Lorenzo Warwick Hobbs (1827-1912), Builder and Architect
Lorenzo Warwick Hobbs was born to Warwick and Hannah Hobbs in Wells, Maine in 1827. Lorenzo was a carpenter in West Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1849 when he married Mary Melvina Frost. They had two children in Massachusetts before moving to Nebraska in 1856.[1][2][3][4][5]
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
[hide]Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Omaha, Nebraska, 1866-1870
Educational & Professional Associations
1849-1855: carpenter, West Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1856-1864: master carpenter in Omaha, then in Decatur, Nebraska, where Lorenzo was mayor in 1859.
1865-1866: Douglas County delegate to territorial legislature.
1865-1870: carpenter in Omaha, Nebraska.
1875-1885: architect & carpenter in Sidney, Nebraska.
Buildings & Projects
1887-1903
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References
1. "Lorenzo Hobbs, Omaha Pioneer, Dies at Norfolk," Omaha (Nebraska) Daily News (February 8, 1912), 5; "Lorenzo Hobbs, Old Pioneer Citizen, Dead," Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (February 9, 1912), 6.
2. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, s.v. "Lorenzo Hobbs, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
3. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Lorenzo Hobbs," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
4. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855, s.v. "Lorenzo Hobbs," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
5. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, s.v. “Lorenzo Warwick Hobbs,” [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. SEE https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19881785/lorenzo-warwick-hobbs
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer & D. Murphy, “Lorenzo Warwick Hobbs (1827-1912), Builder and Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, December 11, 2023. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 27, 2025.
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