Stanley J. How & Associates, Architects
Principals:
Stanley John How, Jr., president, 1959-1990
Victor Brondt Nelsen, executive vice president, 1966-1982
Stanley John How III, president, 1990-2017
Stanley J. How & Associates was an Omaha firm, established by Stanley John How, Jr. in 1959.
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, 1962-1975
Lineage of the Firm
1959-1960: Stanley J. How, Architect, Omaha, Nebraska.
1961-1982: Stanley J. How & Associates, Omaha, Nebraska.
1982-1990: How Nelsen & Associates, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
1990-2001: Stanley J. How & Associates, Omaha, Nebraska
2001-2017: ASD Stanley J. How Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
Other Associations
1959: employed James W. Nicas, architect.
1960-1980: employed Victor B. Nelsen, architect (1960-1965) and vice president (1966-1980).
1961: employed John Milton Denney, draftsman.
1961-1964: employed Gary L. Goldstein, architect.
1961-1964: employed John Ridgely McClurg, Jr., architect.
1961-1966: employed Raymond F. Kirchner, draftsman (1961-1963) and architect (1964-1966).
1961-1973: employed Robert J. Cernelic, draftsman.
1963-1966: employed Eugene Allen Beam, architect.
1964-1965: employed Charles D. Szmrecsanyi, draftsman.
1965-1973: employed John Ellis Peterson, architect (1965) and vice president (1966-1973).
1966-1967: employed Lance M. Reeder, architect.
1967-1976: employed Lawrence Oren Hunt, architect-in-training (1967), draftsman (1968-1970), architect (1971-1975), and vice president (1976).
1968-1970: employed James Leo Cannon, draftsman.
1970-1972: employed Ronald L. Mercer, architect.
1973-1975: employed Wayne Vernon Weller, architect.
1974-1975: employed Thomas Edward Huffman, architect.
1974-1982: employed Gary L. Stowe, architect (1967-1973) and design architect (1974-1982).
1976-1977: employed Milo E. Cowdery, architect.
1978-2017: employed John E. Armknecht, architect.
1980-2017: employed David L. Seip, architect.
1982: employed Frederick E. Mickey, architect.
1992-1993: employed Steven L. Klein, director of construction.
1983-2017: employed Kurt A. Dohn, architect.
Buildings & Projects
1960s
M. J. Ford House (1960), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
St. Phillip Neri School & Convent (1960), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Pinkerton & Company Office Building (1961), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Red Ball Express Terminal (1961), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
North Side Bank (1961), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Diplomat Hotel (1961), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Indian Hills Inn (1963), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Swanson Towers (1964), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Continental Building (1965), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Scottsbluff Public Library (1965), Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[1][a]
Lodge, Zion National Park (1966), Utah.[*]
Westroads Shopping Center (1966), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Continental Building (1966), Omaha, Nebraska.[1][a]
First Westside Bank Building (1968), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Witherspoon Residence (1968), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Pirotte Building (1969), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Lueder Building (1969), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
1970s
District 66 Administration Building (1970), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Flamingo House (1972), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
University of Nebraska-Omaha Library (1972), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Musbach Art Center(1974), Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska.[*]
Library (1975), Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska.[*]
Owen Resident (1975), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
M.U.D. Headquarters Renovation (1976), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Old Mill Office Park (1976), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Giraffe House (1979), Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
1980s
Lutheran Church of the Master (1981), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Aquarium (1982), Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Administration Building (1982), Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska.[*]
- Stanley J. How & Associates becomes dormant, and How Nelson & Associates is formed.
Theisen Residence (1983), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Blackstone Hotel Office Building Renovation (1983), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Dining Hall (1984), Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska.[*]
Guarantee Mutual life Company Campus Developments (1984), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Main Entrance (1985), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Lake Regency Office Building (1985), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Orpheum Tower Renovation (1987), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Durham Bear Grottos (1988), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
OPS TAC Center (1989), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
1990s
- How Nelson & Associates dissolves in 1990, and Stanley J. How & Associates becomes active again.
Observation Tower (1990), Mahoney State Park, Ashland, Nebraska.[*]
Bellevue College Learning Center (1991), Bellevue, Nebraska.[*]
Lied Jungle (1992), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Kimmel Theater (1994), Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska.[*]
Brownell Talbot School, Worthington Hall (1994), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Dodge County Courthouse Renovation (1994), Fremont, Nebraska.[*]
Student Center (1995), Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska.[*]
Desert Dome (1995), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Garden of the Senses (1996), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Simmons Safari Park (1997), Ashland, Nebraska.[*]
UNO Alumni House (1997), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
John Day Company Headquarters (1998), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Gymnasium and Social Hall (1999), St. Robert Bellarmine School, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Pepperwood Village (1999), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
2000s
Gorilla Exhibit (2000), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
First State Bank (2000), Fremont, Nebraska.[*]
Hawkins Construction Headquarters (2001), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Residence Halls (2001), Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska.[*]
Orangutan Exhibit (2002), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Bellevue University Administration Services Building (2003), Bellevue, Nebraska.[*]
First Westroads Bank (2003), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
St. Robert Bellarmine Sanctuary (2004), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Conservation and Research Center (2004), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Butterfly Exhibit (2006), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Madagascar Exhibit (2007), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Administration Building (2007), Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley, Illinois.[*]
Aerial Tram (2008), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
2010s
Bellevue University Educational Services Building (2010), Bellevue, Nebraska.[*]
Aquarium Expansion (2010), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Sheltering Tree Housing (2012), Bellevue, Nebraska.[*]
Kaneko Renovations (2012), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Legacy Mixed Use Development (2013), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Alaska Water Park (2014), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
NP Dodge Corporate Office (2015), Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
African Grasslands (2016), Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska.[*]
Notes
a. These were designed by Eugene Allen Beam (1934-ca. 2007), Architect.
References
1. The AIA Historical Directory of American Architects, s.v. “Stanley J. How,” (ahd1020732 ) Accessed April 4, 2010. http://public.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Stanley J. How & Associates, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, March 1, 2017. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 4, 2025.
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