Woods & Anderson, Architects
Partners:
Alfred Wilderman Woods (1857-1942), Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska
Sten T. Anderson, Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska (1884-1983)
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
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1917-1918
Educational & Professional Associations
1917-1918: Woods & Anderson, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[3]c]
Buildings & Projects
Methodist Church (1917), Fremont, Nebraska.[1][2][a]
School for District No. 100 (1917), Malcolm, Nebraska.[2][b]
School for Board of Education (1917), Plymouth, Nebraska.[4][d]
Notes
a. American Contractor described this project on April 7, 1917, under A. W. Woods' name. Two weeks later, it was described as: "Fremont, Nebr.--Church: $40,000. 2 sty., bas. & balcony. 62x115. Archts. Woods & Anderson...Lincoln. Owner Meth. Church...Prelim. sketches." An update in June reported: "Final plans ready abt. June 20."[1][2] This change in
b. American Contractor described this project as: "School: $5,000. 1 sty. & bas. 52x45. Malcolm, Nebr. Archts. Woods & Anderson...Lincoln. Owner School Dist. No. 100, Malcolm. Brk veneer..."[2]
c. A "Personal" note in American Contractor of April 21, 1917: "Woods & Anderson, architects, have opened an office at 508 Ganter buliding, Lincoln, Neb. The firm is composed of A. W. WOods and S. T. Anderson, the latter having been for several years a draftsman in the office of Fiske & Meginnis."[3]
d. American Contractor in May, 1917, announced: "Plymouth, Nebr.--School: $19,000. 2 sty. & bas. 84x81. Archts. Woods & Anderson...Preliminary plans."[4]
References
1. American Contractor, (April 7, 1917), 96; (April 21, 1917), 29; 92C.
2. American Contractor, (June 16, 1917), 76A.
3. American Contractor, (April 31, 1917), 92G.
4. American Contractor, (May 12, 1917), 24.
Page credits
E. F. Zimmer and D. Murphy, “Woods & Anderson, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, July 5, 2011. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 22, 2024.
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