Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie, Architects
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.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Omaha, Nebraska, 1888-1893
Lineage of the Firm
1881-1885: Dufrene & Mendelssohn, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska
1885-1886: Mendelssohn & Fisher, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
1887: Mendelssohn & Lawrie, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.[a]
1888-1893: Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.[b]
1893-1896: Louis Mendelssohn (1842- ), Architect, Omaha, Nebraska.[c]
1893-1913: Fisher & Lawrie, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
Other Associations
ca. 1887-ca. 1907: employed William E. Stockham, as draftsman, at some unspecified time during this period.
1888: employed George A. Berlinghof (1858-1944), Architect, as draftsman.
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] Demolished. (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)
University Library (1891-1895), northwest corner 11th & R St, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11][13] (LC13:C09-007)
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
a. Retirement of George Fisher announced, January 1, 1887.[2]
b. Fisher rejoins the firm, January 1, 1888.[1]
c. Mendelssohn's 1896 Omaha City Directory listing, "Moved to Europe."
References
1. “Mendelssohn & Lawrie,” Omaha Daily Bee, Annual Review (January 1, 1888).
2. “Mendelssohn & Lawrie,” The [Omaha] Herald (January 1, 1887).
3. John 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.
13. "Library (Old)," Kay Logan-Peters, An Architectural Tour of Historic UNL (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNL Libraries, 2005) Accessed February 24, 2015. http://historicbuildings.unl.edu/building.php?b=12
14. Robert Peters, “Bemis Bag Company NRHP Nomination,” OCPD (August 1978).
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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