Tyler, Brandt & Tyler, Architects
Partners:
James Tyler, Lincoln, Nebraska
Eugene H. Brandt, Lincoln, Nebraska
James Tyler, Jr., Lincoln, Nebraska
In the last years of his life, James Tyler rejoined his son in architectural practice as Tyler, Brandt & Tyler while continuing to serve as Lincoln's water and light commissioner. Eugene H. Brandt died in 1918 and James Tyler, Sr. died in 1919, but the firm name continued unchanged until at least 1924.
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, 1916-1918, 1920-1922, 1924
Educational & Professional Associations
1883-1892, James Tyler (1844-1919), Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska
1893-1907, James Tyler & Son, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska
1907-1915, Tyler & Brandt, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska
Buildings & Projects
House for George Fawell, Jr. (1915-1916), 2401 Ryons Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
One-story frame residence for Dr. J. M. Birkner (1915), Lincoln, Nebraska.[7]
Two-story frame & stucco residence for Miss Katherine E. Grow (1915), 35th & Poppleton, Omaha, Nebraska.[8]
First National Bank of Adams (1915-1919), Adams, Nebraska.[6]
One-story frame residence for Arthur Jensen (1915), Minden, Nebraska.[9]
Two-story brick residence for Bert Faulkner (1915), 24th & South Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
$5,000 two-story frame & stucco residence for J. W. Dickenson (1916) Fairbury, Nebraska.[11]
$5,000 two-story brick & stucco residence for Woods Bros. Investment Company (1916), 14th & Van Dorn Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11]
$4,500 two-story brick & stucco residence for Woods Bros. Investment Company (1916), 14th & Van Dorn Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11]
$2,800 1.5-story frame bungalow for Woods Bros. Investment Company (1916), 14th & Van Dorn Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11]
Dwelling for Woods Bros. (1916), 1134 Hill Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[2]
Dwelling for Woods Bros. (1916), 2635 South 11th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[3]
Preliminary plans for six-unit, three-story apartment building (1916), Lincoln, Nebraska.[12]
Remodeling brick store building for Emma H. Holmes (1917), 1124 O Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[4]
Home State Bank (1918), Dunning, Blaine County, Nebraska.[5]
Notes
References
1. American Contractor (October 9, 1915), 72, estimated cost: $7,000; and (March 18, 1916), 83, estimated cost: $15,000; both listing Tyler, Brandt & Tyler as architect. See also Lincoln Building permit #6425 which documents the construction of a house, estimated to cost $12,000, but does not name the architects of the project.
2. City of Lincoln building permit #6484, issued April 3, 1916; estimated cost $5,000; architect: Tyler & Brandt.
3. City of Lincoln building permit #6501, issued April 11, 1916; estimated cost $3,000; architect: Tyler & Brandt.
4. City of Lincoln building permit #7085, issued May 10, 1917; estimated cost $2,000; architect Tyler & Brandt.
5. Personal communication from Matthew Hansen, preservation architect, reporting his inspection of original drawings on linen signed "Tyler, Brandt & Tyler, Bank Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska."
6. "Among the Bankers of Nebraska," Sunday [Lincoln] Star Journal (August 24, 1919), 12B:1 (illustration); "Lincoln, Nebr....Bank: $5,500. 2 sty. & bas. 19x60. Adams, Nebr. Archts. Tyler, Brandt & Tyler...Owner First Natl. Bank...Adams," American Contractor (November 20, 1915), 74.
7. "Lincoln, Nebr....Res.: 1 sty. & bas. 28x32. $4,500. Archt. James Tyler, Jr....Owner Dr. J. M. Birkner," American Contractor (October 2, 1915), 95.
8. "Lincoln, Nebr....Res.: 2 sty. & bas. 26x28. 35th & Poppleton avs., Omaha, Nebr. Archt. Tyler, Brandt & Tyler...Owner Miss Katherine E. Gow," American Contractor (October 2, 1915), 95.
9. "Lincoln, Nebr....Res.: 1 sty. & bas. 40x56. $6M. Minden, Nebr. Archt. James Tyler, Jr....Owner Arthur Jensen, Minden," American Contractor (October 23, 1915), 68.
10. "Lincoln, Nebr....Res.: $5,000. 2 sty. & bas. 32x34. 24th & South sts. Archts. Tyler, Brandt & Tyler...Owner Bert Falkner [sic]," American Contactor (December 11, 1915), 64b.
11. "Lincoln, Nebr.," (two "res." and "Two Bungalows" by Tyler, Brandt & Tyler for Woods Bros. at 14th & Van Dorn), American Contractor" (February 5, 1916), 96; "Lincoln, Nebr.," (three "res.[idences]" and one "Bungalow" by Tyler, Brandt & Tyler), American Contractor (March 11, 1916), 75.
12. "Lincoln, Nebr. Apt. Bldg. (6 apts.): $20,000. 3 sty. & bas. 30x118. Archts. Tyler, Brandt & Tyler...Owner's name withheld," American Contractor (January 29, 1916), 65.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Tyler, Brandt & Tyler, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 26, 2018. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 22, 2024.
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