Albert Bert Lake (1877-1960), Architect
Albert Bert Lake was born October 19, 1877 in Missouri, and shows up in Nebraska in 1910 as a railroad car repairman. By 1910 he was in Kearney, Nebraska, working as a house carpenter, and a few years later advertised as an architect there. He was married to Minnie Lake, and had one son, Clyde.[1][2][3] Lake died on March 31, 1960 in Los Angeles, California.[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
Kearney, Nebraska, 1913-1917
Educational & Professional Associations
1900: railroad car repair, Thomas County, Nebraska.[2]
1910: house carpenter, Kearney, Nebraska.[1]
1913-1917: architect, Kearney, Nebraska.
1920: architect, Kearney, Nebraska.[3]
Buildings & Projects
Fort Theater (1914), 2205 Central Avenue, Kearney.[6] (BF05-176) NRHP form and photos
Notes
References
1. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “Albert B. Lake,” Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
2. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “Albert B. Lake,” Seneca Precinct, Thomas County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
3. 1920 United States Census, s.v. “Albert B. Lake,” Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
4. Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
5. "Albert Bert Lake", Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
6. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Albert Bert Lake (1877-1960), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, January 29, 2018. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, December 30, 2024.
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