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Principals:

Louis Mendelssohn, Omaha, Nebraska

George Lee Fisher, Omaha, Nebraska

Harry Lawrie, Omaha, Nebraska

See the individual architect’s page for biographical information.

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.

Kirkendall Block, 1889, Omaha (Lynn Meyer)

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Omaha, Nebraska, 1888-1893

Educational & Professional Associations

Dufrene & Mendelssohn, Omaha, Nebraska

Mendelssohn & Fisher, Omaha, Nebraska

Mendelssohn & Lawrie, Omaha, Nebraska

Other Associations

ca. 1887-ca. 1907: employed William E. Stockham, draftsman (employed at some point in this period).

Buildings & Projects

Dated

Minnelusa Pumping Station (1888-1889), Omaha, Nebraska.[12] (DO09:0256-002)

Commercial Building (1889), 1817 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska.[13] (DO09:0120-003)

Kirkendall Block (1889), 109 S. 16th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[12] (DO09:0123-001)

Pickering Memorial Methodist Church (1889), 20th & Davenport, Omaha, Nebraska.[4]

E. E. Brown house (1890), Lincoln, Nebraska.[6]

Building for G. Hicks (1890), 3003 Pacific, Omaha, Nebraska.[10][12] (DO09:0204-008)

Faith Temple Church of God In Christ (1890), 2108 Emmet St., Omaha, Nebraska.[12] (DO09:0142-002)

Omaha Merchants Express Transfer (1891), 802 S. 14th, Omaha, Nebraska.[11] (DO09:0119-027)

Old University Library (1891-1895), north west corner 11th & R St., UNL, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11] (LC13:C09-007) (NRHP, Mendelssohn & Fisher, The Herald)

Western Normal College (ca. 1892), rural Lancaster County, Nebraska.[5] (LC00-037)

Undated

Knights of Pythias Temple (n.d.), Omaha, Nebraska.[3] (Cf. Mendelssohn & Lawrie, Omaha Illus, 85)

C. O. Taylor house (n.d.), Ottumwa, Iowa.[7][9] (ca. 1895-97)

Paxton Bldg (n.d.), 16th & Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[3] (Cf. Mendelssohn & Lawrie)

First National Bank (n.d.), Omaha, Nebraska.[3] (Cf. Mendelssohn & Fisher, The Herald)

Notes

Fisher rejoins the firm, January 1, 1888.[1]

Retirement of George Fisher announced, January 1, 1887.[2]

References

1. “Mendelssohn & Lawrie,” Omaha Daily Bee, Annual Review (January 1, 1888).

2. “Mendelssohn & Lawrie,” The [Omaha] Herald (January 1, 1887).

3. Grant, “Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie,” Glimpses of Omaha (ca. 1888), 50-51.

4. Omaha Daily Bee (March 12, 1889), 5, and (April 1, 1889), 2.

5. Western Normal College [catalog] (1892), inside front cover (see LC00-037).

6. Carbon copy specification A Brick Dwelling for E. E. Brown, Lincoln, Nebraska (April 1890, Nebraska State Historical Society Library: MSS— Brown, Erastus E).

7. David Murphy, phone converstaion with Ralph Christian, Iowa S.H.P.O., June 23, 1986.

9. Drawings in owner's possession

10. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980).

11. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 24, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 23, 2024.

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