Clyde Smith Adams (1876-1939), Architect
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1890-1939
AKA: Clyde Smythe Adams.[4]
Clyde S. Adams was born in Hammonton, New Jersey, in 1876, and practiced architecture in Philadelphia from 1890 until his death in 1939.[4] He was a member of the American Institute of Architects from 1936-1938.[2] A specialist in school architecture, he also published residential designs in newspapers across the country, including dozen of times in Omaha newspapers between 1907 and 1921, and a few times in Lincoln in 1921 and 1922.[1][3][4][a] It is not presently known whether any of his designs were constructed in Nebraska.
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.
Buildings & Projects
Notes
a. In 1907 and 1908, Omaha World-Herald published at least five house designs by "Clyde S. Adams," including each time a perspective sketch, two floor plans, and brief commentary with "itemized cost of construction."[1][5-8] The Omaha (Nebraska) Daily Bee ran "Clyde Smith Adams" designs approximately 3 dozen times between 1919 and 1921, and the (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal published Adams' house designs at least twice, in 1921 and 1922.[9][10]
References
1. Omaha Morning World Herald (January 5, 1908), 7C: 7-8.
2. The AIA Historical Directory of American Architects, s.v. “Adams, Clyde S.,” (ahd1000161), http://public.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki Accessed April 5, 2010.
3. Henry and Elsie Rathburn. Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (deceased). Fascimile Edition. Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970, 8.
4. Catherine Cramer, architectural historian, Tucson, Arizona, to historic preservation division, Nebraska State Historical Society, e-mail communication, November 29, 2017. Cramer provided information from her own research on Adams, which substantially corrects the Rathburn's information (Reference [3]), and provided leads to the following sources, the first of which was used here: Sandra L. Tatman, "Adams, Clyde Smith (1876 - 1939) Architect," Philadelphia Architects and Buildings website. Accessed November 29, 2017. https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/23324 ; Adams's Findagrave Memorial; and the obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer (December 21, 1939): 5.
5. "A Cottage of Spanish Design for $2,230." Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (March 17, 1907), 8.
6. "Are You a Home Builder?" Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (October 20, 1907), 8.
7. "Suggestion for the Home Builder," Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (November 24, 1907), 5.
8. "An Idea for the Home Builder," Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (June 7, 1908), 14.
9. "An Attractively Planned Bungalow," Omaha (Nebraska) Evening Bee (October 30, 1921), 28.
10. "A Bungalow of Plan Design," (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (January 1, 1922), 4.
Page Citation
D. Murphy & E. F. Zimmer, “Clyde Smith Adams (1876-1939), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 15, 2024. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 24, 2024.
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