Thomas R. Kimball

(1862-1934) lived in Omaha. Architect, businessman, known for his classical style of architecture throughout the Midwest, he was credited with pursuing 871 commissions, which included designing 167 new residential buildings and 162 new non-residential structures, served as architectural adviser to commissions responsible for erection of Missouri and Nebraska state capitols, the Kansas City liberty war memorial, and the Indiana state war memorial in Indianapolis, and was member of national council of fine arts established by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt to evaluate all plans for public buildings, monuments, and statutes. Consult National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol 25 (1936) 364-365 and Who Was Who in America, Vol 1 (1942) 676 and Henry and Elsie Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (New Age Publishing, 1956) 344-345 and Nebraska History, Vol 60 (Fall 1979) 521-356.

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