Dougher, Rich and Woodburn architectural drawings and documentation files, 1923-1947, bulk 1920s-1930s.

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Dougher, Rich and Woodburn architectural drawings and documentation files, 1923-1947, bulk 1920s-1930s.

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This collection documents 25 of the firm's projects (24 in Iowa, 1 in Nebraska). The Iowa projects included are: B.T. Whitaker residence, Boone High School, City Hall and Eleanor Moore Hospital (Boone, Iowa); Cambria (Iowa) School; Jefferson Grade School in Creston (on the National Register); First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield; Grinnell College's Herrick Chapel and girls' dormitory; Hamburg Grade School; Keosauqua Public School; Keota High School; Kinross School; Albert Gross School; Marengo High School; Milton School; Mount Pleasant Public Library; Jefferson and Lincoln Schools in Muscatine; Cedar County Courthouse; Ashworth Memorial Masonic Temple in Valley Junction; Stewart School in Washington; West Chester School; and Winfield School. The Nebraska project in the collection is the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church in Beatrice.

architectural drawings ca. 345 sheets.documentation files .5 linear ft. (2 boxes)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8088158

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Dougher, Rich and Woodburn (Firm)

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Dougher, Rich and Woodburn was an architectural and engineering firm established in Des Moines in 1923. The company specialized in public and semi-public buildings and completed various projects for the Public Works Administration. The firm's principals were James Albert Dougher (1894-1976?), Herbert E. Rich (d. 1949 or 1950) and Chester Charles Woodburn (1893-1960). Dougher and Rich had worked for the architectural firm Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson before entering into a partnership with Woodburn...

Dougher, James Albert, 1894-1976?

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Woodburn, Chester Charles, 1893-1960.

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Rich, Herbert E.

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United States. Public Works Administration

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