Clarence Henry Larsen (1887-1963), Architect & Engineer
d.b.a. C. H. Larsen, C. H. Larsen & Co.
Clarence H. Larsen was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 13, 1887 to Hans P. (contractor) and Anna Larsen. By 1908, Clarence was identified in the Lincoln directories as a carpenter. From 1912, he was identified as an architect or "architect and superintendent." His early practice was largely single-family residences, but he designed multi-story, multi-family buildings as early as 1915 and other commercial buildings in ensuing years. He married Edith Whetsel in 1916 and they had one daughter, Margery.[1.1] The Larsens moved to Omaha by 1925 and Clarence's practice shifted to engineering work, initially for a refrigeration company; then in 1928 Clarence and Edith incorporated "Larsen Pulverizing Company."[1.1.1][1.2] They moved to Chicago in the later 1930s and remained in Illinois through Clarence's death in 1963.[1.3]
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, 1908-1924; Omaha, Nebraska, 1926-1934
Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
Metropolitan Apartments (1917), southeast corner of 12th & K Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.[2.1]
Notes
a. [16]
References
1.1 Engagement announcement, Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (July 2, 1916), 17; "Miss Edith Whetsel and Clarence Larsen are married," Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (August 3, 1916) 2.
1.1.1 "Larsen to Direct Department for Omaha Company," Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (April 26, 1925), 9.
1.2 "New Corporations," Lincoln (Nebraska) Evening Journal (February 24, 1928), 18.
1.3 Ancestry.com, U. S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 s.v. "Clarence Larsen," b. July 13, 1887, d. Sept. 1963; database on-line, Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2011.
2.1 "Metropolitan," Sunday State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) (June 10, 1917), 8-C (illustrated).
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer, “Clarence Henry Larsen (1887-1963), Architect & Engineer,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 19, 1923. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 22, 2024.
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