Polk County Courthouse; Des Moines, Iowa; July 2, 2013

Proudfoot & Bird was an American architectural firm that designed many buildings throughout the Midwest region of the United States. Originally established in 1882, it remains active through its several successors, and since 2017 has been known as BBS Architects , Engineers.

History

The firm of Proudfoot & Bird was originally established in

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in 1882 by William Thomas Proudfoot (1860-1928) and George Washington Bird (1854-1950). Though they practiced variously in

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and

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, they are best known for their works in Iowa. William T. Proudfoot (who later went by Willis) was born May 2, 1860, in

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to Elias Proudfoot, a carpenter, and Martha Ann (Barnett) Proudfoot. He attended the local schools, and by 1880 was working as a draftsman for William Foster, then the leading architect of

Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

. George Washington Bird was born September 1, 1854, in

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. His early life or when he came west is unknown, but he was probably educated in Philadelphia. By 1882, he had joined Proudfoot in Foster's office. That same year, the two young architects went northwest to

in what is now

, and first established the firm of Proudfoot & Bird. At that time the

was at the peak of what is referred to as the Great Dakota Boom, when the territory experienced significant investment and population growth. In 1883 the partners relocated to Pierre, though it was not yet the capital. They designed several buildings in Pierre which survive. It was during this time that Proudfoot briefly went east, spending the winter of 1884–85 in the architecture school of the

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. After his return in 1885, when the Dakota Boom was beginning to slow, the partners moved south to

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, then undergoing an even larger boom. They were more successful in Wichita, where they designed the City Hall, the YMCA, several colleges and universities and many homes and businesses. However, by 1890 the boom had collapsed, and in 1891 the partners went even further west to

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. In Salt Lake City the partners formed a partnership with the established local architect Henry Monheim (1824-1893), which was known as Monheim, Bird & Proudfoot. This firm almost immediately won the competition to design the new

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. Monheim died in 1893, and Proudfoot & Bird was reestablished. In addition to the City and County Building, completed in 1894, they designed several homes and other structures in Salt Lake City. In 1895, with the economy in decline, Proudfoot went to Kansas City, and Bird to Philadelphia. In 1896 they returned to Iowa, and reestablished Bird & Proudfoot in Des Moines, where it would remain. In 1898 they won the job to design Schaeffer Hall at the

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, a project which cemented their reputation in Iowa, and over the next decade became the leading architects in the state. In 1910 Proudfoot & Bird was merged with the firm of Hallett & Rawson, and became Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson with third partner Harry D. Rawson (1872-1934). In 1913, owing to ill health, George W. Bird retired, though his name was not removed from that of the firm. In 1925 Proudfoot and Rawson were joined by H. Clark Souers (1888-1970) as partner, and the firm finally dropped Bird's name and became Proudfoot, Rawson & Souers. In 1928 Proudfoot died, and in 1929 the partnership was further expanded to include Oren Thomas (died 1955), a school specialist, and became Proudfoot, Rawson, Souers & Thomas. In 1932 Souers and Thomas both retired, and J. Woolson Brooks (1897-1982) and Elmer H. Borg (1893-1970), who had joined the firm in 1912 and 1913 respectively, joined the partnership. By this time the

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was well underway and the firm's business was severely reduced. Whereas Souers had invested $50,000 to join the partnership, Brooks and Borg only had to contribute $2,000 each. The new firm was known as Proudfoot, Rawson, Brooks & Borg. When Rawson died in 1934, Brooks and Borg were the sole partners. Following

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, in 1945, the firm was renamed Brooks-Borg. In 1966 they were joined by Paul Skiles (1921-1991) as partner, and the firm became Brooks-Borg-Skiles. It kept this name under several changes of leadership until 2017, when it became BBS Architects , Engineers, which it remains in 2022.

Legacy

Former Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Station No

Proudfoot & Bird and their successors were the leading architects in Iowa for several decades. Under its founders the firm had a conservative design philosophy, and worked in the popular

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of the time. Early works were designed in the

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styles, before the rise in popularity of the

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in the mid-1880s. The architecture at the

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in 1893 spurred the popularity of

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in the United States, and Proudfoot & Bird followed suit. Though other styles were chosen for other buildings, the Classical architecture of the Beaux-Arts movement was the norm in the firm's work until Proudfoot's death. After this, the surviving members of the firm looked to more modern styles, including the

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and International Style during the

and lead-up to

. After the war, Brooks-Borg embraced

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, was associated with

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and

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on several projects, and later designed several

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and

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buildings. A large number of their pre-war buildings which survive are listed on the United States

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. Many of these were listed as part of one 1988 study and multiple property submission. In 1988 there were 25 known surviving Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson buildings in Des Moines alone. Their work was also part of the architecture event in the art competition at the

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List of works

* First M. E. Church, Kansas Ave and 4th St SE,

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(1883–84, demolished 1918) *

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, 323 S Pierre St,

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(1884, NRHP 1989)''Inland Architect and Building News'' 4, no. 4 (November, 1884): 9. * First National Bank Building, 401 S Pierre St,

(1884) * Hughes County Courthouse, 104 E Capitol Ave,

(1884, demolished) * Karcher Block, 366 S Pierre St,

(1884, NRHP 1993) * Davis Administration Building,

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(1886–88, NRHP 1971) * " Hillside Cottage" for Willis T. Proudfoot, 303 Circle Dr,

(1887, NRHP 1976) * " Riverside Cottage" for Thomas G. Fitch, 901 Spaulding Ave, Wichita, Kansas (1887, NRHP 1989) * YMCA Building (former), 332 E 1st St N,

(1887–88, NRHP 1972) * Bethel College Administration Building, Bethel College,

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(1888–92, NRHP 1972) * " Fairmount Cottage" for A. S. Parks, 1717 Fairmount Ave,

(1888, attributed, NRHP 1985) * Wallace Hall,

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(1888, NRHP 1991) * McCormick School, 855 S Martinson St,

(1889–90, NRHP 1978) * Wichita City Hall (former), 204 S Main St, Wichita, Kansas (1890–92, NRHP 1971) *

, 451 Washington Sq,

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(1891–94, NRHP 1970) * House for Elliott M. S. Best, 1146 S 900 E,

(1893, NRHP 1980) * Schaeffer Hall,

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(1898–99)Pentacrest NRHP Registration Form
(1978) * St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 712 Farnham St,

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(1899-1900, NRHP 1978) * Dallas County Courthouse, 801 Court St,

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(1900–02, NRHP 1973) * Marston Hall,

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(1900–03) * " Seven Oaks" alterations for Eli Bailey, 707 Audubon St,

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(c.1900, NRHP 1996) * Polk County Courthouse, 6th and Mulberry Sts,

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

(1902–06, NRHP 1979) * Sciences Library and Biology Building,

(1902–04)Jefferson Street Historic District NRHP Registration Form
(2004) * Alumni Hall,

(1904–07, NRHP 1978) * Macbride Hall,

(1904–08) *

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(1906–08) * Curtiss Hall,

(1906–08) * First United Methodist Church, 10th and Pleasant Sts,

(1906–08, NRHP 1984) * Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, 1110 35th St,

(1906, NRHP 1987) * Carnegie Hall,

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(1907–08)Drake University Campus Historic District NRHP Registration Form
(1988) * Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple, 602 Story St,

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(1907, NRHP 1990) * Chautauqua Auditorium, Chautauqua Park,

(1908) * First Christian Church (former), 2500 University Ave,

(1908) * Howard Hall addition,

(1908) * Norman Apartment Building, 3103 University Ave,

(1908, NRHP 1988) * President's House,

(1908) * House for August H. Bergman, 629 First Ave E,

Newton, Iowa Newton is the county seat of, and most populous city in, Jasper County, Iowa, United States. Located east of Des Moines, Newton is in Central Iowa. As of the 2020 Census, the city population was 15,760. It is the home of Iowa Speedway, Maytag Da ...

(1909, NRHP 1989) * Jasper County Courthouse, 101 1st St N,

(1909–11, NRHP 1981) * Warfield, Pratt and Howell Company Warehouse addition, 100 West Court Ave,

(1909, NRHP 1985) * Colonials Club House, 217 Ash Ave,

(1910, NRHP 2012) *

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, 400 Robert D Ray Dr,

(1910–12, NRHP 1977) * East High School, 813 E 13th St,

(1910–11) * MacLean Hall,

(1910–11) * Audubon Public Library, 401 N Park Pl,

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(1911–12) * Trinity United Methodist Church, 1548 8th St,

(1911, NRHP 1998) * Colfax Public Library, 25 W Division St,

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(1912–13) *

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, 110 W 10th St,

(1912–13, NRHP 2004) * Johnson County Savings Bank Building, 102 S Clinton St,

(1912, NRHP 2017) * Sac City Free Library (former), 1001 W Main St,

(1912–13) *

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, 500-502 E Locust St,

(1912, NRHP 1999) * Empress Theatre, 412 8th St,

(1913, demolished 1977) * Hawkeye Insurance Company Building alterations, 209 4th St,

(1913, NRHP 1986) * Hubbell Building, 904 Walnut St,

(1913, NRHP 2004) *

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, 1011 Locust St,

(1913, NRHP 1997) * BPOE Building, 800 Fourth Ave,

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(1914) * Arlington Apartments, 1301 Locust St,

(1915) * First National Bank Building, 8th and Story Sts,

(1915–16, NRHP 1989) * Fort Dodge Municipal Building, 819 First Ave S,

Fort Dodge, Iowa Fort Dodge is a city in, and the county seat of, Webster County, Iowa, United States, along the Des Moines River. The population was 24,871 in the 2020 census, a decrease from 25,136 in 2000. Fort Dodge is a major commercial center for North Ce ...

(1915) * Grinnell Herald Building, 813 Fifth Ave,

(1916, NRHP 1991) * Hotel Ottumwa, 107 E 2nd St,

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(1916–17, NRHP 2012) * Northwestern Hotel, 321 E Walnut St,

(1916, NRHP 1984) *

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, 1312 Locust St,

(1917, NRHP 2007) * Greene County Courthouse, 114 N Chestnut St,

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(1918, NRHP 1978) * Hotel Fort Des Moines, 10th and Walnut Sts,

(1918–19, NRHP 1982) * Stuit Hall,

(1918) * Corydon Public Library (former), 110 S Franklin St,

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(1919) * House for John H. Herman, 711 S Story St,

(1919, NRHP 1989) * Lake City Community Memorial Building, 118 E Washington St,

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(1920, NRHP 1990) * Medical Education Building,

(1920–21) * Apperson Iowa Motor Car Company Building, 1420 Locust St,

(1921, NRHP 2016) * Equitable Building, 604 Locust St,

(1922–24, NRHP 2015) * Abraham Lincoln High School, 2600 SW 9th St,

(1922, NRHP 2002) * Theodore Roosevelt High School, 4419 Center St,

(1922, NRHP 2002) * Spencer Memorial Chapel,

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(1922–23) * Parks Library,

(1923–25) * Pocahontas County Courthouse, 99 Court Sq,

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(1923, NRHP 1981) * Jessup Hall,

(1924) *

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(1925–27) *

Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium The Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium is located in the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The structure was erected with financial support from the State of Iowa. It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of ...

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(1926-27 snd 1929, NRHP 1991) *

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(1927–28, NRHP 1987) * Memorial Union,

(1927-28 et seq.)Architecture
Iowa State University Memorial Union. *

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, 220 Hawkins Dr,

(1928) * Des Moines Building, 405 6th Ave,

(1930–31, NRHP 2013) * Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Building, 520 Walnut St,

(1931–32, NRHP 1979) * David W. Smouse Opportunity School, 2820 Center St,

(1931, NRHP 2002) * United States Post Office and Courthouse, 350 W 6th St,

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(1932–34)David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim, ''Buildings of Iowa'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993) * Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters (former), 900 Mulberry St,

(1937–38, NRHP 2014) * Hofmann Building, 101 S Market St,

(1941, NRHP 2010) *

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parish house, 815 High St,

(1952, NRHP 2010)St. Paul's Episcopal Church NRHP Registration Form (2010) * Building 16, 403 W 4th St N,

(1913-14)

Gallery of architectural works

Notes

References

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