page_title: Geer-Melkus Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Geer-Melkus Construction
context_page_description: Geer-Melkus Construction Co., Inc. was a commercial construction company located in Grand Island, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1893 and was in existence until 1986.
  Originally known as the Geer Company, it later became known as Geer-Maurer Construction Company before becoming known as Geer-Melkus. Geer-Melkus was the general contractor on many prominent buildings and civil engineering projects throughout the Midwest, including the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, designed by Edward Durell Stone.
  The company was involved in several prominent lawsuits, including Geer-Melkus Constr. Co. v. United States, 302 F.2d 181; United States v. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., 195 F. Supp. 362; Wood River v. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., 233 Neb. 179; and Geer-Melkus Constr. Co. v. Hall County Museum Board, 186 Neb. 615.
context_section_description: Geer-Melkus Construction Co., Inc. was a commercial construction company located in Grand Island, Nebraska.  The company was founded in 1893 and was in existence until 1986.
  Originally known as the Geer Company, it later became known as Geer-Maurer Construction Company before becoming known as Geer-Melkus. Geer-Melkus was the general contractor on many prominent buildings and civil engineering projects throughout the Midwest, including the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, designed by Edward Durell Stone.
  The company was involved in several prominent lawsuits, including Geer-Melkus Constr. Co. v. United States, 302 F.2d 181 (8th Cir. 1962); United States v. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., 195 F. Supp. 362 (D.N.D. 1961); Wood River v. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., 233 Neb. 179 (Neb. 1989); and Geer-Melkus Constr. Co. v. Hall County Museum Board, 186 Neb. 615 (Neb. 1971).
caption: Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island, Nebraska.
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