William DuBois (architect)

William R. Dubois (1879-1953)^[1] was an American architect. He was a prolific architect in Wyoming and nearby states.^[1]

William Robert Dubois designed more than 70 commercial buildings in Cheyenne, including almost all that were built in Cheyenne from 1900 to 1920.^[2] He designed more than 100 houses, 27 schools, six churches, and four Carnegie libraries.^[1]

He was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 15, 1879.^[1]

He trained at the Chicago School of Architecture and worked for architectural firms in Chicago and in Albuquerque before moving to Cheyenne in 1901. He arrived as the supervising architect for a Carnegie Library.^[2]

He died on May 31, 1953.^[1]

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Works include (attribution):

Carnegie Library (1901), in Cheyenne
Carnegie public libraries in Basin, in Green River, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and in Eaton, Colorado^[2]
Atlas Theatre (built 1887), 213 W. 16th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
Charles L. Beatty House (1916), 2320 Capitol Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois, William Robert), NRHP-listed^[2]
Cheyenne High School, 2810 House Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
Churchill Public School, 510 W. 29th St., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
City and County Building, 19th St. and Carey Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
, 600 W. 22nd St., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
Federal Office Building-Cheyenne, 308 W. 21st St., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
William Goodale House, 214 S. Fourteenth St., Laramie, Wyoming (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
Johnson Public School, 711 Warren Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
Lincoln School, 209 S. Cedar St., Laramie (Dubois, William R.), NRHP-listed
Lulu McCormick Junior High School, 2001 Capitol Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
Morton Mansion, 425 Center St., Douglas, Wyoming (Dubois, William L.), NRHP-listed
Rialto Theater, 102 E. Second St., Casper, Wyoming (Dubois & Goodrich), NRHP-listed
Wyoming Fuel Company, 720 W. 18th St., Cheyenne, (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
Wyoming State Insane Asylum, 831 WY 150 S, Evanston, Wyoming (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
Six works in the Dubois Block, Cheyenne, Wyoming, NRHP-listed^[4]
One or more works in Downtown Cheyenne Historic District, Roughly bounded by 15th and 16th Sts., Central and Pioneer Aves. Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
One or more works in Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase I), Roughly bounded by 17th and 18th Sts., Pioneer and Carey Aves., also along Central Ave. and 17th St. Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
One or more works in Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase II), Roughly bounded by Nineteenth St., Capital Ave., Seventeenth St., and Carey Ave. Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
One or more works in Moore Haven Heights Historic District, Between Bent Ave. on the W., E. side of Central Ave. on the E., W. 8th Ave. on the N., W. Pershing Blvd on the S. Cheyenne (Dubois, William H.), NRHP-listed

A more complete listing of his works is included in the NRHP application for the Dubois Block.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Eileen F. Starr. "DUBOIS WILLIAM (1879-1953)". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Do Palma (March 29, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Charles L. Beatty House / Kendrick Building". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2017. With seven photos from 1990.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Mary Humstone; Stacia Fine; Sarah Gange; Triston Kanode (May 8, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dubois Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 3, 2018. With 18 photos from 2014

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[greatplains-1] Eileen F. Starr. "DUBOIS WILLIAM (1879-1953)". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains.

[nrhpdoc-Beatty-2] Do Palma (March 29, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Charles L. Beatty House / Kendrick Building". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2017. With seven photos from 1990.

[nris-3] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-DuboisBlock-4] Mary Humstone; Stacia Fine; Sarah Gange; Triston Kanode (May 8, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dubois Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 3, 2018. With 18 photos from 2014

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