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 Danish-born parents Hans P. (contractor) and Anna Larsen.[1] By 1906, Clarence was identified in the Lincoln directories as a carpenter. From 1912, he was identified as an architect or "architect and superintendent."[2] 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.[3] 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."[4][5] They moved to Chicago in the later 1930s and remained in Illinois through Clarence's death in 1963.[7][8][9]
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, 1906-1924; Omaha, Nebraska, 1926-1934
Educational & Professional Associations
1906-1911: carpenter, Lincoln, Nebraska
1912-1916: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1917-1925: architect in practice as "Clarence H. Larsen & Co." or "C. H. Larsen & Co.," Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
1925-1934: director of engineering and sales departments of Baker Ice Machine Co., Omaha, Nebraska.[4][6]
1928: incorporator (with wife Edith) of Larsen Pulverizing Company, Omaha, Nebraska.[5]
1940: electrical engineer with street railway company, Chicago, Illinois.[7]
1942: employed by Arthur G. McKee Co. (consulting engineers), Chicago.[8]
Buildings & Projects
Dr. William H. & Phebe Wilson House (1914), 1901 Washington Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[12][13]
Star Van & Storage Co. warehouse (1915), 818 Q Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10][18][19]
Mariposa Apartments (1915), 745 South 12th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10][14][15]
Metropolitan Apartments (1917), southeast corner of 12th & K Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.[11]
Jessie & Herbert E. Gooch House (1917), 2025 South 25th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[10][16][17]
Park Development (1917), Harvard, Nebraska.[10]
Plattner Yale Mfg. Co. (1917), Lincoln, Nebraska.[10]
First State Bank (1917), Bethany (now Lincoln), Nebraska.[10]
Raymond Bros. Clark Co. warehouse (1917), Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[10]
E. E. Maxon Building (1917), Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[10]
Notes
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References
1. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Clarence H. Larsen," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
2. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, s.v. "Clarence H. Larsen," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
3. Engagement announcement, Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (July 2, 1916), 17; "Miss Edith Whetsel and Clarence Larsen are married," Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (August 3, 1916) 2.
4. "Larsen to Direct Department for Omaha Company," Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (April 26, 1925), 9.
5. "New Corporations," Lincoln (Nebraska) Evening Journal (February 24, 1928), 18.
6. "Announcements—Personal," Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (January 8, 1934), 11 (notice of dissolution of business relations between J. L Baker and Larsen).
7. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Clarence Larsen," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
8. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, s.v. "Clarence Henry Larsen," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
9. 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.
10. "Clarence H. Larsen & Co." (advertisement with listing of projects), (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (June 10, 1917), 39.
11. "Metropolitan," Sunday State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) (June 10, 1917), 8-C (illustrated).
12. City of Lincoln Building Permit #5591, issued 1914, estimated cost $6,500.
13. Ed Zimmer, Walking the Near South Neighborhood: Volume 2 (Lincoln, Nebraska: Near South Neighborhood Association, 2020), 83.
14. City of Lincoln Building Permit #6077, issued June 26, 1915.
15. "Mariposa Flat," Sunday State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) (July 25, 1915), 8A (elevation drawing).
16. Ed Zimmer, Walking the Near South Neighborhood: Volume 3 (Lincoln, Nebraska: Near South Neighborhood Association, 2021), 54.
17. City of Lincoln Building Permit #7042, issued April 11, 1917.
18. Ed Zimmer, Historic Haymarket, Lincoln, Nebraska, (Lincoln, Nebraska: Lincoln Haymarket Development Corporation, 2014), 25.
19. City of Lincoln Building Permit #6230, issued September 14, 1915.
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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