Joseph Jacobberger

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Joseph Jacobberger (March 19, 1869  March 18, 1930) was an American architect based in Portland, Oregon. He partnered with Alfred H. Smith in the firm Jacobberger and Smith.

Born(1869-03-19)March 19, 1869
DiedMarch 18, 1930(1930-03-18) (aged 60)
OccupationArchitect
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Joseph Jacobberger
Born(1869-03-19)March 19, 1869
DiedMarch 18, 1930(1930-03-18) (aged 60)
Alma materCreighton University
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Anna Lillis (1863  1908)
Catherine Lillis (1874  1912)
Rose Manassa (1879  1955)
ChildrenMary, Hubert, Francis, Vincent, Bertrand, Margaret
Parent(s)Hubert Jacobberger, Catherine Jacobberger (née Jacoberger)
PracticeJacobberger and Smith
BuildingsB.P. John Administrative Building
Calumet Hotel
Daniel J. Malarkey House
ProjectsEarly buildings and campus design at the University of Portland
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Early life

Jacobberger was born on March 19, 1869, in Lautenbach, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France to cousins Hubert Jacobberger and Josephine Jacobberger. [1] The Jacobbergers immigrated to the United States in 1872.[2][3][4] The family moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where Hubert Jacobberger became a building contractor. Joseph Jacobberger later attended Creighton University, graduating c1887.[3][5]

He worked briefly in Minneapolis then worked with A.R. Saunders in Tacoma prior to settling in Portland in 1890.[6] In Portland, Jacobberger began as a draftsman in the firm Whidden & Lewis.[3]


Career

Jacobberger left Portland in the 1890s and worked with Frank Chamberlain Clark in the Los Angeles offices of Frank Roehrig.[7] He returned to Portland in 1900 and began to build his own practice.

An early contract was the campus design at the University of Portland, known in 1901 as Columbia University.[5] Jacobberger began an association with the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland that resulted in several design projects, although during his first decade as an independent architect in Portland, Jacobberger preferred residential designs and small commercial projects.[6]

In 1912 Jacobberger formed a partnership with Alfred H. Smith that would continue until 1930. The firm Jacobberger and Smith was responsible for many buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

Boschke-Boyd House

Death

Jacobberger suffered a heart attack in 1930. While recovering, he had another attack and died one day before his 61st birthday.[4]

Works

A partial list of Jacobberger's and the firm's works include (with individual or joint attribution):

References

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