Golden Joseph Zenon, Jr.

Golden Joseph Zenon Jr., (March 13, 1929 – December 27, 2006), was an American architect. He was active in Nebraska and was a principal of Zenon–Beringer & Associates (ZBA), and later Zenon Beringer Mabrey Partners.

Early life and education Golden J. Zenon Jr. was born on March 13, 1929, in Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, to an African American family.

Career After he graduated he worked as a designer at Leo A. Daly Co., and worked as an architect with Dana Larson Roubal and Associates.

In 1973, Zenon designed the Willis A. and Janet S. Strauss Performing Arts Center for the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) School of Music.

He established Zenon Beringer & Associates (ZBA) with architect David Beringer in 1975. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Omaha.

Works 1965, Science building, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 1966, Swanson Branch Library, Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska (designed with Leo A. Daly Co.) 1973, Willis A. and Janet S. Strauss Performing Arts Center for the School of Music, University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), Omaha, Nebraska