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I 'AA.~ Works of B.£E.£ ~ Proud.foot-- ex tracted fr om Salt Lak e City Building Permit Records 1. October 29, 1891, City and County Building M,B&P Builder : John H. Bowman Location: 8th Ward Square Desc: Stone c ourth ouse, 3 sto ries , $400,000 2. August 16, 1892, Mille r & Miller r e sidenc e M,B&P Builder: W.A. Wright Location: 3rd Ave nue be tween M and N Desc: 2-story frame dwe lling , 7 rooms, $2,000 3. August 27, 189 2 , Geor ge Romney r e side nce M,B&P Builder: E.J. Downie Location : 460 Wes t 300 South Desc: 2-story brick dwelling, 9 rooms, $3,500 4. September 13, Builder: Location : Desc: 1892, Miller & Mille r residence M,B&P W.A. Wr i.ght Be tween M & Non 3rd Avenue 2-story fr ame dwelling , 10 rooms , $4,000 September 20, Builder : Location: Desc: 1892, Mary Pitt residence M,B&P George Raybould Be t we e0. 500 and 600 South Main 2-sto ry frame dwelling, 6 rooms, $3,175 s. 6 . . October 19, 189 2, Miller & Miller resid ence M, B&P Builde r: W.A. Wrigh t Location: Between 2 and 3 on O Stree t, betwee n 4 and 5 South , 12 and 13 Eas t Desc: 1 story frame dwe lb.n g , 5 rooms , (2), $1,0 00 each 7. January 31, 1893, Mr. Best reside n ce M,B &P Builder: W.A. Wri gh t Location: 9th Ea s t 10 South (2 2 7 Graber Aven ue) Desc: 1~ story fr a me dwelling , 7 rooms, $2,500 8. April 3, 1893, W.A. Wright residen c e Builder: Mille r and Miller Location: 837 3rd Sou th Desc: 7 rooms , 2 stories , frame, $3,000 9, May 20, 1893, Builde r: Location: Desc: 10. Miller Hawley Mf g . Comp a ny M,B&P W.A. Wright Between 3rd and 4th on K (R?) Stre et 2 story, fr a me , 7 rooms, $2,000 June 30, 1893, Parke r & De p ew ap a rtmen ts M, B&P Ruilder : Location : 4th Ea st betwee n 3-4 So uth Des c; 2/2 stories, brick dwe llings, 8 each, 16 rooms, $2,000 (partial) BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF HENRY M)NHEIM, ARCHITECT Although Henry Manheim was a well-known Utah architect for over thirty years, little has been learned of his pre-Utah life. Monheim's obituary informs us that he died July 1, 1893, at age 69. Therefore his birth occurred in 1824. Facts concerning his birth and early life are not revealed in the obituary. The first known reference to Monheim's presence in Utah is found in the "Utah Tri-Weekly Reporter," May 19 and 24, 1870, where it mentions a "Mr. Manheim (sic) served as architect and builder of the Corinne Opera House, a rectangular, frame structure, ,36 x 90 feet, described as "the most magnificant public hall and auditorium west of Chicago." "Resources of Utah," published in 1872 by Bentham Fabian, records "H. Manheim, Architect and builder, late of Corinne . . . . " Early Utah directories show that several architects flocked to Corinne after the connecting of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. Hoping to find employment in Utah's fastest growing town, most of these architects left Corinne as the period of rapid "railroad boom" building declined. Instead of leaving the territory as his peers did, Henry Manheim settled in Salt Lake City where, by 1872, his skills were quickly recognized and rewarded with important architectural commissions. Apparently a "gentile" (there is no record of him at the L.D.S. Genealogical Society), his first clients were Catholic and Protestant Churches. The 1872 "Resources of Utah" lists Monheim's works as including the Methodist Episcopal Church ($50,000) and Church of St. Mary Magdeline ($10,000) as well as a mansion for R. N. Baskin ($40,000) and four other costly residences. In Early publications Manheim is listed variously as an architect, builder, carpenter and building superintendent. Monheim's adds began to appear in the Salt Lake Tribune in 1872. An August 17, 1872, add reads, "H. Manheim, architect and builder, plans drawn and specifications made to order." Little is known of Monheim's career between 1872 and 1890 except that he pursued an active architectural career during that period. His name appeared consistently in the major residential and business directories from 1872 until his death in 1893. His associations with non-Mormons continued as he designed a Victorian style three-story brick schoolhouse for the Catholics in 1875 (St. Mary's) and All Halloms College in 1885. In 1890, the Fourteenth Ward School (Fremont School) was built as perhaps the last ward and school 2 erected prior to the era of public schools which began with the passage of the Free School Law in 1890. 1he school was built of stone in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, a favorite style of Monheim's during the 1890's. Manheim is also given credit for being "co-architect" of the B'nai Israel Temple, another Romanesque style structure built in 1889, supposedly as a replica of Great Temple in Berlin. One of Monheim's best known residences was the Emanuel Kahn home, a major landmark within the South Temple Historic District. A striking Queen Anne structure, evidence of Monheim's involvement with the home is found in "1he Western Architect and Building News" (August, 1889): ''Mr. H. Manheim reports: Residence of Emanuel Kahn, pressed brick and kyune stone, 2 stories, attic and basement, $10,000." The same source indicated that Manheim also designed the adjacent home of Aleck Cohn (sic), razed in early 1976. The zenith of Monheim's accomplishments was the guargantuan Salt Lake City and County Building, designed by the partnership Manheim, Proudfoot and Bird. Willis Proudfoot and George Bird formed a partnership in Philadelphia but were called to Wichita, Kansas, to build Garfield (Friends) University. While in Kansas the firm designed several momnnental structures which are now listed on the National Register. During the crash of the building boom in the early 1890's, Proudfoot and Bird met financial disaster and fled to Salt Lake City where, in 1891, they formed a partnership with Manheim and prepared plans for the proposed City and County Building. Finding the Richardsonian Romanesque style comfortable for all members of the team, the firm's plans were accepted by the Joint City and County Committee after a design competition had failed to produce an acceptable set of drawings. Manheim, at that time, was acclaimed to have built "more structures in the City than any other architect." It is unfortunate that more of his earlier career has not been revealed. It is also unfortunate that Manheim did not live to see the completion of his best-known work, the $900,000, four story, 239 foot tall, 128 x 267 foot City and Cotmty Building, dedicated December 28, 1894. While working with Proudfoot and Bird, Manheim also shared in the design of at least nine Salt Lake City residences and apartment buildings. The most notable of these was the Chateauesque home of F. A. Druehe, located at 527 East 100 South. 3 Monheim was active in upgrading and refining local architectural professionalism. In 1891 he was elected president of the "Salt Lake Institute of Architects," an association which adopted the by-laws of the ".American Institute of Architects" and thus became the first known association of architects in Utah. Under Monheim's direction, local requirements for licensing professional architects were effected, bringing to an end the era of unlicensed builder/architects. Allen D. Roberts Architectural Historian >0"-7 ri MASOtl/S.,. C. ... D 1 t. P - 7- I- 93 - S:+rLtJU11-J; - E M:Z,ve ,vT c: c,.,,,.,, 8 . J"'1 ck. r ~ r.. F . ,.,,v~ e IA.N~ I- w iI I 6-e. /-f,e' d.. 6 181, (p C, ;t lf f '.I MONHEIM "We were iR£azmeci informed yesterday that Mr. Manheim, the architect, had furnished designs for nearly all the churches in the city and is at present engaged in preparing plans for several dwelling houses. We understand also that Mr. Baskin's house at the head of Main street is to be transformed under the superintendence of Mr. Manheim. We are glad to notice this disposition on the part of our citizens to employ professional talent to plan and superintend the erection of their buildngs. Heretofore in this city everything in the architectural line as been done in a bungling manner and at greater expense than necessary from a false idea of economy. Employ the architects, by all means." SLTribune, July 12, 1872, p. 3. ~· bfCl41\ 1l 13t.Dt'P ~~ll'IS A t)(p lf>tt\ 1 f' 11' MIDWEST RESEARCH ARCHITECTURAL & HISTORICAL RESEARCH - SURVEYS - REPORTS 3140 EASTON BOULEVARD • DES MOINES, IOWA 50317 • [phone] March 21, 1988 Roger Roper Historian Division of State History 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Dear Mr. Roper: Enclosed is a copy of the paper I presented at the Missouri Valley History Conference, as you requested. Thank you so much for sending the slides of the City and County Building. What a beauty! And having the slides added to my presentation. Is there any information on the appearance of the other commissions of Proudfoot & Bird and Monheim, Proudfoot & Bird? I plan to continue my research and any information on their early work would be most helpful. Sincerely, ~~ Barbara Beving Long Iowa's Pre-Eminent Architectural Firm The Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird, et al. in Iowa Barbara Beving Long Midwest Research 3140 Easton Blvd. Des Moines, Iowa 50317 515/266-4964 1988 The al.l Des Moines played heritage a architectural leading between 1896 role and in firm of Proudfoot designing 1945. Over a Iowa's & Bird, et architectural forty-year period, the firm was responsible for major office buildings (seven are extant in Des Moines), hundred over commercial across the number of hundred buildings, Some and thirty residences, at they designed hotels, a theatres, least apartment banks are also represented addition, raries, state. two number lodge more fifty public buildings in the firm's (around halls, ten) than of and schools a like records. Carnegie churches, one In lib- hospitals, and courthouses in five counties.2 Although the majority of Proudfoot & Bird, et al. work was in Des Moines, state. They the firm received also penetrated commissions in at markets throughout the least 117 Iowa communi- ties--fifteen cities had more than five.3 The composition of Proudfoot & Bird, several firms. Proudfoot & Bird Proudfoot, continued until 1910. Rawson into the firm from Hallett was et al. is a established was & as Proudfoot, Souers & Brooks & Borg (c. Thomas Rawson & Souers (1930-1933), 1933-1945). during World War II, 1882 and Rawson and spanned 1910-1925. Between 1925 difficult years in the construction industry, known Rawson, in of Bird & Rawson brought Harry D. Hallett & Rawson practiced between 1898 and 1910.4 and 1945, product and ( 1925-29), the firm Proudfoot, Proudfoot, Rawson, After virtually ceasing operations the firm was reconstituted and continues as Brooks, Borg & Skiles. 1 Especially century, the blueprint tions of during its peak firm employed boys. Of Harry D. a corps particular Rawson, years of of the early draftsmen, note, however, William T. twentieth engineers, are Proudfoot, and the contribuand George W. Bird in forging the most prolific and dominant architectural firm in Iowa during the early decades of the twentieth century. William Proudfoot Both were firm, then Foster and employed George by & Liebbe. the Bird knew one another by 1882. same Proudfoot Des came Moines to architectural Des Moines adjacent Warren County where he was born on May 2, his seat father Elias was a of Warren by 1860. way of By 1 8 72 carpenter living in Indianola (the county County), and the young Proudfoot likely became acquainted with building techniques through his father.5 In 1878 William T. Indian o la, and Proudfoot in October of archi i ~ct William Foster. next y e ar, then 1881 t , April from courses repeated 1882.6 at the graduated 1880 he had He remained from a only formal Massachusetts school job with Des there until that schedule with a The high Moines of the stay from October training Institute April in he received was of Technology, probably between the fall of 1884 and early 1885.7 George Washington Bird was born in New Jersey on September 1, 1854.8 Some accounts state that he once worked in a woodworking mill Philadelphia9--hence in for detailed interior work. a Philadelphia atelier, his ability to design and affinity And he may have received training in the T-Square Club. 2 By 1882 Bird had made his way to Des Moines where he worked as an architect for Foster & Liebbe.10 William Proudfoot and George Bird met over the drawing boards & Liebbe's of Foster establishing their partnership and It marked architectural firm. the own practice, and proceeded to seek work beginning of the Both shared the hope of in 1882 the throughout firm's two formed the Midwest. "barnstorming" for chitectural commissions in the developing Plains states. foot and often acted secured something as the to the "advance man" commissions. design and who met Bird proceeded to ar- Proud- potential clients arrived after do This so. a there was division of moving to labor was the norm for subsequent Iowa work as well.11 In 1882 Pierre ceived the Proudfoot next year.12 commissions. (1883-5, was extant), The and in In Huron, both cities, Methodist the Hughes South Proudfoot Episcopal County from the period are three Bird & Church Courthouse (1884-5) are their first known commissions. Pierre Dakota, in in re- Huron Pierre Other commissions in commercial buildings and a Congregational Church, also a school for Ashton, all in 1884.13 Sometime after 188414 courses, Proudfoot where remained until in he city Kansas probably transferred directories residency, and 1891. there Proudfoot in operations 1885 after to Wichita, Bird soon followed beginning in designed Methodist hometown of Indianola in 1885.16 3 a 1886.15 and his MIT Kansas is listed Despite church in the his The work largest outside and Iowa most is in Kansas. their Kansas connection, least fifteen business YMCA. They also (including one for significant the pair houses, designed In the of Proudfoot five received the Wichita five each of body churches, the architects), or six & Bird years commissions City Hall, of for and twenty-nine at the houses and nine public and the groundwork for Iowa architectural market were collegiate. In private elementary schools in Wichita.17 But the breaking Kansas into the commissions which laid Wichita Proudfoot & Bird designed Garfield University and Judson University (not built) and in North Newton, Bethel College (1888- 93) and also Congregational College at Eureka.18 The volume of Proudfoot than sixty just for such a brief five-year new settlers boom. by & in Wichita) arrived is Bird commissions in Kansas (more initially seems extraordinarily high period. ample But the tremendous growth as explanation for the construction In 1880 the population of Wichita stood at just 5,482, 1888 lodging it had and soared business to an places. estimated The 1887 40,000--all booster in edition but need of of the local newspaper boasted of more than 3,000 new buildings just for that year, brick and including stone. over Even a mile allowing of new for commercial booster frontage exaggeration, in the volume of construction and population growth was substantial.19 In 1891, the construction boom--and the numerous commissions- -that Proudfoot & Bird had enjoyed in the Wichita area ended, the pair moved on to Utah. In 4 alliance with Salt Lake and City architect City and Henry Manheim, they County Building in partnership won that the competition city in 1891. to design The the three-man brought Proudfoot & Bird an immediate local presence in Monheim.20 Between 1892 and 1893, designed ing. seven houses, Following 1890s final tively the may Des familiar is all the the a and an Proudfoot contributing territory. an county in & apartment build- & Bird designed easier. Des Moines depression factor to It important seat the financial Moines--better home received appear nationwide been in death, first The have stop firm Moines was 1896. factory, Proudfoot Bird two brick and iron powerhouse in 1895.21 Proudfoot & Bird in small Manheim' s houses in 1894 and a tory a the firm of Manheim, weather is also commission of Polk County), A source in dated of their the in Polk the direc- the rela- that since County to 1897 Proudfoot and in decision of early moves storm possible September drawing of the Polk County Insane Asylum. city & (Des move shows a Bird were the architects.22 The young architects were just another ambitious booming firm until 1898. Then commission in Iowa, of Education.23 Proudfoot & Bird gained its most crucial sealing its relationship with the State Board The firm won the competition for a new col- legiate building (Schaeffer Hall) on the then State University of Iowa campus in Iowa City.24 As recounted in his obituary: It was W.T. Proudfoot who made the negotiations, satisfied himself that the board meant a $150,000 building [and costing no more!], consulted the professors on how 5 they preferred competition.25 Their became the three for of at Bird, sity product Iowa's with state their rooms, sufficient not college years. 3<i approval exclusive) campuses, Between and a won the that the architect position 1898 and 1930, firm for it all retained Proudfoot & designed twQaty flifle major buildings at the Univer- Iowa, and arrange (although thirty et al. sity), met permanent least of to a five like at number the at Iowa State College (now Univer- Iowa State Teachers College (now Univer- sity of Northern Iowa).26 The sealed reputation with this of the firm as reliable And commission. at the and suitable turn the was century, Proudfoot & Bird gained work on other important public buildings. Of special note 02), with its are the Dallas County chateauesque the Polk County Courthouse Beaux-Arts display of corner Courthouse towers and in Des Moines rustication, red in Adel tile ( 1902-06), (1901- roof, an and imposing medallions with floral swags, and keystones carved with grotesque faces.27 The firm's early Iowa work public buildings. Known houses, apartment buildings, laundries, small was not Proudfoot & confined Bird warehouses, factories, churches, the commissions small and to larger include stores, several elementary schools. The firm also received commissions from Drake University and Des Moines and in University Central in Holiness Oskaloosa. Des Moines, University Although they Simpson College (probably received 6 in Indianola, present Penn College) commissions elsewhere in the state, the bulk of their work was in Des Moines, the largest city in the state. In addition, outside the temporary St. state. In Iowa Building Louis.28 & Proudfoot And Bird was selected to 1902 for they were represent Iowa chosen to six. 1910, they also were Proudfoot Reportedly Bird was was wearied increasingly responsible for the Iowa Ander- fifty of the years old rigors disinterested of in and the Georgia. Bird was drafting design work, his by retirement the new medium, had a the motion salutary effect, for ninety-nine in Los Angeles on September 7, To remain viable, Proudfoot to carry on Bird's work, & Bird and Herbert B. picture. he board, In 1912 he formally retired from the firm and moved to California, intrigued fifty- especially after designing the elaborate Polk County Courthouse. ly the the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in sonville Prison Monument erected in Andersonville, In design reportedApparently died at the age of 1953.29 needed a chief draftsman Rich was hired in 1911.30 Harry But they also needed to inject new vitality into the firm. Dustan Rawson provided the latter. Rawson Bird), was but attended in in Rawson went viewed European the in 1872. Grinnell degree in born Chicago a of Born from European a for College architecture on Moines Des September prominent two MIT tour on years in on 1896. (same pioneer and date as family,31 he received a B.A. Following graduation, bicycle architecture. After brief architectural firm of 7 1 J. where he (1896-97) L. presumably employment Silsbee, Rawson returned to Des Moines . Architect George E. Hallett employed him between 1897 and 1898 when Rawson became a partner in the firm to form Hallett 1910. Rawson. & The Hallett reportedly firm moved prospered to until California and & with Proudfoot & Bird to form Proudfoot, Bird Rawson Charles used was his u. s . a siderable contacts foot, Republican political his Senator --and to keep Bird & Rawson . in prominent family's rolling the brother in to con- Proud- American Institute of Architects and served as its president. He the Examiners, first active Rawson .32 ties--his commissions joined the was was Rawson in Iowa Chapter of also He the dissolving president of the Iowa Board of Architectural He which was established in 1927. died February 14, 1934 at the age of sixty-one.33 According to John Woolson Brooks, as a who joined the firm i n 1912 blue print boy and went on to become a accepted cally hamper by was the With people, Republican party and of Also, having a his time Rawso n " was brother who and place, Harry in to Rawson's participate Iowa. time of arrival The in, early unprecedented as p a ctidi d "He made no pretense at but he would labor exhaustively to perfect a poised practice were a ' best ' him professionally." a designer, stood the partner, a partner indeed decades in dominate, of the prosperity in the 1910, not ; eing plan. the 11 34 firrn architectural twentieth state. century The twin goals of high crop prices and high demand for them affected urban and rural urban economies alike. population, business Growth--on starts, 8 virtually and number all fronts--in of school-age children And meant Proudfoot, ever Bird construction boom, Strengthened by the more commissions & Rawson in reaped vastly political the newly formed Proudfoot, for architectural firms. the reward of the increased numbers of commissions. and social & Bird connections related of Rawson, Rawson emerged as the foremost architectural firm in the state. The varied nature of commissions also continued. The number of extant examples just in Des Moines reveal the range of work: Houses - 25 Apartments - 5 Commercial - 11 Office Buildings - o Industrial - 4 Lodge Halls - 2 Public Schools - 13 Churches - 4 Public Buildings - 2 The State firm also Board schools of outside proximately capitalized Education. Des twenty on continued the its fortunate And they Moines. banks, The most rural in 1980) was small prosperity establish and build new banks. (population 351 designed firm in relationship over fifty responsible towns. that with Thus, prompted public for the a fine stone-faced apfirm bankers Even the berg of Cumberland, sported the bank on to Iowa its developing main street in 1912. The firm designed a also halls added building types number of commercial garages filling (four new if stations. one counts Also the from to its or automobile this period collaborative 9 repertoire. are effort They showrooms, three on the city Des Moines Municipal Building), "Liberty Theatre" at cantonment of Camp Dodge in Polk County, Proudfoot, the Hubbell owned (and the World War I and four libraries.35 Bird & Rawson maintained a close relationship with family, own) a prominent considerable and real wealthy estate pioneer in Des family who Moines. In addition to designing the ten-story Hubbell Building (Des Moines) in 1912--where provided the at least Hubbells & Bird the successor seven built. Rawson other Such even firm designs was designed still has for its offices--they speculative the relationship Grover Hubbell's that dark buildings Proudfoot, room for his house and also the Hubbell Mausoleum in Woodland Cemetery. The sion. 1920s The in Iowa dramatic products after forged financial a was drop World a period in War I of g rowing financial worldwide demand for and depression the of related drop considerable depres- agricultural in land values proportions. The building trades suffered accordingly. Although the firm continued to receive important commissions, Proudfoot, other Bird Iowans. & To Rawson bring and suffered in some Rawson) in the needed brought mid-1920s, along capital, the in partner, a new with remaining partners (Proudfoot Clark Souers. Souers had been able to pay the $50,000 they required of him since he had married into a wealthy family.3G Another Souers. the added William T. on June 8, at blow to the burdens Proudfoot, Rawson & Proudfoot died while still active in the firm 1928 at the age of 68. University of of Iowa in Flags were flown at half staff respect 10 for the architect's con- tribution to the campus. architect of the state," professor.37 And "He was recognized according to a as university the State Board of Education of the passing of Proudfoot, the outstanding engineering took special note noting that: as an architect, (he] has placed the imprint of his genius upon the physical aspects of the educational institutions (of Iowa], an imprint which will endure for generations, perhaps forever.38 According to John Woolson Brooks, he was considered to be a quiet man of considerable depth . . . . He appreciated Architecture, but was content to devote his energies to budget and practical considerations rather than beauty. He maintained a capable staff which he supervised carefully.39 The pattern of varied~ types Proudfoot, Still, Louis Rawson & Souers, there C. were Kurtz swimming pool included the Fairgrounds, In & new get a1• schools, a including Moines, Iowa. and and Other Game continued substantially lower houses, Des partner, t o f o rm Keffer schools more in Fish change, and from fine Newton, State this McClennan to in but at a commissions the also Pavilion at volume. Neoclassical L.B. important with Maytag' s commissions the Iowa State and the Memorial Union at Iowa State University. et Before board house 1930 another Bi r d , for three of P r -o u d f o o t , other & Jones, throughout Thomas school new two Oren Thomas, the of received state. especially architectural brief three-year period (1930-33) 11 & firms, for Thom a s . Thomas & commissions bringing Rawson work. to Proudfoot Soue r s numerous By Proudfoot, commissions, source Raws o n , architectural had & McClennan, was added Thomas & Souers on hoped the consolidated And during this they did design five schools in Iowa, a grade and high school in Blair, and senior high school in Concordia, Nebraska, in Christ three years), Scientist preted in in i930s an several are Des Moines fashion. Iowa-Des Moines, is an Art Deco tour de force. Hoines stay was depression And related Thomas' "habit monastery Des three years. of living is inter- the Moines. B uilding, absence of (about twenty- Building in Bank brief--onl y and medieval building National junior The First Church of Moines former factors. office Des of financial Deco The a example Thomas' Art notable. is a Kansas.40 Although the number of commissions was minimal four and And the in Des also The best nationwide construction be y ond his were means was unfortunate and that probably contributed to his retirement'' from the firm, The to a recounted John Woolson Brooks.41 financial depression Proudfoot trickle. died Woolson Brooks and Elmer H. and 1 9 13, In respectively, contrast to the only $ 2,000 for Borg borrowed on Borg, in and 19 28 , commissions Rawson in 1934. John who had joined the firm in 1912 years--just eight years ago--they the honor of becoming partners. their dwindled bought into the firm and became partners. glory paid continued, life insurance policies to each Brooks and make their payment.42 The firm sion years. onset eked out an existence, Elmer Borg lost his of World limited. Most War of II, the barely surviving the depres- house construction staff was 12 to creditors.43 activity serving in the was With the extremely armed forces, although Brooks firm was reactivated, made a senior initially as partner, remained behind. Brooks - Borg. and the In After 1966 present the Paul name, war the Skiles was Brooks, Borg & Skiles put in place.44 Few tice, firms a trace similar record of uninterrupted prac- one that also placed them in the forefront of architectural practice chance late can in to the learn state. about nineteenth reflects, The architectural century literally, experi e nce the through The legacy of construction Proudfoot & the practice the prosperity in the early decades of of in 1 9 30s. boom firm offers the from the Iowa Their that work also accompanied Iowa the twentieth century. Bird, et al. is broad and deep. Approximately 712 Iowa commissions (includes lar g e additions) are known Des from 1885-1940. Moines. some Montana, (an estimated 374) Examples of their work are found 117 eleven About half communities, states and ( Georgia, Nebraska, at least Kansas, South Dakota, 88 in throughout the state in commissions Illinois, Utah, were are Minnesota, Vermont, known in Missouri, I - and Wyoming).<+.':> The architectural philosophy of the firm can be characterized as conservative--both conservatism in desi g n contributed and strongly to attention their to cost. success. This Their designs reflected those who commissioned them--the State Board of Education, the supervisors, nesses. Des Moines successful, Public old-line Schools, households, As John Woolson Brooks described it: 13 county boards prosperous of busi- The main objective has been to produce Architecture in the unlimited sense of beauty, utility, and commodity; unlimited in that none of the three properties was allowed to predominate; none was neglected.46 14 ENDNOTES 1. "Proudfoot & Bird, et al." refers to the combination of architectural firms that embody Proudfoot & Bird design in Iowa: Hallett & Rawson; Proudfoot & Bird; Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson; Proudfoot, Rawson & Souers; Proudfoot, Rawson, Souers & Thomas; and Proudfoot, Rawson, Brooks & Borg. 2. Information about commissions based on extensive records (including tracings) at offices of the successor firm, Brooks, Borg & Skiles, in Des Moines. 3. Especially well-represented with work by the firm are Ames (19 commissions), Boone (9), Grinnell (34), Jefferson (8), Newton (14), and Oskaloosa (14). 4. The present version of the firm, Brooks, Borg & Skiles, rightly considers Hallett & Rawson as "one of theirs." Certain stylistic features may be traced from the Hallett & Rawson branch of the firm. 5. Warren County, plat book, 1872; the 1870 Census lists Elias, carpenter, and Martha, age 34 and his wife, and the following children: James, William, Kate, Elizabeth, Earnest, and Charles. The 1880 Census lists a younger wife, Mary, stepsons Franklin and John Kiplinger, and a mother-in-law Mariah Barnett. However, the Annals obituar y for Proudfoot lists Martha Barnett as his mother. 6. William T tural Examiner Proudfoot, Application, (BAE), 1927. Iowa Board of Architec- 7. "William T . Proudfoot," obituary, Annals of Iowa 16 (192729): 474. An i tem in the Indianola Weekly Herald from Aprill, 1885 stated tha ·. Proudfoot was in town after being in Boston "for the past six mo n ths ... studying architecture.") MIT has a record of a William Proudfoot from Indianapolis, Indiana (rather than Indianola) attending as a Special Student in the school year 1884-85. However, in his application to the Iowa Board of Architectural Examiners in 1927 Proudfoot gave 1883-84 for the MIT study, probably an error of Proudfoot's memory. 8. George W. Bird, death certificate. 9. "George Bird Buildings Reflect Renaissance in Italian and French Styles," Iowa Architect (January-February 1958), p. 20. 10. Des Moines City Directory, 1882; Bird so listed himself in the directory. The firm of Foster & Liebbe was organized about this time by William Foster and Henry Liebbe, although some city directories do not reflect the new partnership until 1884. 15 11. However, it appears that Bird was the first to move to Salt Lake City, with Proudfoot soon following. Since the latter supervised construction, it is possible that he stayed behind in Kansas for that purpose. Several Proudfoot & Bird buildings remained under construction in 1891 when Bird moved to Utah. 12. Proudfoot, Application, BAE. 13. The commercial buildings are the First National Bank, Central Block, and Karcher Building. See the November 1884 issue of the Inland Architect, Carla Sahr and Henriette Roberts, Glimpses of Pierre, 1977, and South Dakota Writers' Project, Life in Early Huron, 1942. 14. Although Proudfoot listed himself as a resident of Wichita in 1884 on his BAE application of 1927, his first advertisement (sans Bird) and city directory listing do not appear there until 1885. 15. Notes and research from Kansas The 1886 Wichita city directory noted Philadelphia. 16. Indianola Advocate Tribune, State Historical Society. that G.W. Bird was from October 15, 1885. 17. Building list appended to letter, Ed Carlson, AIA, Wichita, to Joe Snell, Kansas State Historical Society, April 13, 1987. Proudfoot & Bird buildings listed on the National Register in Kansas include the former Garfield University building, Wichita City Hall, McCormick school, former YMCA, (all in Wichita), and Bethel College Administration Building (in North Newton). Also see Elizabeth H. Macauley, "The Works of Proudf oat and Bird and the Riverside Cottage," term paper, 1981, pp. 6, 9, 11, 12, 14. 18. Macauley, passim; Zerger, Brent J. "Expression in Richardsonian Romanesque: Proudfoot and Bird's Administration Building at Bethel College." Term paper, Bethel College, 1987, passim. 19. Macauley, p. 1. 20. Raymond E. Higgins, "The Architectural History of the Salt Lake City and County Building" (M.A. thesis, University of Utah, 1978), passim. Higgins believes (p. 108) that Manheim would not have been capable of carrying out the design and construction of the building on his own. 21. "Works of Bird and Proudfoot--extracted from Salt Lake City Building Permit Records." List appended to typed report, "City & County Building," 1941?; Higgins, passim. 16 22. Alan M. Schroder, comp., Directory of 19th Century Iowa Architects (Iowa City: Iowa State Historical Department, 1982), p. 39; "Official Souvenir Program. Seni-Om-Sed Carnival. Des Moines, Iowa. Sept. [sic] 13-18, 1897" at Iowa Historical Library for drawing of asylum. Before returning to Iowa, it appears that Proudfoot took a stab at Kansas City while Bird checked the architectural waters of Philadelphia, both in 1896. See Macauley, p. 24, citing letter from Allen D. Roberts, architectural historian for State of Utah, to Sondra Van Meter, letter in files of Kansas State Historical Society; "William T. Proudfoot"; Annals of Iowa 16 (1927-29), p. 474; Higgins, passim. 23. Now known as the State Board of Regents. 24. Inland Architect, 25. Des Moines Tribune, 26. Patricia Eckhardt has compiled an extensive building list. vol. 31, no. June 9, 5 (June 1898), p. 49. 1928. 27. Information about commissions generally is from records at Brooks, Borg & Skiles, the successor firm to Proudfoot & Bird; also see Bureau of Historic Preservation Iowa Site Inventory Forms on specific buildings and structures. 28. Des Moines Register & Leader, 29. Membership George W. Bird. rosters, Iowa December 20, Chapter, AIA; 1902. death certificate, 30. Canadian-born Rich received his training at the Philadelphia atelier, the T-Square Club, also the Spring Garden Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. By 1920 Rich had been named chief designer, but he left the next year to become a partner in another firm. See Herbert Rich, application, Board of Architectural Examiners and John Woolson Brooks' recollections. 31. His father, A. Y. Rawson, and also operated coal mines. 32. Harry D. Rawson, founded Application, Iowa Iowa BAE, Pipe & Tile Company 1927. 33. Des Moines Tribune, February 14, 1934; Edgar Harlan, A Narrative History of the People of Iowa, 5 vols. (Chicago: American Historical Society, 1931), 4: 250-251. Because of his position with the Board of Architectural Examiners, Rawson was the very first architect to be registered (by exemption) under that group. 34. John Woolson Brooks, "Personal Recollections Architects." c. 1978, typed report. p. 5. 17 of Various 35. Brooks, Borg & Skiles records. 36. "Personal Recollections of John Woolson Brooks over 64 Years, from Blue Print Boy to an Antique. May 1976." typed report, p. 2. 37. Office of Historic Preservation, Architects in Iowa form, William T. Proudfoot; Des Moines Register, June 8, 1928, quoting Prof. Burton P. Fleming, head of Mechanical Engineering Department of College of Engineering, University of Iowa. 38. State Board of Education, "Resolution of Respect and Appreciation. Mr. W.T. Proudfoot." July 6, 1928, reprinted in Steve Gray, "Proudfoot and Bird." term paper, Iowa State University, 1975, p. 24. 39. Brooks, "Personal Recollections of Various Architects," p. 5. 40. Brooks, "Personal Skiles records. 41. Recollections," p. 2; Brooks, Borg "Personal Recollections of John Woolson Brooks ... ," p. & 2. 42. "Personal Recollections of John Woolson Brooks . . . ," p. 2; "History of Brooks-Borg," undated typed report from Brooks, Borg & Skiles. 43. Known as Rose Hill, the Borg house is the oldest known house in Des Moines and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it remains in the Borg family. 44. "Personal Recollections "History of Brooks-Borg." of John Woolson Brooks . . . ," p. 2. ' 45. Numbers are approximate and based on the number of pages of specific building types listed in the data base. The data base consists of records at Brooks, Borg & Skiles which list their collection of tracings for their commissions; other research sources added to their totals as well. 46. Brooks, "Personal Recollections," p. 3. 18 BIBLIOGRAPHY Books Art Work of Des Moines. 9 parts. Chicago: Gravure Illustration Co., 1915. Includes some houses by the architects. Des Moines City Directory, 1882. Harlan, Edgar. A Narrative History of the People of Iowa. vols. Chicago: American Historical Society, 1931. Sahr, 1977. Carla and Roberts, Henriette. Glimpses of South Dakota Writers' Project, Life in Early Huron, 5 Pierre, 1942. Schroder, Alan M., comp., Directory of 19th Century Iowa Architects (Iowa City: Iowa State Historical Department, 1982). Warren County. Plat Book, 1872. Withey, Henry F. and Elsie Rathburn. Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased). Los Angeles: Hennessy & Ingalls, 1970. Articles and Newspapers "George Bird Buildings Reflect Renaissance in Italian and French Styles." Iowa Architect (January-February 1958): 20. "William T. Proudfoot." Obituary. Annals of Iowa 16 (1927-29): 474-5. Des Moines Register, June 8, 1928. Des Moines Register & Leader, December 20, Des Moines Tribune, June 9, 1902. 1928, February 14, 1934. Indianola Advocate Tribune, March 5 and October 15, 1885. Inland Architect, November 1884 and June 1898. Wichita Eagle Beacon, January 25, 1976. Unpublished Sources and other Documents Architects in Iowa project, Iowa Bureau of Historic Preservation. George W. Bird, death certificate. 19 Brooks, Borg & Skiles. Records of commissions. Brooks, John Woolson. "Personal Architects." c. 1978, typed report. 64 Years, report. Des Moines. Recollections of Various "Personal Recollections of John Woolson Brooks over from Blue Print Boy to an Antique. May 1976." typed Brooks, Borg & Skiles. "History of Brooks-Borg." page report from Brooks, Borg & Skiles records. undated 1- Building list appended to letter, Ed Carlson, AIA, Wichita, to Joe Snell, Kansas State Historical Society, April 13, 1987. Bureau of Historic Preservation Iowa Site Inventory Forms. Gray, Steve. University, 1975. "Proudfoot and Bird." Term paper, Iowa State Higgins, Raymond E. "The Architectural History of the Salt Lake City and County Building." Thesis, University of Utah, 1978. Iowa Board of Architectural Examiners. tions from individual architects. Records Iowa Chapter, American Institute of Architects. James, Vesta. Typed report. of applica- Scrapbook. "[Salt Lake] City and County Building." Kansas State Historical Society. in Kansas. Records on Proudfoot 1941. & Bird Macauley, Elizabeth Harlenske. "The Works of Proudfoot and Bird and the Riverside Cottage. Term paper somewhere in Kansas, 1981. National Register nominations: Salt Lake City and County Building, Polk County Courthouse, Iowa-Des Moines National Bank, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Iowa State Fairgrounds. "Official Moines, Iowa. Souvenir Program. Seni-Om-Sed Sept. [sic] 13-18, 1897." South Dakota Preservation Center. Bird in South Dakota. Weitz, Rudolph W. "Pioneer Records Building 20 Carnival. on Des Proudfoot & Industry in Polk Coun- ty." Paper 6, 1969. presented to Pioneer Club of Polk County, September Zerger, Brent J. "Expression in Richardsonian Romanesque: Proudfoot and Bird's Administration Building at Bethel College." Term paper, Bethel College, 1987. 21 THE RESOURCES OF UTAH, wna STATISTICS OF PROGRESS For 'the Year 1872. 'compris ing a d escription of the Geographic a l position and ,Area of Territory, the Popula tion, Climate, Soil, Agricultural Products, Value of Property, Mineral Resources, Mining Interests, Furnaces, Smelting Works, Stamp Mills , Separating and Refining Works, Ore Sampling Works, Railroads, Movements In Real Estate, Banks and Banking, Exports and Imports, including Merchandlze, Ore, Bullion, Gold and Sil,er, Mechanical and. Manufacturing Interests, Buildings and Improvements, Public Enterprises, &c., &c., &c. By BENTHAM FABIAN. 1 l ' m :sn :o ,.\.:SD Pt:nLISllED BY THE ;:;P.LT J.-AKE JR!BUNE f'RI:-iTING .A.ND f'UBL!Si-11:-IG f:O~i?A.NY SALT L.\KE CITY, UT.\li. 28 . Tron·brhlgCeJ.; Rnilcliu~ . ls situated in the middle of the 1.,Jock on Main street bntweeu 1st Son th 11nd 2d street.s. It is .'1. :well-built l>rick building three stories Ligh ,nth a frontage of 29 feet and 75 fret c1eep. On the ground floor is the oflice of th e Salt Lake National Bank, the s,•cond fl oor i~ r ented 1or law and other oflices, aud the third Jloor i~ occupied by the Masonic frateruitv. At the l>ack of the lrniltling is a large l>illJ:i.rd hall 100 feet deep, coubinin~ H ta bles. It is one of the finest l>il!iartl rooms we;;t of the Hoci,Y :Mountains. Th e whole l>u.iltling is Ji;;bte,l with gai;, made 011 tl1e prem:s.?s. Cl1adLs 'rrow- Additions and improvements for John T. Caine, E sq. , samu Ward .. ........... . ...... . One fr .. me l,ousc io 12th Ward , i',,;. J\lr. Antleroon ....... . ........ . lmproYement.s for P.ishop Hunier, 10 th e 17th Ward .. . ....... . Im pro ,·ements for Mr. llcid, i.11 ii,~ 10th Ward ................ .. . . Dni)ding one frn.me hoost in the Ht,L Ward . ....... .. . .. .,. Yarions rep~irs, atl:lition s and ::.J . teratious . ... ....... . .. ... . . bridge is pro;,;,ictor. The l>uilding cost, a little o,·er $35,COO. JI. )louheim. Gr4:'ni;;•,- IlniJdiu;:. In th e l!lth "·artl a two ,,,,rv frame honsc, wi1h t>CYCn rooins aurl c(:llar, for Euot'11 ]~l'L'~<:, go thic fitvle, mie LaY wi11r!ow und Ycr;,u)dn , cof.t. nliont .......... . . . .-\ .si1nilar lio~n-:t: in th -11;, \Yard fur Alfre<l Best, wirh porch b.<ck 3,500 3,2ll0 ~,700 2,500 ~2, 10(1 Arcliitect o.ntl l>uilder,late of Corinne. report, the fullowing: Superintending residence of n. :X. Baskin, Esq. ,on Hel>er's Bench, a large stone mansion, 11 ot Yet complete, containing abont · 15 roonu., f.orue very large, with , bay windows frontin:; the son th. A.,,-, " .bit•• d: Co's nnnk Outlay up to tbe present time, Is a snhstnntial two-story. brick l>uihling.abont al,?ut:: ·:: · ·· · · · · .. · ·. ·: ··; · · · · $40,000 four ,luors s(ln!I, of 'l'rowl>riu"c'B lmiltlin". A two ston flame bous.c 101 1,. H. It is now in course of coustru;iiou nntl "·ill Tiol>ertsou, Esq., m tbc 12th he ready for occupation in r~urn,r\. n ext I iVard ; _eight rooms_, double When finished tlie cost will he about $20.000. / JJ?rch'. pitched roof, with vcrnn3'S00 Folsom & llomney A.rch'tects <l:,.h 011 top, cost .............. . . . ': . ' · I A two story frnme h ouse for Sol. l'. )lethod1st J,1ns,·01ml Church. . 1 McCurdy, 111 tile Rnmeward, ten This <'difice is not yet completed, only the I rooms_. portlco in front, donble :;.ooo ,!;rO~ntl iluor l,aving- l>een fi uisl,ctl. The build- I l>ay wmdo1r, cost .. .. : ........ . mg is of bnck, aml has a front.a:;e of sevcnt.v- , A house of same descnphon 111 !\Ith fJ,ODO three feet with a depth of !OB kc, and foui·-1 Ward. for :9"arry Hnrcly ...... . teen feet from floor to cei!in~, over which a A two story l>nck house for J. Ortem1iorary roof has been const~·ncted. stein, in tl.ie 12th Ward,containThe h:ructure is erucifonn in shape, and ing ni~e rooms, ordinary con·c,r;oo bas cost, so for, $20,000. It is situated on strnction, cost. ............... . Third South street, l>etween Main street and SG0,300 Total. ................. . the State road. A main auditorium will be , erected over 1he present floor, which will l>e seventy by one hundred feet and fortv-two Willi1u11 l'nnl, feet high,anu:capable of seating 1.00) peraons. Architect and builder, reporl~ as follows: The lower part will then be n sed for school, · · Mictnre, class rooms, etc. It is the intention A two story handsome frame cot,. of the trustees to make the l>uildin;; not only · tage for Paul Schuttler, in the substantial, but also ven· attractive in appear12th Ward, nine rooms, has one ance, l>otb outwartllv an'd inwardly. bay window, a portico and Ye$7,000 When completed. ·wh.icil will l>e next eumranda, cost.······· · ····· .... . . mer, the whole cost will l>e in the neig-bl>or- .A. store and l>uildingon Commercial 700 hood of $50,000. Ilev. C. C. Stratton, Pastor, A street. ·i.; ·b · ···· ·········: ·· R. Monheim Superintendent of 1.,uildin" square a O e ouse, two stones, ' o· m the 20lh Ward, for D:i.nd W. Church of s.t. Mary Jl[H;.:-tlnlene Evans, cont.'lins ten rooms; hip . . . (Cnthollc.) roof, two bav windows , not vet '.!,000 . This l>ml.dmg is .also of l>rick, with:,. .i::otliic finished, present ontlay .... : . . 1~of. It i., a rJorn but.substantial l>uildmg, A two story ndohe dwelliug h ouse, with no p1:erent1011s to displa)·· There are hC· i' in the Gth W:1rd. f.,r Garclner Fenton, contains ten rooms, commodati<?ns to seat about ~oo persons. :J,300 The locahon is Second East street, n ear the · cost ........... . ..... ..... .. . corner of First Sou!h·. ReY. F'ather "·alsh, , Two buildings witl1 stores, on Main Pastor.. C~st of. bmldmg about $10,000. H. street, north of a11cl same block llfonhei m , Supermtentlem of lmilding. as Kimball .t La,,-rence, cost ,i,000 : about ....................... . :i~olso1n k R.011111('~·. 5,000 I Alterations and improYcmcnts .. .. . Architects and builders, repon the 10 $23,000 erections and improvements done Total. .... ........ .. .. . .. . <1uring 1872 : I ,r l lliRtn Asper. Two frame houses in the 20th I "\Yard, value ............ . .... . $4,200 Architect and builder, r epor ts the follmriug: I I i~i t:~~ I , 2,300 ' (hls, out: ba:: wiw1ow aut.1 large cot.ranee hall. cu~t. ... . . ......• tium c ,,·ard-a one ~1ory villa rcoi clence for GEoq;,, J=i. Snell, cut stone basement, bav window n.nd Yeranda 1 • ix r uO n1s , cost . . I i: the 20tb Warcl, :1 IJlle storY110use containing h ' \ e n room~ nntl ('<:: liar , tw o '' e1'11ll (h1.s, for rarley c,;1uo : \V illia1n"' . t'""'t ........•.••••. In the l~th ~an.! , a ,111all, one story house, cost .............. .. ... . Ac1,1itiuns and imprornments ..... . I a: nnd front, cost. .............. . Ir; tlie 18th W:tnl a tw" ston- villa resiclc11ce, fpr En1.cst. Young, cut stone fou1Hl,.1.lo11, with fine cellar, nine n ,,)! n:- . two veran- 2 ,000 A tastefully finislied. l>rick l>uilding. two stones and l1nscmcnt, s1tuatP<l (!Il JI.fain s treet two doors from the Fir.n :Katioual Bank Jiel\'. J.uilding. The basement is n. restaurant· the 1h'st floor is occupied as a store bY llfr. 'Grcmg, tho propric101, and the upper tlaor as Jovyen;' oH1C(lJ-i . The: huihltng cost :ibont S12.· UOO. S:2,200 . G,003 ~,hJ{I 1.20,l G,l~IU To tal .......................... S2G,1CO Cnln.11.•r, Ar111i1.t & Co., A1·ch.itccts a11d lmilucrs, r eport as follows: A hnn<lscnn e two story rcsid(' uce on l ll c \ i,·irst Enst .ire.et, l\bove the Thcat.rc, uow l;ni\oing for Driglrnu1 Young, Sr . . b a~e n1ent is of ~rnnitc, upper floors of atlol>e, J\Itt11s11rd roof, contammg chambers. Dimemions t1f building, ;J0x40 feet, contains sixteen r ooms, includrng- entrance ball. Water llnd gas pipes throughout. Will cost when complete. S:20,0U( A gothic Jiou•e on Second East ~tred, corner of Sou.t.h Tem~le, also for llngbam 'Yoong, 8r., one and o-b111f stories, with basement of st-One, upper floors of adol>e. nine rooms, donl>le bay wiudo,Ts with veranda. in front, balcony norlh, cost..... !.i,iC In the 12th Ward. a six-roomed cotta"e house for E. F. Mutin, nick b..,.emont. Has a bay mn., .,, <low o.nd porch. Co•t. .......... , •..•.•, A cottage house in the "nrue Wllrd: · for J.C. Liddell. Five rooms and basement. Frame l>uildini;. Cost ............. .............. , ..... : ,81 ltE<.:APITULA"CH)!\" OF COS'l' or Walker Hou•e . . ......... .... ..... . Sl2 -' ' First Kational 13unk ............. . . . 8,1,1, CliftHouse: ............ . ..... . ..... 7f> .0 Clift l,lace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~... · Clarendon House ...... .. .......... . Great, I> es tern Hokl.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 '. ,. St. :Mark's Episcopal Church.. ... ... 5U,( ~t. :Mark's bchool Hou se.... .... .... 2f•.' Z. C. M. Inst . addition.. ... .. ....... r"· Cisler's Buildini; . . . . . . . . ........ · .• Groesbeck's 131ock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :,. Trow_bi;idP.e's Dnilding . · · · · · · · · · · · • • i;l ~ Gremg R 1:1mldmg ...·.............. .. A, W. Wbito .t Co.'B Bank ... . ...•. , 20,