John R. Smith & Son, Architects
Partners:
John R. Smith, Lincoln, Nebraska
Rolland H. Smith (1902-1986), Architect & Engineer
Rolland H. Smith joined his father John R. Smith's architectural practice in 1922 and they operated as John R. Smith & Son until the mid-1930s. Rolland married Clarissa Bucklin, daughter of Lincoln photographer George W. Bucklin, in 1933.[1] Rolland and his family moved to Pennsylvania after WWII and he was listed in the U. S. Census of 1950 as a mechanical engineer for a "manufactory & design company" in Marple, Pennsylvania.[2] He died in East Granby, Connecticut in August, 1986.[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, 1922, 1924-1934
Educational & Professional Associations
John R. Smith
Buildings & Projects
Kroblen, Goldstein & Umberger M (1926), 1110 Q St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:C09-030)
Notes
References
1. "Bucklin-Smith" (wedding announcement), (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (August 20, 1933), 14.
2. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Rollond [sic] H. Smith" (and wife Clarissa), [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.
3. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, s.v. "Rolland Smith" (born June 5, 1902), [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer & D. Murphy, “John R. Smith & Son, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, August 15, 2023. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 22, 2024.
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