Charles William Shaver (1890-1961), Architect
Charles William Shaver was born in 1890. He was born and raised in Kansas, where he stayed to get a degree in architecture. Notably, he was the first registered architect in Kansas. After practicing in Salina, he moved to Beatrice, Nebraska to continue his career. Shaver is credited with designing buildings in several Midwestern states, including Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado, and Iowa; he worked on over 800 architectural projects, a staggering resume. Perhaps for this reason, the Salina Chamber of Commerce inducted Shaver to its Business Hall of Fame. Not much is known about Shaver's personal life, except that he was married to a woman named Vera. Shaver died in 1961.[2][4]
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
Educational & Professional Associations
1908: graduate, Lincoln, Kansas High School.[1]
1915: Professional Architect Degree, Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kansas.[1]
1920: architect, Salina, Kansas.[4]
1944: Registered Professional Architect, Nebraska, A-145; November 14, 1944.[1]
1959: architect and partner, Shaver & Shaver, Architects, Beatrice, Nebraska.[b]
1961-1967: architect and principal, Shaver & Company, Architects, Beatrice, Nebraska.[c]
Buildings & Projects
Honors & Awards
Salina Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame.[2]
Notes
a. Application includes a three-page, partial list of buildings done by Shaver since his graduation in 1915; all in Kansas except one each in Iowa and Missouri.[1]
b. Partners Charles William Shaver and son, John A. Shaver.[2]
c. John A. Shaver, Architect, Salina, Kansas.[2] John Shaver was registered in Nebraska on October 31, 1958, and his license expired on December 31, 2008; his license number was A-445.[3]
References
1. Application for Registration to Practice Professional Engineering and Architecture, Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Architects, October 3, 1944. Nebraska State Historical Society RG081 SG2.[a]
2. “Renowned Architect Remembered [John A. Shaver],” Salina Journal (November 24, 2010), online at Salina.com, http://www.saljournal.com/news/story/shaver-11-23-10 Accessed May 8, 2012.
3. Professional License Results for John A Shaver, State of Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects website, http://www.ea.nebraska.gov/search/search.php?page=details&lic=A449 Accessed May 8, 2012.
4. 1920 United States Census, s.v. “Charles W. Shaver,” Salina Ward 5, Saline County, Kansas, accessed through AncestryLibrary.com.
Other Sources
Portrait in RG081.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Charles William Shaver (1890-1961), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 23, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, December 22, 2024.
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