George A. Berlinghof

George Anthony Berlinghof (born Georg Anton Berlinghof; July 24, 1860 – May 30, 1944)[1] was a German-born architect who designed a number of important buildings in Lincoln and other cities in Nebraska. Some of his surviving works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Howard County Courthouse, St. Paul, Nebraska
Crawford County Courthouse, Iowa, a Beaux-Arts building

Berlinghof was born in Free City of Frankfurt, to Georg Heinrich Berlinghof and Katharina Kretschmann Berlinghof.[2][3] He immigrated to the United States in 1881.[4][5] As of 1898 he was working as an architect in Beatrice, Nebraska, and as of 1906 he was established in Lincoln, where he remained active as an architect until 1930. Between 1911 and 1918, he partnered with Ellery L. Davis in the firm of Berlinghof and Davis. According to the Nebraska Historical Society, the firm designed "many important structures" in the city, attaining "a position of prominence" there. George Berlinghof and Ellery Davis also designed many schools and courthouses throughout Nebraska.[1] Their firm survives as the Davis Design firm.[6]

Berlinghof died in Lincoln in 1944. The Nebraska Historical Society holds a collection of his architectural drawings, including both line drawings and watercolor renderings.[1]

Works

Buildings credited to Berlinghof include:

References
  1. "George A. Berlinghof, ca. 1862-1944". Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908
  3. Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
  4. 1920 United States Federal Census
  5. 1930 United States Federal Census
  6. Celebrating more than 95 years of design excellence Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Davis Design website, accessed July 26, 2011
  7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  8. Page title[Usurped!]
  9. "Wood, Brick & Stone – Lawrence « KTWU". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  10. Nebraska National Register Sites in Buffalo County[Usurped!]
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