Gibbs & Parker, Architects
Gibbs & Parker was an architectural partnership briefly based in Kansas City, Missouri, responsible for the design of "Old Main" at Nebraska Wesleyan University in University Place (now Lincoln), Nebraska.[1][a]
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
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Notes
a. In full, the identification of "Old Main's" architects in the Nebraska State Journal of April 13, 1887 reads: "The drawings for the new Wesleyan university building are daily expected from Kansas City, where they were sent to be cpied by the archciteccts, Messrs. Gibbs & Parker."[1]
References
1. "The drawings for the new Wesleyan university building are daily expected..." (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (April 13, 1887), 7.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer & D. Murphy, “Gibbs & Parker, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, November 4, 2022. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 13, 2025.
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