Myron G. Farmer (1863-1917), Architect and Contractor
Myron G. Farmer was born in 1863 in Gouverneur, New York.[1] After graduating from Cornell University, he practiced architecture in Nebraska for a short while then moved to Detroit in 1891.[1] By 1896, he moved to Buffalo, New York.[1][9] He had a wife and a daughter, and was a member of the Builders' Exchange, of which he was president in 1908.[1][5] Farmer died February 11, 1917 in Buffalo, New York at the age of 53.[1][4]
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
Educational & Professional Associations
1885-1887: special student in architecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.[1]
1889: graduate of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.[1]
1889-1891: architect and partner, Frank Bailey & Farmer, Architects, Kearney, Nebraska.
1891: architect in Kearney, Nebraska.
1891: draughtsman for architects (George D.) Mason & (Zachariah) Rice, Detroit.[9]
1896-1917: sales agent (1898), then general manager (by 1908), Buffalo Expanded Metal Company, Buffalo, New York.[1][5][6][9]
1908: president of Builders' Association Exchange, Buffalo, New York.[5]
Buildings & Projects
Notes
References
1. “Myron G. Farmer ’89,” Cornell Alumni News 19:20 (February 22, 1917), 233.
2. Advertisement for "Buffalo Expanded Metal Co., contractors for Fire-Proof Construction--Sole agents for Expanded Metal Lath," Myron G. Farmer, General Manager, The Buffalo (New York) Times (June 3, 1906), 35.
3. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Myron G. Farmer," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, s.v. "Myron G. Farmer," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
5. "Builders hold their annual election--Myron G. Farmer has no opposition for president," The Buffalo (New York) Enquirer (January 15, 1908), 1.
6. "Buffalo Expanded Metal Company," The Buffalo (New York) Times (December 28, 1902), 47.
7. "Myron G. Farmer--Unopposed Nominee for President of Builders' Exchange--Builders' Exchange Holding Election," The Buffalo (New York) News (January 15, 1908), 9 (with portrait).
8. "Myron G. Farmer--Elected president of the Builders' Exchange without oppositions" (portrait), The Buffalo (New York) Sunday Morning News (January 19, 1908), 15.
9. Detroit city directory, 1891; Buffalo city directory, 1896.
Page Citation
D. Murphy & E. F. Zimmer, “Myron G. Farmer (1863-1917), Architect and Contractor,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 14, 2024. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 25, 2024.
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