▁Boston . ▁ ▁Walker ▁and ▁Kim ball ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁Kim ball ▁formed ▁an ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁with ▁M IT ▁instruct or ▁C . ▁Howard ▁Walker ▁and ▁architect ▁Herbert ▁Best . ▁Best ▁soon ▁retired . ▁Walker ▁remained ▁in ▁Boston ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁office ▁there ; ▁Kim ball ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁O ma ha ▁and ▁opened ▁an ▁office . ▁Both ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Walker ▁and ▁Kim ball . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Kim ball ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁public ▁library ▁building ▁in ▁O ma ha . ▁Although ▁Kim ball ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁job ▁through ▁connections ▁established ▁by ▁his ▁father , ▁rail road ▁executive ▁Thomas ▁Lord ▁Kim ball , ▁the ▁younger ▁Kim ball ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁well ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁work . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁curiosity ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁O ma ha , ▁since ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁had ▁studied ▁architecture ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁in ▁France . ▁Kim ball ▁began ▁attract ing ▁many ▁high - profile ▁projects ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁including ▁St . ▁Frances ▁Cab r ini ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Bur ling ton ▁Train ▁Station . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁architect ural ▁plans ▁were ▁shown ▁in ▁Chicago ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Columb ian ▁Ex position . ▁ ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi ▁Ex position ▁The ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁Trans ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁International ▁Ex position ▁was ▁a ▁World ' s