William Foster (Iowa architect)

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Washington County Courthouse in Iowa

William Foster (1842 – 1909) was an architect in Iowa.

Together with (1851-1927), he worked as Foster & Liebbe, which designed numerous courthouses and other public buildings.^[1]

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Works include (with attribution):

Blair House, E. Washington St. and S. 2nd Ave., Washington, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed^[2]
Hawkeye Insurance Company Building, 209 Fourth St., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed^[2]
E.R. Hays House, 301 N. 2nd St., Knoxville, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed^[2]
Iowa Men's Reformatory Historic District, N. High St., Anamosa, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed^[2]
Naylor House, 944 W. 9th St., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed^[2]
Page County Courthouse, Main St., Clarinda, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed^[1]^[2]
Parker's Opera House, 23 N. Federal Ave., Mason City, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed^[2]
Youngerman Block, 206-208 4th St., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed^[2]
English Office Building for Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa^[1]
Lucas County Courthouse, Chariton, Iowa^[1]
Central School, Lake City, Iowa (Foster & Liebee), NRHP-listed^[2]
Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, 815 High St., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster and Liebbe), NRHP-listed^[2]
Central Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe)^[1]
Herndon Hall, 2000 Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed^[2]
Hospital for the Insane, Clarinda, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe)^[1]
Iowa County Courthouse, Court Ave., Marengo, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed^[2]
Wapello County Courthouse, Court St., Ottumwa, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed^[2]
Washington County Courthouse, N. B Ave., Washington, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed^[2]
One or more buildings in the Grinnell Historic Commercial District, Grinnell, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed^[3]
One or more works in the Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District, Winterset, Iowa (William Foster), NRHP-listed^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ottumwa: Foster and Liebbe".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ W.C. Page. "Grinnell Historic Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ Leah D. Rogers. "Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-29.

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[ottumwa-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ottumwa: Foster and Liebbe".

[nris-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Page-3] W.C. Page. "Grinnell Historic Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[Rogers-4] Leah D. Rogers. "Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-29.

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