (DO09:0438-009) 

City of Omaha Public Safety Bldg (1931), 7502 N 30th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2:33]]]

[[:File:Federal bldg_001_w.jpg|'''Federal Office Building (1932)''']], 106 S 15th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2:48][3][4][5]]][[#Notes|[b][c]]] (DO09:0123-002) (with George Prinz)

Hotel Fontenelle Alterations (ca.1936-1937), (with Kimball, Steele, & Sandham). [[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Bishop Ryan’s House Alterations and Additions (ca.1937), (with Kimball, Steele, & Sandham). [[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

St. John's Catholic Church (1942), Holt County, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

===Undated===
[[:File:st_cecilia.jpg|'''St. Cecilia's Cathedral (1900, 1905-1959)''']], 701 N 40th, Omaha, Nebraska. (For Bishop Rummel; finished by Kimball, Steele & Sandham for Thomas R. Kimball.)[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

First Church of Christ Scientist (by Kimball, Steele & Sandham for Thomas R. Kimball) Minneapolis, Minnesota.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Omaha Public Library Elevator Annex, Omaha, Nebraska (with Kimball, Steele, & Sandham, Omaha).[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Fire Station at Florence, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]   

Memorial to W.B.T. Belt Family, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Receiving Vault, Calvary Group and Altar, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]  

Memorial to Nathaniel Peabody, Piney Woods, Mississippi.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]] 

Paxton Block (Alterations), Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Dr. F. F. Whitcomb Residence, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

George Grimes Residence, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Mitchell, South Dakota Telephone Building.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Grand Island, Nebraska Telephone Building.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Sidney, Nebraska Telephone Building.[[#References| [5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

AT&T Building, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

St. Peter’s School and Rectory, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Holy Trinity Parochial School, Hartington, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Jefferson School Building, Omaha, Nebraska Board of Education.[[#References|[4]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Ward Building, Hastings State Hospital, Ingleside, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Ward Building, Lincoln State Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Employees Building, Lincoln State Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

===Telephone Exchanges for N.W. Bell Telephone Company===
Rapid City, South Dakota.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

North Platte, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]

McCook, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

South Sioux City, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Norfolk, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Winner, South Dakota.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]  

Belle Fourche, South Dakota.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Gordon, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Valentine, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]] 

O’Neill, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Wayne, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Minden, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]


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==Notes==
a. The firm continued under the same name from 1934, when Kimball died, until 1945, when the firm became [[Steele, Sandham & Steele, Architects|Steele, Sandham & Steele]].

b. Steele claimed design and/or supervision for these buildings in his resume.[[#References|[4][5]]] 

c. A joint project of Kimball, Steele & Sandham, and [[George Bernhard Prinz (1864-1946), Architect|George B. Prinz Associates]].

==References==
1.  “WPB Okays Construction of Church at St. John's,” ''The True Voice'' (August 21, 1942), 1 (sketch, plans approved).

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

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

4.  “Vital Statistics and Professional Record of William L. Steele, Architect, Omaha, Nebraska, August, 1937.” Attachment to Application for Registration.[[#References|[5]]]. The buildings listed are under a sub-heading, “Typical Buildings Designed and Supervised by W. L. Steele.”

5. “Vital Statistics and Professional Record of William L. Steele, Architect, Omaha, Nebraska, Sept. 1941.” Cf. reference [4]. Copy in Nebraska State Historical Society, Historic Preservation Division, architect files. The buildings listed are under a sub-heading, “Typical Buildings Designed and Supervised by W. L. Steele.”


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