Cecil Andrew Martin (1917-2009), Architect
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Cecil Andrew Martin was born in Kearney, Nebraska on October 24, 1917 to Andrew and Letta Martin. In 1920 his father was a truck driver and his mother was an "agent" for a corset company. Cecil married Ruth Elizabeth ("Bette") Gilmore in Cass County, Iowa in 1939, beginning a 68 year marriage that resulted in three children. Cecil worked several years as a draftsman for Union Pacific Railroad before practicing architecture for several decades in Omaha. He died November 13, 2009 in Omaha.[1][2]
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, 1939-1959
Educational & Professional Associations
1939-1946: draftsman, Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Nebraska.[4]
1946-1948: draftsman for architect James T. Allan, Omaha, Nebraska.
1949: architect with Daniel M. Robbins & Associates, Omaha, Nebraska.
1950: architect, Omaha, Nebraska.
1951-1959: architect and partner, Cecil A. Martin & Associates (with George C. Money, Ferris A. Cole, James W. Nicas, John A. Stice, Robert E. Yarwood and William E. Sype), Omaha, Nebraska.
1962-1968: Martin-Money & Associates, Architects, Omaha, Nebraska.
Buildings & Projects
Rental housing (611 units, $5.5 million est. cost) at Offutt Air Force Base (1951), Bellevue, Nebraska.[5]
"Sun-Stream Home" (1951), 9652 North 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska.[6]
Notes
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References
1. "Martin, Cecil A." (obituary, with portrait photo), Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (November 18, 2009), 13.
2. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Cecil A. Martin," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
3. Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, s.v. "Cecil A. Martin," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," s.v. "Cecil Andrew Martin," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
5. "Offutt Housing Loan Insured--May Be Final Step to Start 611 Units," Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (February 7, 1951), 3.
6. "Stairway to the Stars at 9652 North 30th St...Designed by Cecil A. Martin," Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (September 23, 1951), 48.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer, “Cecil Andrew Martin (1917-2009), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, July 5, 2023. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 21, 2024.
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