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.
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Works include (with attribution):
- Blair House, E. Washington St. and S. 2nd Ave., Washington, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed
- Hawkeye Insurance Company Building, 209 Fourth St., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed
- E.R. Hays House, 301 N. 2nd St., Knoxville, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed
- Iowa Men's Reformatory Historic District, N. High St., Anamosa, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed
- Naylor House, 944 W. 9th St., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed
- Page County Courthouse, Main St., Clarinda, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed
- Parker's Opera House, 23 N. Federal Ave., Mason City, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed
- Youngerman Block, 206-208 4th St., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster, William), NRHP-listed
- English Office Building for Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa
- Lucas County Courthouse, Chariton, Iowa
- Central School, Lake City, Iowa (Foster & Liebee), NRHP-listed
- Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, 815 High St., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster and Liebbe), NRHP-listed
- Central Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe)
- Herndon Hall, 2000 Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed
- Hospital for the Insane, Clarinda, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe)
- Iowa County Courthouse, Court Ave., Marengo, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed
- Wapello County Courthouse, Court St., Ottumwa, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed
- Washington County Courthouse, N. B Ave., Washington, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed
- One or more buildings in the Grinnell Historic Commercial District, Grinnell, Iowa (Foster & Liebbe), NRHP-listed
- One or more works in the Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District, Winterset, Iowa (William Foster), NRHP-listed
See also
- William Dewey Foster, architect of post offices and government buildings
References
- ^ "Ottumwa: Foster and Liebbe". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- Leah D. Rogers. "Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
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