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[[Image:Evans_MarcusL_w.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Evans_MarcusL_w.jpg|Marcus L. Evans, ca. 1938.]]
<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">'''Hastings, Nebraska, 1907-1950'''</div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">

'''Marcus Lindsey Evans''' was born April 27, 1885 in Iowa.[[#References|[4][7]]] He was a student at Highland Park College for a short stint, then worked a long time with [[Claude W. Way (1870-1948), Architect|C. W. Way Company, Architects]] before practicing independently.[[#References|[4]]] Evans was married to Vera and, as of 1920, had one son.[[#References|[7]]] He died November 20, 1949 in Hastings.[[#References|[8]]]

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==
Hastings, Nebraska, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1937-1950

==Educational & Professional Associations==
1899-1903: student, high school, Waterloo, Iowa.[[#References|[4]]]

1903: student, electrical engineering (short course), Highland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa.[[#References|[4]]]

1907-1918: chief draftsman and designer, [[Claude W. Way (1870-1948), Architect|C. W. Way Company, Architects]], Hastings Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

1914: draftsman (4 months), Omaha Steel Works, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

1916-1922: partner, [[Claude W. Way (1870-1948), Architect|C. W. Way Company, Architects]], Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

1923-1933: Marcus L. Evans, Architect, Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]][[#Notes|[c]]]

1924-1928: architect, 3rd floor Brandes Building, 904 W 2nd, Hastings, Nebraska.

1929: No Hastings Directories.

1930-1937: architect, 16 Cameron Building, Hastings, Nebraska.

1933-1949: with Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

1938: Registered Professional Architect, Nebraska, January 11, 1938; A-39.[[#References|[4]]]

1939: architect, 115 N Hastings, Hastings, Nebraska.

1940: No Hastings Directories.

1941: draftsman, Hastings, Nebraska.

1942-1943: No Hastings Directories.

1944: Unlisted, Hastings, Nebraska.

1945-1946: No Hastings Directories.

1947: architect, Cameron Building, Hastings, Nebraska.

1948-1949: No Hastings Directories.

1950: designer, Office Melville Evans, Hastings, Nebraska.[[#Notes|[e]]]

==Other Associations==
1928-1935: employed [[Abraham E. Thaut, Architect|Abraham E. Thaut]], draftsman.

1930-1932: employed [[Albert William Meinzen (1889-1949), Architect|Albert Meinzen]].[[#References|[5]]]

==Buildings & Projects==
===Dated===
[[Image:The Hastings Daily Tribune 1924 04 19 9.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3.0|alt=The Hastings Daily Tribune 1924 04 19 9.jpg|Hastings Municipal Auditorium, 1924.(''Hastings Tribune'')]]

[[:File:The Hastings Daily Tribune 1924 04 19 9.jpg|'''Hastings Municipal Auditorium (1922-1924)''']], 400 N. Hastings Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[10-12]]][[#Notes|[g]]]

Public School (ca. 1924), SW corner County Ave. & Reynolds, Palisade, Nebraska. (HK03-023)

School Building Dist. #1 (ca. 1925) Arizona & College, Culbertson, Nebraska. (HK02-029)

Kelly Scott Bullard & Reed Bldg (1925), McCook, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]]

Red Willow County Courthouse (1926-1927), NW corner Norris Ave & East E, McCook, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][4]]][[#Notes|[a]]] (RW05-016)

Saline County Courthouse (1927-1929), 215 S. Court, Wilber, Nebraska.[[#References|[2][4]]] (SA09-016)
'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160728225723/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/saline/SA09-016_Saline_Cnty_Cthse.pdf National Register narrative]'''

Davenport Public Library (1928), Davenport, Nebraska.[[#References|[9]]][[#Notes|[f]]] 

Morton School (ca. 1930-1932), Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[b]]]

Alcott School (1935), 313 N Cedar, Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]][[#Notes|[d]]] (AD04-051)

===Undated===
School (n.d.) Culbertson, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

Methodist Church (n.d.), McCook, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

Gazette Bldg (n.d.), 422 Norris Ave, McCook, Nebraska. (RW05-014)

Oak School (n.d.), Oak, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

City Water & Light Dept (n.d.), Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

==Notes==
a. In association with Percy Bell.[[#References|[1]]]

b. Design development from Evans’s sketches and working drawings attributed to [[Albert William Meinzen (1889-1949), Architect|Albert Meinzen, Architect]].[[#References|[5]]]

c. Successor firm to C. W. Way Company, Hastings, Nebraska.[[#References|[4]]]

d. Design assistance attributed to [[Albert William Meinzen (1889-1949), Architect|Albert Meinzen]].[[#References|[6]]]

e. Last Hastings directory listing, 1950. No 1951 Hastings directory.

f. Commissioned by the Davenport Women's Club.[[#References|[9]]]

g. A Hastings newspaper published a rendering for "Hastings Municipal Auditorium" in 1922, marked "Photo Copyrighted by C. W. Way Co." Evans' association with [[Claude W. Way (1870-1948), Architect|'''Claude W. Way''']] ended in 1922, by which time Evans had advanced from draftsman to partner.  By the time the Auditorium was dedicated in 1924, Evans received "lavish praise" for his "architectural work" on the project.[[#References|[10-12]]].

==References==
1. Oliver B. Pollak, ''Nebraska Courthouses: Contention, Compromise, and Community'' [Images of America Series] (Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2002), 96. [725.1.P771n]

2.  Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

3.  [[Thomas Lee Kaspar (1951-2017), Architect|Thomas Lee 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. 

4.  Application for Registration to Practice Professional Engineering and Architecture, Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Architects, December 9, 1937. Nebraska State Historical Society RG081 SG2

5.  “Albert William Meinzen,” Application for Registration to Practice Professional Engineering and Architecture, Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Architects, December 14, 1937. Nebraska State Historical Society RG081 SG2.

6.  “Bert Meinzen Dies in Indiana,” ''Hastings Daily Tribune'' (April 29, 1949), 11:3.

7.  1920 United States Census, s.v. “Marcus L. Evans,” Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, accessed through ''HeritageQuestOnline.com''.

8. “Marcus Lindsey Evans,” ''FindAGrave.com'', May 24, 2009, accessed December 9, 2014, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37450621&ref=acom

9. Jack Roegner, President, Library Board of Trustees, Davenport Public Library, to D. Murphy, email message concerning Marcus Lindsey Evans and the Davenport Public Library, January 20, 2022. Evans's plans for the library are on file at the library. He was commissioned to design the building by the Davenport Women's Club in 1928.

10.  "Hastings Municipal Auditorium," rendering "Copyrighted by C. C. Way Co., Hastings," ''(Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal'' (June 20, 1922), 7.

11. "The New Auditorium Hastings, Nebraska," ''Hastings (Nebraska) Daily Tribune'' (April 19, 1924), 9 (with sketch rendering and advertisement for "Marcus L. Evans--Designer and Superintendent of the New Auditorium").

12. "Hail Auditorium As Marking Epoch of Great Growth," ''Hastings (Nebraska) Daily Tribune'' (April 1, 1924), 1.
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