Sten T. Anderson (1884-1966), Architect
Sten T. Anderson (1884-1966), Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska
Sten T. Anderson was born in Chicago May 19, 1884 to Torgny Anderson, a physician and surgeon, and Hannah (Broman) Anderson. Sten attended the University of Nebraska 1904-07 and was Chief Musician in the Cadet Band in 1907.[2] Lincoln City Directories listed him as a draftsman for the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company in 1911 and then with architect F. C. Fiske from 1913-1917. In 1917, he was an "Engineer and Draftsman" in the Grounds and Buildings department of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.[1] He had a brief partnership with A. W. Woods, from April 1917 to early 1918. Anderson was listed in American Contractor as having independent projects later in 1918. From 1919, Anderson worked many years for Chicago, Quincy, and Burlington Railroad. He was variously listed in City Directories with the railroad as a designer (1920), draftsman, instrument man or instrument maker (1922, 1924, 1930), or civil engineer (1928). The 1930 U. S. Census listed Anderson as "technical engineer...steam RR." Subsequently Anderson was a draftsman for the Nebraska Department of Road and Irrigation (1939 directory). Through his last year in the City Directories (1965) he was listed as "rep. Photographic Society of America." He died March 11, 1966. His obituary identified him as a retired civil engineer for Burlington Railroad, and a "Fellow of Photographic Society of America."[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.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1911-1965
Educational & Professional Associations
1904-1907: student, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1911: draftsman, Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1913-1917: draftsman for F. C. Fiske, Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.
circa 1917: engineer and draftsman, Grounds & Buildings Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1917-1918: Woods & Anderson, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[4][a]
1920-1930s: draftsman, designer, instrument man, civil engineer, CB&Q Railroad, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1939: draftsman, Nebraska Department of Roads & Irrigation, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Buildings & Projects
1917-1918
The joint projects of Anderson's brief partnership with A. W. Woods are detailed under Woods & Anderson, Architects.
1918
Anderson is listed as the sole architect on four projects in August 1918.
Remodeling store for Roberts Sanitary Dairy (1918), 13th & N, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][b]
Project for a residence for H. A. Evans (1918), Pepper Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5][6][7][c]
Woodlawn School (1918), Woodlawn, (vicinity of Lincoln), Nebraska.[5][d]
College View School (1918), College View (now Lincoln), Nebraska.[5][e]
Notes
a. 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."[4]
b. American Contractor of August 10 and 17, 1918 described this project as: "Store (rem.): $6,000. 1 sty. 32x140. Archt. S. Anderson, 3247 R st. Owner Roberts Sanitary Dairy, 13th & N sts. Brk. Final plans."[5]
c. American Contractor of August 10, 1918 lists: "Res.: $6,000. 1 1/2 sty. & bas. 40x26, Pepper av. Archt. S. Anderson, 3247 R st. Owner H. A. Evans, 124 N. 27th st. Brk. veneer, shingle rf. Final plans." The house apparently was not built. Harlan A. Evans purchased a house lot on Pepper Avenue in August 1918 for $1260, and resold it in May 1920 for $1500 to Mary E. Kelly. He did not obtain a building permit for the project between August 1918 and March 1919, and the resale price suggests strongly that no improvements had been made. Contractor Mary Kelly obtained a permit for a house in 1921 and sold the property in 1922 for $11,500.[5][6][7]
d. American Contractor on August 10 and 17, 1918 includes: "School: $5,000. 1 sty. & bas. 30x42. Woodlawn, Nebr. Arch. S. Anderson, 3247 R st. Owner B. of E., W. D. Mann, chm. bldg. com., Woodlawn. Proby. brk. & tile, shingle rfg. Final plans."[5]
e. American Contractor on August 10 and August 17, 1918 mentions: "School: $3,000. 1 sty. 24x24. College View, Nebr. Archt. S. Anderson, 3247 R st., Lincoln. Owner B. of E., Div. No. 102, Geo. Whitson, secy., College View. Frame, brk. fdn., shingle rfg." The August 10th edition also mentions "Final plans" while on August 17th the listing includes "Will let contract soon."[5]
References
1. "General Information," in The Register and Catalogue for the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, (Lincoln: State Journal Company, 1917), 18.
2. Cornhusker [yearbook of the University of Nebraska] (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1907), n.p.
3. Obituary, Lincoln Star (March 12, 1966), 17:7.
4. American Contractor, (April 31, 1917), 92G.
5. American Contractor, (August 10, 1918), 33, 55; (August 17, 1918), 60.
6. Lancaster County Register of Deeds, Deed 223:182 (1918), Deed 223:494 (1920), Deed 236:119 (1922).
7. Ed Zimmer, The Near South Walking Tours, V. 1: Franklin Heights & Environs, (Lincoln, Nebraska: Near South Neighborhood Association, 1989), 21-22.
Page credits
E. F. Zimmer, “Sten T. Anderson (1884-1966), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, May 5, 2016. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 25, 2024.
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