Thomas Rogers Kimball
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Thomas Rogers Kimball (April 19, 1862 – September 7, 1934) was an American architect in Omaha, Nebraska. An architect-in-chief of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha in 1898, he served as national President of the American Institute of Architects from 1918 to 1920 and from 1919 to 1932 served on the Nebraska State Capitol Commission.[1]
Thomas Rogers Kimball | |
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Born | April 19, 1862 Linwood, Ohio, US |
Died | September 7, 1934 (aged 72) Omaha, Nebraska, US |
Alma mater | University of Nebraska (now U of N–Lincoln) Massachusetts Institute of Technology École des Beaux-Arts |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Annie McPhail Kimball |
Kimball was credited with pursuing 871 commissions,[2] which included designing 167 new residential buildings and 162 new non-residential structures. He served as architectural adviser to commissions responsible for erection of the Missouri and Nebraska state capitols, the Kansas City Liberty Memorial, and the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis, and was a member of the national council of fine arts established by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt to evaluate all plans for public buildings, monuments, and statutes.[3][4][5]