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Elbert B. Watson (1879-1963), commonly known as E.B. Watson, was an architect based in
Norfolk, Nebraska Norfolk ( or ) is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the nint ...
. Several of his works are listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
for their architecture. He was born November 7, 1879, in
Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the ti ...
. He studied at
Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the ...
, in
Ames, Iowa Ames () is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading agriculture, design, engineering, and veterinary med ...
. He died February 19, 1963. Works include: * Norfolk Municipal Airport Administration Building, Norfolk,
Moderne Moderne may refer to: * Moderne architecture, styles of architecture popular from 1925–1940s * PWA Moderne, an architectural style in the U.S., 1933–1944 * Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco archit ...
style, NRHP-listed With . *Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1939–40) *Koenigstein Block and Granada Theater (1927) *Three schools in the area of Norfolk * Athletic Park Band Shell in
Plainview, Nebraska Plainview is a city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,246 at the 2010 census. History The area of Plainview was first settled by William B. Chilver ...
, NRHP-listed * Knox County Courthouse in Center, Nebraska, NRHP-listed *
Rock County Courthouse The Rock County Courthouse, located on State St. between Caroline and Bertha Sts. in Bassett, Nebraska, was built in 1939. It is an Art Deco style building designed by E.B. Watson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 19 ...
in Bassett, Nebraska, NRHP-listed The practice absorbed the business of Norfolk architect James C. Stitt.


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Elbert Benjamin Watson (1879-1963), Architect
at Nebraska Encyclopedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Elbert B. 1879 births 1963 deaths 20th-century American architects Architects from Iowa Architects from Nebraska People from Iowa City, Iowa People from Norfolk, Nebraska Iowa State University alumni