Blake & Zander was a leading firm of American architects, based in Omaha, Nebraska, active in the 19th century, albeit a short-lived practice.[1][2]
| Blake & Zander | |
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| Practice information | |
| Key architects | Joseph Stillman Blake Ozias M. Zander |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Dissolved | 1895 |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Significant works and honors | |
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From 1890 to 1895, the firm consisted of two carpenter-builders, Joseph Stillman Blake (1835–1898)[3] and Ozias M. Zander (1848–1940).[1][4] The two had separately pursued architecture as a profession prior to their moving to Omaha in the late 19th century. Blake, a Vermont native, arrived via Des Moines, Iowa, in 1887, at which time he formed Blake, Miller & Company, which became Blake & Company the following year. Zander, who hailed from Milwaukee, arrived in 1890, and a partnership with Blake was formed on November 13.[1] In 1892, its office was at 519 New York Life Building in Omaha.
Blake died in Omaha on July 1, 1898, aged 63. He was buried in the city's Forest Lawn Cemetery.[5]
Zander died in Tacoma, Washington, on October 31, 1940, aged 92. He is buried in the city's Acacia Memorial Park.[6]
List of selected works
edit- Murray Hotel, Omaha (1888)[7] – by Blake & Company
- P. G. Karbach & Sons Carriage Factory, 1501 Howard Street, Omaha (c. 1892)[8][9]
- Rocco Brothers Building, 511 S 11th Street, Omaha – now on the National Register of Historic Places[10]
- Emery House, 204 S 12th Street, Omaha. Its proprietor was J. T. Emery[8]
- Boyd's Opera House, Omaha
References
edit- ^ a b c Blake & Zander, Architects – Nebraska State Historical Society
- ^ Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Omaha and Environs] – Phoenix Publishing Company (1892), p. 135
- ^ "Joseph Stillman Blake (1835-1898), Architect" – Nebraska State Historical Society
- ^ "Ozias M. Zander (1848-1940), Architect" – Nebraska State Historical Society
- ^ Joseph Blake obituary, Omaha World-Herald, July 2, 1898
- ^ Ozias M. Zander's obituary –Tacoma News Tribune, November 1, 1940
- ^ "Tom Murray, the 'Outcast of Omaha'" – Omaha Daily Herald
- ^ a b McAvoy's Omaha City Directory, Volume 24 (1898), p. 236
- ^ Chicago Journal of Commerce and Metal Industries, Volume 61 (1892)
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form – Old Market Historic District, National Park Service, 1979