William Foster (Iowa architect)
William Foster (1842-1909) was an architect in Iowa.
Together with Henry F. Liebbe (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]
 
See also
- William Dewey Foster, architect of post offices and government buildings
 
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ottumwa: Foster and Liebbe".
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
 - ↑ W.C. Page. "Grinnell Historic Commercial District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
 
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