Elbert B. Watson

Elbert B. Watson (1879-1963), commonly known as E.B. Watson, was an architect based in Norfolk, Nebraska. Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for their architecture. He was born November 7, 1879, in Iowa City, Iowa. He studied at Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa. He died February 19, 1963. Works include: Norfolk Municipal Airport Administration Building, Norfolk, Moderne style, NRHP-listed 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, NRHP-listed Knox County Courthouse in Center, Nebraska, NRHP-listed Rock County Courthouse in Bassett, Nebraska, NRHP-listed The practice absorbed the business of Norfolk architect James C. Stitt.