Donald L. Nispel (1931-1997), Architect
DBA: Donald Nispel Architects, Hastings, Nebraska
Donald L. Nispel was born in Hastings, Nebraska on June 28, 1931. He attended the University of Nebraska from 1949-1950, after which he attended Hastings College until 1951, and again in 1953-1954. In between his two sessions at Hastings, Nispel served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1951-1953. Nispel opened his own firm, Donald L. Nispel, in Hastings, Nebraska in 1967. Nispel died on May 20, 1997 at age 65 in Hastings.[2][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
Educational & Professional Associations
1949-1950: student, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.[2]
1950-1951: student, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska.[2]
1951-1953: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
1953-1954: student, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska.[2]
1963-1967: architect, Edgar Burgett, Architect, Hastings, Nebraska.[a]
1967-1997: architect and owner, Donald Nispel Architects, Hastings, Nebraska.[2]
Buildings & Projects
St. Michael's Church (1967), Hastings, Nebraska.[2]
Friend Motor Supply Office & Maintenance Building (1967), Minden, Nebraska.[2]
Philipps Building (1967), Hastings, Nebraska.[2]
Fleming Apartments (1968), Industrial Park, Hastings, Nebraska.[2]
Kenesaw School Addition (1969), Kenesaw, Nebraska.[2]
Notes
a. First listing in Hastings directory, 1963.
References
1. AIA Historical Directory of American Architects: A Resource Guide to Finding Information About Past Architects, accessed June 1, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1032703.aspx
2. American Institute of Architects, comp., American Architects Directory Third Ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1970), 669, accessed April 4, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx
3. “Nispel Rites,” Hastings Tribune (May 22, 1997), 2:1.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Donald L. Nispel (1931-1997), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 26, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 25, 2024.
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