Elbert B. Watson

{{short description|American architect}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Elbert_Benjamin_Watson_(1879-1963),_Architect |title=Elbert Benjamin Watson (1879-1963), Architect |publisher=Nebraska Encyclopedia}}

Works include:

• Norfolk Municipal Airport Administration Building, Norfolk, Moderne style, NRHP-listed{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=02000767}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Karl Stefan Memorial Airport Administration Building / Norfolk Municipal Airport Administration Building ; NeHBS No. MD03-023 |publisher=National Park Service|author=Mary R. Ebeling and Christina Slattery |date=July 2001 |accessdate=May 16, 2017 }} With {{NRHP url|id=02000767|photos=y|title=nine photos from 2001}}.
• 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13001021.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stubbs-Ballah House / MD06-222 |publisher=National Park Service|author=L. Robert Puschendorf |date=January 6, 2012 |accessdate=May 16, 2017 }}