Isaac P. Hicks (1857-1940), Architect
Isaac P. Hicks was born in June, 1857 in New York to Mary Boice and Edward Hicks.[3][5] He was married to Jennie, with whom he had at least one child, a son.[3][4][5] Hicks worked as an architect and a contractor in Omaha, Nebraska. He died in 1940 in Omaha.[5]
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, 1898-1904, 1909-1913, 1915-1920
Educational & Professional Associations
1888-1893: carpenter, Carpenter Paper, Omaha, Nebraska.[a]
1896-1898: pub, Omaha, Nebraska.
No 1899 directory.
1900-1912: architect, Omaha, Nebraska.[3][4][6]
1913-1914: contractor, Omaha, Nebraska.
1915: architect, Nebraska.[b]
Buildings & Projects
Building (1905), 2515 Wirt St., Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Building (1906), 2423 Maple St., Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Building (1906), 2002 Maple St., Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
House (1906), 2023 Wirt St., Omaha, Nebraska.[2] (DO09:0140-088)
Mrs. Anna Stovel house (1908), 1128 S 33rd St, Omaha, Nebraska.[1:91][2] (DO09:0204-021)
A. R. Russell house (1910), 1805 Wirt, Omaha, Nebraska.[1:91][2] (DO09:0140-108)
Notes
a. First Omaha directory listing, 1888.
b. Last Omaha directory listing, 1915. No Omaha directories 1916-1928; unlisted in 1929 Omaha directory.
References
1. Landmarks, Inc. An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings (Omaha: City of Omaha and Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980).
2. City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner.
3. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “Isaac P. Hicks,” Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
4. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “Iris P. Hicks,” Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
5. "Isaac P. Hicks" Ancestry.com Family Trees: My Beautiful Forest Family Tree Accessed October 18, 2018 via https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/154167/person/210106959024/facts?ssrc=
6. Hendricks' commercial register of the United States (New York: S. E. Hendricks Co., 1891-1900), 22. Accessed October 10, 2018 via https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015055430030;view=1up;seq=136
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Isaac P. Hicks (1857-1940), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, October 18, 2018. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 9, 2025.
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