Mendelssohn & Lawrie, Architects
Partners:
Louis Mendelssohn, Omaha, Nebraska
Harry Lawrie, Omaha, Nebraska
Mendelssohn & Lawrie was an architectural partnership that was in business for only one year, practicing in Omaha.
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
Omaha, Nebraska, 1887
Lineage of the Firm
1881-1885: Dufrene & Mendelssohn, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska
1885-1886: Mendelssohn & Fisher, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
1887: Mendelssohn & Lawrie, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.[a]
1888-1893: Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.[b]
1893-1896: Louis Mendelssohn (1842- ), Architect, Omaha, Nebraska.[c]
1893-1913: Fisher & Lawrie, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
Other Associations
1885-1886: employed George Lee Fisher, architect.
Buildings & Projects
Dated
J. M. Woolworth Building (1887), 1114-24 Howard, Omaha, Nebraska.[12][13] (DO09:0121-003)
B. F. Smith Warehouse (1887), 12th & Harney, Omaha, Nebraska.[2] (DO09:123-049)
Bemis Omaha Bag Company Building (1887, 1888, 1889), 1102-1118 Jones, Omaha, Nebraska.[11:45][12][13] (DO09:0121-029) NRHP form and photos
W. J. Broatch Building, 4th floor addition (1887), 1205-1211 Harney, Omaha, Nebraska.[11:130][12][13] (DO09:0123-027)
Paddock Theater and Hotel (ca.1887-1888), Beatrice, Nebraska.[3]
Joseph Barker house (1887), 1505 S 8th St, Omaha, Nebraska.[11:41]
Moses Block (1887), 1234-1244 S. 13th, Omaha, Nebraska.[12] (DO09:0117-006) NRHP form and photos
House (1887), 1916 Wirt St., Omaha, Nebraska.[13] (DO09:0140-058)
M. Spiesberger & Son Building. (1894), 1205-07 Harney, Omaha, Nebraska.[12] (DO09:0123-028)
Undated
W. A. Paxton Building (n.d.), northeast corner 16th & Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[2][4]
Nebraska National Bank (n.d.), Omaha, Nebraska.[5]
First National Bank (n.d.), Omaha, Nebraska.[6]
Chamber of Commerce Building (n.d.), Omaha, Nebraska.[7]
Sjee;u B;pcl. northeast corner 15th & Howard, Omaha, Nebraska.[2][8]
Knights of Pythias Castle Hall (n.d.), Omaha, Nebraska.[9]
Y.M.C.A. Building (n.d.), Omaha, Nebraska.[10]
Barker Building (n.d.), southwest corner 15th & Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Ramge Block (n.d.), southeast corner 15th & Harney, Omaha, Nebraska.[2] (?, Mendelssohn & Fisher)
W. J. Connell house (n.d.), southwest corner St Mary's Ave & 22nd, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
First Congregational Society Church (n.d.), 19th & Davenport, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
First National Bank (n.d.), southeast corner 13th & Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
McCord-Brady & Company Warehouse (n.d.), 13th & Leavenworth, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Millard Hotel (n.d.), northeast corner 13th & Douglas, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Board of Trade Building (n.d.), southwest corner 16th & Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Moline, Milburn & Stoddard Warehouse (n.d.), Pacific S. of Union Station, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
St. Peters Catholic Church (n.d.), Leavenworth near Phil Sheridan Ave, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Hotel Barker (n.d.), northeast corner 13th & Jones, Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Sacred Heart Convent, in Park Place (n.d.), Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
North American Bag Company Building (n.d.), 11th & Jackson, Omaha, Nebraska.[2] (Bemis Bag?)
Notes
a. Retirement of George Fisher announced, January 1, 1887.[1]
b. Fisher rejoins the firm, January 1, 1888.[2]
c. Mendelssohn's 1896 Omaha City Directory listing, "Moved to Europe."
References
1. “Mendelssohn & Lawrie,” The [Omaha] Herald (January 1, 1887).
2. “Mendelssohn & Lawrie,” Omaha Daily Bee, Annual Review (January 1, 1888).
3. American Architect & Building News 22 (1887), plate 626.
4. Omaha Illustrated (Omaha: D. C. Dunbar & Co., January 1888), 55.
5. Omaha Illustrated (Omaha: D. C. Dunbar & Co., January 1888), illustration on 47.
6. Omaha Illustrated (Omaha: D. C. Dunbar & Co., January 1888), illustration on 35.
7. Omaha Illustrated (Omaha: D. C. Dunbar & Co., January 1888), illustration on 27.
8. Omaha Illustrated (Omaha: D. C. Dunbar & Co., January 1888), illustration on 87.
9. Omaha Illustrated (Omaha: D. C. Dunbar & Co., January 1888), illustration on 85.
10. Omaha Illustrated (Omaha: D. C. Dunbar & Co., January 1888), illustration on 79.
11. Landmarks, Inc., An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980).
12. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
13. Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Mendelssohn & Lawrie, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 17, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 22, 2024.
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