[2][3][4] The family moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where Hubert Jacobberger became a building contractor.

[6] In Portland, Jacobberger began as a draftsman in the firm Whidden & Lewis.

[5] Jacobberger began an association with the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland that resulted in several design projects, although during his first decade as an independent architect in Portland, Jacobberger preferred residential designs and small commercial projects.

The firm Jacobberger and Smith was responsible for many buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[4] A partial list of Jacobberger's and the firm's works include (with individual or joint attribution):