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b. Andreas noted “In the winter of 1871, Hon. S. P. Majors and Hon. William Daily, then members for Nemaha, secured from the Legislature the passage of an act, giving a one-fourth of one mill tax (amounting to $30,000) for the erection of a normal school building. With the proceeds of this tax the present normal school building was erected. The building is constructed of brick, three stories and basement, 90x63 feet, has a limestone foundation.... The normal edifice was designed by Roberts and Bellangee, architects, of Lincoln.... The new normal building was opened with appropriate ceremonies in 1873, and is a school of which Nebraskans should be proud.”[[#References|[3]]] | b. Andreas noted “In the winter of 1871, Hon. S. P. Majors and Hon. William Daily, then members for Nemaha, secured from the Legislature the passage of an act, giving a one-fourth of one mill tax (amounting to $30,000) for the erection of a normal school building. With the proceeds of this tax the present normal school building was erected. The building is constructed of brick, three stories and basement, 90x63 feet, has a limestone foundation.... The normal edifice was designed by Roberts and Bellangee, architects, of Lincoln.... The new normal building was opened with appropriate ceremonies in 1873, and is a school of which Nebraskans should be proud.”[[#References|[3]]] | ||
| − | c. The architects, as was common, were also retained to superintend the construction of the new building. Artemas Roberts is cited in the board minutes in this capacity until James Bellangee was elected Professor of Mathematics on August 20, 1872. After that time, Bellangee assumed | + | c. The architects, as was common, were also retained to superintend the construction of the new building. Artemas Roberts is cited in the board minutes in this capacity, until James Bellangee was elected Professor of Mathematics at the college on August 20, 1872. After that time, Bellangee assumed all superintendent responsibilities, including decisions on all changes and additions to the project while under construction. He was also consulted often regarding other architectural matters, and was appointed to the Building Committee on June 24, 1873.[[#References|[4:125]]] True to his background in biology, which became more prominent later in life, he apparently was also involved with some campus landscaping, having been reimbursed for the cost of evergreen trees in June of 1874.[[#References|[5:12]]] |
| − | d. Bellangee appears to have handled the plans and specs for this work | + | d. Bellangee appears to have independently handled the plans and specs for this work while continuing to superintend the construction of the new building for the partnership.[[#References|[4:121,125,129ff]]] |
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Revision as of 09:25, 16 January 2016
Partners:
Artemas Roberts (1841-1944), Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska
James W. Bellangee (1844-1915), Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska
Roberts & Bellangee was a short-term partnership of two individually notable brothers-in-law . . . .
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
[hide]Buildings & Projects
Lincoln High School (1871-1873), 1500 M, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1][2][a]
Normal Hall, Nebraska Normal School (1871-1873), Peru, Nebraska.[3][4:91ff][b][c]
Additions and repairs (1873), original Nebraska Normal School Building, Peru, Nebraska.[4:121ff][d]
Notes
a. Given as “Roberts & Ballange” in reference [1]; see note [b] in James W. Bellangee (1844-1915), Architect.
b. Andreas noted “In the winter of 1871, Hon. S. P. Majors and Hon. William Daily, then members for Nemaha, secured from the Legislature the passage of an act, giving a one-fourth of one mill tax (amounting to $30,000) for the erection of a normal school building. With the proceeds of this tax the present normal school building was erected. The building is constructed of brick, three stories and basement, 90x63 feet, has a limestone foundation.... The normal edifice was designed by Roberts and Bellangee, architects, of Lincoln.... The new normal building was opened with appropriate ceremonies in 1873, and is a school of which Nebraskans should be proud.”[3]
c. The architects, as was common, were also retained to superintend the construction of the new building. Artemas Roberts is cited in the board minutes in this capacity, until James Bellangee was elected Professor of Mathematics at the college on August 20, 1872. After that time, Bellangee assumed all superintendent responsibilities, including decisions on all changes and additions to the project while under construction. He was also consulted often regarding other architectural matters, and was appointed to the Building Committee on June 24, 1873.[4:125] True to his background in biology, which became more prominent later in life, he apparently was also involved with some campus landscaping, having been reimbursed for the cost of evergreen trees in June of 1874.[5:12]
d. Bellangee appears to have independently handled the plans and specs for this work while continuing to superintend the construction of the new building for the partnership.[4:121,125,129ff]
References
1. Historic American Buildings Survey: Catalog of Measured Drawings and Photographs of the Survey in the Library of Congress, March 1, 1941. (Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1941), 211; or, HABS No. 35-2, “Written Historical & Descriptive Data,” (Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey). Accessed July 25, 2013. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/NE0026/ . Though the HABS recordation is titled "McKinley High School," the Roberts & Bellangee building was Lincoln High School, while McKinley was the name of an elementary school which shared the same block from ca. 1900.
2. "Artemus Roberts, Architect,” excerpt from “Memoirs,” TS, ca. 1930. (submitted by Mrs. A. H. Sorenson, Tecumseh, Nebraska, n.d.); Nebraska State Historical Society, Fairview Museum file.
3. A. T. Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska, "Nemaha County, Part 11: Peru" (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1882), http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/nemaha/nemaha-p11.html#educate (accessed January 10, 2016).
4. Record Books, Peru Normal School. Nebraska State Historical Society, RG0029, Peru State College, S.1, V.01 (1865-1871).
5. Record Books, Peru Normal School. Nebraska State Historical Society, RG0029, Peru State College, S.1, V.02 (1874-1903).
Page Citation
D. Murphy and E. F. Zimmer, “Roberts & Bellangee, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, January 15, 2016. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 23, 2025.
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