Toltz, King & Day was an architectural and engineering firm in Minnesota, which is now TKDA. The firm was founded in 1910 by Maximilian Toltz (1857–1932), formerly the chief engineer for the Great Northern Railway under

James J. Hill James Jerome Hill (September 16, 1838 – May 29, 1916) was a Canadian-American railroad director. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwes ...

, and Wesley E. King (1879–1959), a civil and structural engineer.http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd4005416.aspx Toltz Engineering Company participated in the design of the Como Park Conservatory in 1915. A staff architect, Roy Childs Jones, completed the Hamm Building in 1920. In 1919, Beaver Wade Day (1884–1931) joined the firm, and it was renamed to Toltz, King and Day. The firm designed the

Stearns County Courthouse The Stearns County Courthouse is the seat of government for Stearns County, Minnesota, Stearns County in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts style building was constructed in 1921 to replace Stearns County ...

St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stear ...

in 1920 and provided structural engineering services for the Saint Paul Union Depot in 1923. In 1926, they completed the design of the

Robert Street Bridge The Robert Street Bridge is a reinforced concrete multiple-arch bridge that spans the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The bridge is notable for its complex design that was required to accommodate river traffic ...

spanning the

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...

in St. Paul. The bridge, a

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design, had several challenges that resulted in its unusual form. The bridge had to reach Kellogg Boulevard at street level at the top of the bluff, while providing enough clearance underneath for the raised platform at the Saint Paul Union Depot, the Chicago Great Western lift bridge, and the passage of riverboats on the river. The bridge was rebuilt in 1989 by the same firm, now known as TKDA. In 1956, the firm changed its name to Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson, and Associates, to acknowledge civil engineer Arndt Duvall, architect Gerald Anderson, and other architects and engineers. Arndt Duvall became president of the firm in 1959, after King's death.

List of projects and designs

A number of its works are listed on the U.S.

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. Projects designed by Toltz, King & Day, or its successor TKDA, include: *

Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail The Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail, in Aitkin, Minnesota, United States, serves as the county seat of Aitkin County. The building is actually the second courthouse for the county. The first courthouse was built in 1888, but in 1920, a grand j ...

, Beaux-Arts, 209 and 217 2nd St., NW Aitkin, MN, 1929, NRHP-listed *

Barnes County Courthouse The Barnes County Courthouse in Valley City, North Dakota was built in 1925. "It is one of three distinctive county buildings in North Dakota (the others Ward County Courthouse, Ward and Burke County Courthouse (North Dakota), Burke counties) whic ...

, 491 Second Ave. NW

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; NRHP-listed * Burke County Courthouse, Main St. Bowbells, ND; NRHP-listed * Hamm Building, 408 St. Peter Street, St. Paul MN; NRHP-listed * Design of 15 stations on the Blue Line light rail project, 2004 *

I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge The I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge crosses the Mississippi River one-half mile (875 m) downstream from the Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the U.S., carrying north–south traffic on Interstate Highway 35W. The ten-lane bri ...

approach roadways, signage, lighting, and other support services, 2008 *

Krank Manufacturing Company building The Krank Manufacturing Company building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, is a 1926 industrial building featuring glazed terracotta panels with brightly carved floral and classical motifs. It is listed on the National Register of Historic ...

, built 1926, 1855 W. University Ave.

St. Paul, MN Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center o ...

; NRHP-listed * Northstar Line design and construction management, 2009 *Renovation of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings in 1983 *

Prince of Wales Hotel The Prince of Wales Hotel is a historic hotel located in Waterton, Alberta, Canada. It is situated within Waterton Lakes National Park, overlooking Upper Waterton Lakes. It was designed by and built for the Great Northern Railway company. It is ...

Waterton Lakes National Park Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada. It borders Glacier National Park in Montana, United States. Waterton was the fourth Canadian national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterto ...

in Alberta, Canada, 1927; designated as a

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, Robert St. over Mississippi River

, 1926; NRHP-listed *

, 705 Courthouse Sq.

St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stear ...

; NRHP-listed *

Wabasha Street Bridge The Wabasha Street Bridge is a segmental bridge that spans the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was named Wabasha Street Freedom Bridge in 2002, to commemorate the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks ...

over the

in Saint Paul, 1996 * Ward County Courthouse, 315 Third St. SE

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, 1930; NRHP-listed Donated papers of the firm are stored and available at the University of Minnesota.

References

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