Claim: In the Doane University Campus, a private liveral arts college in Crete, Nebraska, the Whitcomb Lee Conservatory, which was designed by the Chicago architectural firm, was completed in 1907 and was renovated in 2005.
Evidence: Doane University is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska. The Doane College Historic Buildings are located on the Doane University campus at 1014 Boswell Avenue in Crete, Nebraska, United States. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district, there are three buildings included: Gaylord Hall, Whitcomb Conservatory/Lee Memorial Chapel, and Boswell Observatory. The Whitcomb Lee Conservatory was completed in 1907. The Whitcomb Lee Conservatory, also known as The Con, is a two-story building designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Dean and Dean in 1905. In 2005 the building was renovated, and currently provides facilities for the College's theatre and forensics departments.