James C. Stitt Explained

James C. Stitt (1866-1949) was an architect based in Norfolk, Nebraska.

At least five of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

He was born September 28, 1866, in Medusa, New York.^[1] He died January 10, 1949.^[1]

His business was eventually absorbed into that of Norfolk architect Elbert B. Watson (1879-1963).^[2]

Works include:

• Cedar County Courthouse (1891), Broadway Ave. between Centre and Franklin Sts. Hartington, Nebraska, NRHP-listed
• Norfolk Carnegie Library (1910), 803 W. Norfolk Ave. Norfolk, Nebraska, NRHP-listed^[3]
• Plainview Carnegie Library (1917), 102 S. Main St. Plainview, Nebraska, NRHP-listed
• Stubbs-Ballah House (1917), NRHP-listed^[2]
• Miller Hall (1920), 10th and Main Sts. Chadron, Nebraska, NRHP-listed
• Library (1929), 10th and Main Sts. Chadron, Nebraska, NRHP-listed

External links

• James C. Stitt (1866-1949), at Nebraska State Historical Society

Notes and References

1. Web site: James C. Stitt (1866-1949), Architect . .
2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stubbs-Ballah House / MD06-222 . National Park Service. L. Robert Puschendorf . January 6, 2012 . May 16, 2017 .
3. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64500387.pdf Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS