William DuBois (architect)
William R. Dubois (1879-1953)[1] was an American architect. He was a prolific architect in Wyoming and nearby states.[1]
William Robert Dubois designed more than 70 commercial buildings in Cheyenne, including almost all that were built in Cheyenne during 1900 to 1920.[2] He designed more than 100 houses, 27 schools, six churches, and four Carnegie libraries.[1]
He was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 15, 1879.[1]
He trained at the Chicago School of Architecture and worked for architectural firms in Chicago and in Albuquerque before moving to Cheyenne in 1901. He arrived as the supervising architect for a Carnegie Library.[2]
He died May 31, 1953.[1]
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Works include (attribution):
- Carnegie Library (1901), in Cheyenne
- Carnegie public libraries in Basin, in Green River, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and in Eaton, Colorado[2]
- Atlas Theatre (built 1887), 213 W. 16th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming (Dubois,William), NRHP-listed
- Charles L. Beatty House (1916), 2320 Capitol Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois,William Robert), NRHP-listed[2]
- Cheyenne High School, 2810 House Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
- Churchill Public School, 510 W. 29th St., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
- City and County Building, 19th St. and Carey Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois,William), NRHP-listed
- Corlett School, 600 W. 22nd St., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
- Federal Office Building-Cheyenne, 308 W. 21st St., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
- William Goodale House, 214 S. Fourteenth St., Laramie, Wyoming (Dubois,William), NRHP-listed
- Johnson Public School, 711 Warren Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
- Lincoln School, 209 S. Cedar St., Laramie (Dubois, William R.), NRHP-listed
- Lulu McCormick Junior High School, 2001 Capitol Ave., Cheyenne (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
- Morton Mansion, 425 Center St., Douglas, Wyoming (Dubois, William L.), NRHP-listed
- Rialto Theater, 102 E. Second St., Casper, Wyoming (Dubois & Goodrich), NRHP-listed
- Wyoming Fuel Company, 720 W. 18th St., Cheyenne, (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
- Wyoming State Insane Asylum, 831 WY 150 S, Evanston, Wyoming (Dubois, William), NRHP-listed
- Six works in the Dubois Block, Cheyenne, Wyoming, NRHP-listed[4]
- One or more works in Downtown Cheyenne Historic District, Roughly bounded by 15th and 16th Sts., Central and Pioneer Aves. Cheyenne (Dubois,William), NRHP-listed
- One or more works in Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase I), Roughly bounded by 17th and 18th Sts., Pioneer and Carey Aves., also along Central Ave. and 17th St. Cheyenne (Dubois,William), NRHP-listed
- One or more works in Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase II), Roughly bounded by Nineteenth St., Capital Ave., Seventeenth St., and Carey Ave. Cheyenne (Dubois,William), NRHP-listed
- One or more works in Moore Haven Heights Historic District, Between Bent Ave. on the W., E. side of Central Ave. on the E., W. 8th Ave. on the N., W. Pershing Blvd on the S. Cheyenne (Dubois, William H.), NRHP-listed
A more complete listing of his works is included in the NRHP application for the Dubois Block.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Eileen F. Starr. "DUBOIS WILLIAM (1879-1953)". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains.
- 1 2 3 4 Do Palma (March 29, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Charles L. Beatty House / Kendrick Building". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2017. With seven photos from 1990.
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Mary Humstone; Stacia Fine; Sarah Gange; Triston Kanode (May 8, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dubois Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 3, 2018. With 18 photos from 2014