Albert Kahn (1869-1942), Architect
Albert Kahn was born March 21, 1869. He practiced architecture in Detroit and Omaha. He had a European education. Kahn became a member of the American Institute of Architects in 1902 and became a fellow in 1918. Additionally, he belonged to the Michigan Society of Architects and the Detroit Institute of Architects.[3][4] Kahn has been said to have pioneered the design of the modern factory in numerous commissions from Henry Ford around Detroit and over 500 factories across Russia before the 1917 revolution.[5] Kahn died December 8, 1942 in Detroit.[3][4]
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, 1904, 1909-1922
Educational & Professional Associations
1903-____: architect, Packard Motor Car Company [6]
1904-1922: Not listed, Omaha, Nebraska.
1915: Registered Professional Architect (by exemption), Michigan, September 3, 1915.[4]
1936: Registered Professional Architect (by examination), Michigan, June 30, 1936, #61.[4][a]
1941: Registered Professional Architect, Nebraska, April 18, 1941, A-122.[4][b]
Buildings & Projects
Dated
Packard Motor Car Company plant (1903), Detroit, Michigan.[6]
Brandeis-Millard House (1904), 500 S. 38th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2] (DO09:0317-002) NRHP form and photos
Brandeis-Millard Carriage House (1904), 3815 Dewey Ave., Omaha, Nebraska.[2] (DO09:0317-012)
Packard Motor Car Company plant building #10 (1905), Detroit, Michigan.[6]
Ford Motor Company Service Building (1910), 1916-1920 Harney St., Omaha, Nebraska.[2] (DO09:0124-040)
Omaha Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant (1915-1916), 901 N 16th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2] (DO09:0129-003)
Chevrolet Parts Depot/Universal Trades School (1928), 902 Capitol Ave., Omaha, Nebraska.[2] (DO09:0125-029)
Personnel Building (Building A); Martin Bomber Plant (1941), Nelson Drive, Offutt Air Force Base, Sarpy County, Nebraska. (SY04-143)
Boiler House; Martin Bomber Plant (1941), Nelson Drive, Offutt Air Force Base, Sarpy County, Nebraska. (SY04-139)
Undated
Detroit Arsenal (n.d.) Detroit, Michigan.[5]
Notes
a. Registered in Wisconsin, Colorado, California, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Oregon, Texas.[4]
References
1. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
2. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
3. AIA Historical Directory of American Architects: A Resource Guide to Finding Information About Past Architects, accessed May 18, 2010, http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1022913.aspx
4. Application for Registration to Practice Professional Engineering and Architecture, Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Architects, February 19, 1941. Nebraska State Historical Society RG081 SG2.
5. Joseph S. Murphey, Building the Arsenal of Democracy: A Survey of the World War II Military-Industrial Army Ordinance Complex (August 1993), 6.
6. Joe Sherman, “Like the factories he designed, Albert Kahn lived to work,” Smithsonian Vol. 25 No. 6 (September 1994), 48-59.
Other Sources
Entry in Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970).
Entry in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (New York: Macmillan, 1982). [3]
Hawkins Ferry, The Legacy of Albert Kahn (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1987).
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Albert Kahn (1869-1942), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 2, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 23, 2024.
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