Profession Architect Name Alfred Woods | Role Architect | |
Born January 30, 1857
St. Clair County, Illinois ( 1857-01-30 ) Spouse(s) Haidee Finney (m. 1885–1942); his death Children Robert E. Woods
Mary Vance
Edna Welsh
Lucille Woods
Ethel Ludlow Died December 29, 1942, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | ||
Alfred W Woods (January 30, 1857 – December 29, 1942) was a prominent architect in Lincoln, Nebraska recognized for his specialization and design in over 100 Nebraskan churches and synagogues as well as his invention in 1921 of the standard foot to decimal system. Woods collaborated on a variety of projects with fellow Nebraskan architect Artemus Roberts during 1890–1903. Wood's and Robert's most notable work was the construction of Fairview, commonly known as the William Jennings Bryan House (Lincoln, Nebraska), which was declared a U.S.National Historic Landmark in 1963. William Jennings Bryan was a Nebraskan politician, who is argued as one of America's most significant American politicians for the Democratic Party who ran three times as a candidate for the presidential election.
Woods's speciality in church design led to the construction of numerous Lincoln buildings including the Ebenezer Congressional Church, First United Methodist Church, Tifereth Israel Synagogue, and the Old Woods Brothers Company. The Old Woods Brothers Company is a highly recognized building that is located in the Historic Haymarket in Lincoln. Woods died at the age of 85 in 1942.