Frank Bailey & Farmer, Architects
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Frank Bailey & Farmer was an architectural firm that succeeded George W. Frank, Jr.'s individual practice.
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Kearney, Nebraska, 1890-1891
Lineage of the Firm
1888: George W. Frank, Jr., Architect, Kearney, Nebraska.[7]
1889-1891: Frank Bailey & Farmer, Architects, Kearney, Nebraska.[b]
1891: Frank & Bailey, Architects, Kearney, Nebraska.
1893-1895: Howard B. Bailey, Architect, Kearney, Nebraska.
Other Associations
1890-1891: retained Walter Pell Pulis to make presentation drawings.
Buildings & Projects
Dated
George W. Frank house (1889), Kearney State College, Kearney, Nebraska.[5][6] (BF05-161) National Register narrative
Green Terrace Flats (1889), Kearney, Nebraska.[1]
C. H. Elmendorf house (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[2]
Stable (1890), George W. Frank, Sr., Kearney, Nebraska.[3][8]
F. G. Hamer Office Building (1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[4][8]
F. G. Hamer Store & Office Building (1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[4]
Kearney Opera House (1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[]
Electric Power Station (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[a]
Midway Loan & Trust Company Building (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[a]
Longfellow High School (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[a]
Union Pacific Passenger Station (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[a]
Walter Comnock house (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[a]
Curries house (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[a]
C. B. Finch house (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[a]
Mrs. Conner’s house (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[a]
E. C. Calkins house (ca. 1890), Kearney, Nebraska.[a]
Undated
House, Kearney, Nebraska.[3]
Notes
a. Provisional attribution made by D. Murphy, based on design and materials as evidenced in Nebraska State Historical Society, Photograph Collections; see D4333, 4335, 4336, 4337, 4338, 4339, 4344, 4349.
b. The 1891 Kearney City Directory lists Farmer as an architect, removed to Detroit.
References
1. American Architect & Building News 741 (March 8, 1890); drawing by Walter Pell Pulis, Architect.
2. American Architect & Building News 737 (February 8, 1890); drawing by Walter Pell Pulis, Architect.
3. American Architect & Building News 812 (July 18, 1891) drawing by Walter Pell Pulis, Architect.
4. American Architect & Building News 811 (July 11, 1891) drawing by Walter Pell Pulis, Architect.
5. American Architect & Building News 754 (March 22, 1890) drawing by Walter Pell Pulis, Architect.
6. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
7. American Architect & Building News 24:666 (September 29, 1888).
8. St. Croix Architecture (May 24, 2011). www.stcroixarchitecture.com
9. "Will Build at Once--The Kearney Opera House Company Organized--The Building," and "Frank, Baily [sic] & Farmer, architects, are engaged upon the working plans of the new Kearney National block," Kearney (Nebraska) Hub (April 17, 1890), 4.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Frank Bailey & Farmer, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, December 9, 2014. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 25, 2024.
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