Eugene G. Groves (1882-1967), Architect
A prominent and well-known Denver architect, Eugene Groves was born in Dana, Indiana in 1882. He was educated at Harvard University after winning a national design contest. He began practice in New York, but relocated to Denver in 1914 for health reasons. He worked in a variety of revival styles early in his career, then moved into moderne design in the 1930s. He was distinguished in the latter by the use of poured, cast and reinforced concrete, and patented a system of concrete construction which was promoted and promulgated by his own enterprise, the Concreter Corporation. He died in 1967 in Denver.[2][3]
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.
Nebraska Buildings
Rachel Ann Lucas Library (1923-1924), Nebraska Wesleyan University campus, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5]
First Christian Church Education Building (1926), northeast corner 16th & K, Lincoln, Nebraska.[4][6][a]
First Christian Church (1927), northwest corner 17th & Boyd, Ashland, Nebraska.[1] (SD01-025)
Notes
a. Groves' 1925 elevation included both the flat-roofed Education Building and a taller, gable-roofed Gothic Revival sanctuary, but only the former was part of the original construction. A sanctuary similar to Groves' concept but differing in many details was added to the Education Building in 1957; the architects for the First Christian sanctuary were Schaumberg & Freeman.
References
1. "Omaha World Herald" (December 18, 1927).
2. “Architect: Groves, Eugene G.,” Architects of Colorado: Biographical Sketch. (Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historical Society, November 29, 2007). Accessed May 22, 2016. http://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/files/OAHP/Guides/Architects_groves.pdf This source also includes an extensive list of works in Colorado.
3. “Eugene G. Groves (1882-1967),” (Historic Denver, 2008-2015). Accessed May 22, 2016. http://www.historicdenver.org/resources/eugene-groves/
4. City of Lincoln Building Permit #71818, 1926, Eugene G. Groves, architect, Denver, Colorado.
5. "New Library Planned for Wesleyan," Lincoln (Nebraska) State Journal (January 20, 1923), 6 (with elevation).
6. "First Christian Church Lincoln," Christian Reporter (Bethany, Nebraska) (April 17, 1925), 1.
Page Citation
D. Murphy & E. F. Zimmer, “Eugene G. Groves (1882-1967), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, August 15, 2024. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 23, 2024.
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