Bruner, Elmo C., 1906-1973

Elmo C. Bruner came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947 and established himself as an architect and appraiser. Born in Texas, he grew up in Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma State University. He graduated in 1931 with a BA and BS in architecture and engineering. He married Lucile Spire that same year. The couple went on to have four children: Elmo, Allen, Jerry, and Janice. After graduation, he worked for the Oklahoma State Highway Department and for several oil companies. From 1945 to 1947, he worked as an architectural engineer on the Los Alamos Project.

In 1947, he relocated to Las Vegas. He took a position as partner is A. L. Worswick’s architectural firm. After Worswick retired in 1954, Bruner took over the firm renamed the firm Elmo C. Bruner, Architect. He formed the Las Vegas Appraisal and Construction Finance Corporation in 1958 and served as president until his death after which his son Jerry took over the business.

As an architect he designed several local buildings including McCarran Air Terminal administration building (1948), Bank of Nevada (1950), Las Verdes Housing Development (1958-1959), Greater Las Vegas Housing Development (1958-1959), Frazier Hall at Las Vegas High School (1948-1949) and St. Anne’s Catholic Church (1963). He was a member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Engineers.

Bruner was active in the local Unitarian Church. Elmo C. Bruner died August 14, 1973.