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James Craddock was born at Mystic River, Connecticut, in 1856, to Nicholas and Ellen Purtel Craddock. Craddock’s father was a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, who arrived in the United States in 1848. James Craddock was educated in the schools of Mystic River, and in the Mystic River Institute. He came to Nebraska in 1885 and opened an architectural office in Lincoln.[25]

In 1907, Craddock moved his practice to Omaha, where he remained until his death in 1932. He married his second wife, Gertrude (Jennie) Sebring, in Omaha, 1904, and they had two children. He was a member of the Catholic Church, the Knights of Pythias, and the Order of Elks, and was very active in the democratic party and the Knights of Labor.[23][24][25][26][27]

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.

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1889, 1895, 1899, 1900-1908

Omaha, Nebraska, 1900-1932

Educational & Professional Associations

1885-1907: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.[25][26]

1890-1891: architect and partner, Craddock & Hay, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1898: partner, McDonald & Craddock, Architects, Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska.

1907-1932: architect, Omaha, Nebraska.[26]

Other Associations

1898-1902: employed John G. L. Cordner, architect.

1907: employed Samuel F. Church.

1915: employed James L. Conley, draftsman.

1920: employed Harvey C. Peterson, plans, specifications, contracts.

Buildings & Projects

St Johns Catholic Church II (Kostel Sv Jana Nepomuckeho) (1891), northeast corner Pine & Saylor, Weston, Nebraska. (SD18-009)

Nebraska Building (1898), Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, Omaha, Nebraska.[38:160][b]

Fraternity Building for Messrs. Faulkner and Sharp - Royal Highlanders Building (1902), 13th & N, Lincoln, Nebraska.[7][28] Demolished.

H. Schlesinger Store (1902), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]

F. C. Mathews house (1902), Aurora, Nebraska. [1]

T. M. Sedgwick house (1902), York, Nebraska.[1]

A. B. Christian house (1902), York, Nebraska.[1]

Presbyterian Church (1902), Grand Island, Nebraska.[1]

Gosper house (1902), Lincoln, Nebraska.[9]

York Times Building (1902), York, Nebraska.[10]

W. E. Sharp house (1902), 13th & J, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11]

Bridgeport, Four-room School (1902), Bridgeport, Nebraska.[8]

Dr. Meredith house (1903), York, Nebraska.[4]

J. T. Hinkley house (1903), Ashland, Nebraska.[5]

Catholic Church (1903), Roseland, Nebraska.[12]

H. S. Harrison house (1903), York, Nebraska.[12]

Col. Bratt house (1903), 15th & C, Lincoln, Nebraska.[14]

Mrs. Lowry house (1903), 20th & Washington, Lincoln, Nebraska.[14]

J. P. Chapman house (1903), Aurora, Nebraska.[6]

German Reformed Church (1903), Holland, Nebraska.[2]

Commercial Club Bldg (1903), Lincoln (?), Nebraska.[3]

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (1903), 4th between Maine & Pine, Friend, Nebraska.[1] (SA04-025)

Holy Trinity Catholic Church II (Novy Kostel Nejsvetejsi Trojice) (1903-09), nec Brainard & Madison, Brainard, Nebraska.[15] (BU03-010)

Hayward School (1904), Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:C10-110)

Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1904-05, 1929-30), O'Conner, Nebraska.[16][19] (GY00-001) National Register narrative

Sacred Heart Catholic Church (1904), Greeley, Nebraska.[16] (GY02-001)

Royal Highlanders Building (1904), 1235 M St., Aurora, Nebraska.[19] (HM01-002)

First Congregational Church (1905), Ashland, Nebraska. (SD01-042)

Parochial School (1905), Exeter, Nebraska.[29][a]

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (1906), northeast corner Saunders & Ivy, Sutton, Nebraska. (CY12-031)

Catholic School (1907), Ashton, Nebraska.[30]

School (1907), Aurora, Nebraska.[30]

St Martin's Church (1907-1909), Loucky, rural Clay County, Nebraska.[19] (CY00-002) National Register narrative

Rowhouse (1908), 2314-2316 Howard St., Omaha, Nebraska.[19][20] (DO09:0122-013)

St. Michael’s Catholic Church (1909), NW corner 8th & F St., Fairbury, Nebraska. (JF04-023)

Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church (1909-10, 1926), southeast corner Lena & Libert, Deweese, Nebraska. (CY02-022)

St Michael's Catholic Church (1909-1914), Spalding, Nebraska.[19] (GY06-001) National Register narrative

Assumption Catholic Church (1909), Juniata vicinity, Nebraska.[18] Destroyed by fire, November 22, 1919.

Livingston Apartments (1909), 2316 S. 24th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[20] (DO09:0197-001)

School (1910), Silver Creek, Nebraska.[32]

School (1910), Ulysses, Nebraska.[31]

School (1910), Stanton, Nebraska.[33]

Holy Family Catholic Church (1910), Heartwell, Nebraska. (KN02-001)

St. Mary’s Church (1911), northeast corner 5th & I, David City, Nebraska. (BU05-037)

Two-story school (1911), Rosalie, Nebraska.[34]

Two-story high school (1911), Kearney, Nebraska.[35]

Two-story school (1911), Meadow Grove, Nebraska.[36]

School (1911), Falls City, Nebraska.[37]

Residence for Rev. J.J. Hoffman (1911), Falls City, Nebraska.[40]

T. J. Major’s Education Building (1916), Peru State College Campus, Peru, Nebraska. (NH09-026)

St. Mary’s Catholic Church (1916), 707 13th St., Aurora, Nebraska (HM01-221)

Plans for Panel Equipment for Concrete Swine Building (ca. 1917), Lincoln, Nebraska.[39]

Roman Catholic Church (1918), Fullerton, Nebraska.[22]

Undated

Guide Rock Public Library (n.d.), Guide Rock, Nebraska.[17]

Geneva High School (n.d.), Geneva, Nebraska.[21]

Notes

a. School Board Journal of February, 1905, notes: "Nebraska...Exeter--8-room, $8,000 parochial school planned by Archt. J. H. Craddock, Lincoln."[29]

b. The Nebraska Building was a joint project of Craddock and John McDonald, Omaha.[38:160]

• Portrait, 1885, in Nebraskans, 1854-1904. Omaha: Bee Publishing Co., 1904 [978.2.B39n]

• Interviewed for Grand Island Carnegie Library.[17]

References

1. Lincoln Trade Review 1:5 (1902), 5.

2. Lincoln Trade Review 1:42 (1903), 3.

3. Lincoln Trade Review 1:43 (1903), 3.

4. Lincoln Trade Review 1:51 (1903), 4.

5. Lincoln Trade Review 2:3 (1903), 3.

6. Lincoln Trade Review 2:4 (1903), 3. (cf. Chapman Furniture)

7. Lincoln Trade Review 1:1 (1902), cover.

8. Lincoln Trade Review 1:7 (1902), 4.

9. Lincoln Trade Review 1:8 (1902), 4. (award contracts)

10. Lincoln Trade Review 1:24 (1902), 3. (contract for plans; 3 story brick building, 30x84)

11. Lincoln Trade Review 1:24 (1902), 3-4. (plans in hand)

12. Lincoln Trade Review 1:36 (1903), 3. (general contract, $10,000)

13. Lincoln Trade Review 1:39 (1903), 9. (general contract, $12,827)

14. Lincoln Trade Review 1:41 (1903), 3. (addition, elevation, and mechanical work)

15. Dejiny Cechu v Americkych, 6:4 ( ), 269-270.

16. Diamond Jubilee of the Church of the Visitation at O'Connor, Nebraska, 1880-1905, July 4, 1955. (file GY00-001)

17. State Library Commission, Buildings & architects files.

18. Minden Courier (May 10, 1883).

19. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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

21. Tom 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.

22. The American Contractor (March 23, 1918), 60, accessed through Google Books, January 12, 2012 (This is a fireproof building of brick, terracotta, and concrete; four storeys with a basement, measuring 89 by 139 feet.) http://books.google.com/books?id=UCJYAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA10-PA64&lpg=RA10-PA64&dq=f+w+clarke,+architect,+york+hotel,+nebraska&source=bl&ots=-QV--qNAlx&sig=yQZ--Gvu9ph8VGJ7unfHB-6P9QU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=whYPT97eOov9iQLF9M3fDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=f%20w%20clarke%2C%20architect%2C%20york%20hotel%2C%20nebraska&f=false

23. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “James H. Craddock,” Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.

24. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “James H. Craddock,” Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.

25. Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County, Nebraska. Vol. II. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1917, 254.

26. “James H. Craddock Dies: Was Well-known Architect and Important Early Day Political Figure,” Morning World Herald (March 17, 1932).

27. Richard L. Metcalfe, “Jim Craddock: A Helper of Men,” Morning World Herald (March 17, 1932).

28. The Royal Highlander VI:10 (April 1902): 5.

29. School Board Journal (February 1905), 28.

30. School Board Journal (April 1907), 27.

31. School Board Journal (December 1910), 32.

32. School Board Journal (May 1910), 31.

33. School Board Journal (July 1910), 36.

34. School Board Journal (June 1911), 45.

35. School Board Journal (July 1911), 50.

36. School Board Journal (August 1911), 42.

37. School Board Journal (March 1911), 53.

38. James B. Haynes, History of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition of 1898 ([Omaha]: Committee on History, 1910), 160.

39. “Proposals to Mr. G. L. Shumway, Land Commissioner on Panel Equipment for Concrete Swine Building,” compiled from plans prepared by James H. Craddock & Company, Omaha, Nebraska (November 5, 1917). Keystone Steel & Wire Company, Peoria, Illinois.

40. "Omaha, Nebraska," American Contractor 32:21 (May 27, 1911): 63.

Acknowledgements

The editors thank Patrick Thompson, architectural historian with Restoration Exchange Omaha (REO), for additional project attributions and citations, February 13, 2017.

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “James Henry Craddock (1856-1932), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 14, 2017. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 22, 2024.

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