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]
Project for a Methodist Episcopal Church (1917), Kingfisher, Oklahoma.[5][e]
Presbyterian Church (1917), Wagner, South Dakota.[6][f]
Residential addition and remodeling (1917), 730 S. 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[7][g]
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 identification of the architect coincides with the announcement of the Woods & Anderson partnership. In July, 1917, the magazine noted of this project: "Will build in spring."
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]
e. American Contractor described this project as: "Church: $26,000. 2 sty. & bas. 63x63. Kingfisher, Okla. Archts. Woods & Anderson...Lincoln. Owner M. E. Church...Press or com. brk., Carthage cut stone, comp., tar & gravel rfg. Prelim. plans." Also noted, "Bids rejected."[5]
f. American Contractor described this project as: "Church: $8,000. 1 Sty. & bas. 30x50. Wagner, S. D. Archts. Woods & Anderson...Lincoln. Owner Presby. Church...Brk. & stone trim, shingle rfg., pressed & common brk. & Bedford & conc. cut stone. Plans drawn."[6]
g. American Contractor described this project under a heading "Lincoln, Nebr." "Res. (add. & rem.): $6,000. 2 sty. 730 S. 14th. Archts. Woods & Anderson...Press & com. brk. veneer, shingle rft. Drawing plans."[7]
References
1. American Contractor, (April 7, 1917), 96; (April 21, 1917), 29; 92C; (July 21, 1917), 66C.
2. American Contractor, (June 16, 1917), 76A.
3. American Contractor, (April 31, 1917), 92G.
4. American Contractor, (May 12, 1917), 24.
5. American Contractor, (July 7, 1917), 8.
6. American Contractor, (August 18, 1917), 62; (August 25, 1917), 55.
7. American Contractor, (July 28, 1917), 59.
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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