Beuttler & Arnold

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The First Baptist Church of Vermillion, South Dakota, designed by Beuttler & Arnold in the Byzantine Revival style and completed in 1925 VermilionSD FirstBaptistChurch.jpg
The First Baptist Church of Vermillion, South Dakota, designed by Beuttler & Arnold in the Byzantine Revival style and completed in 1925
The Sioux City Masonic Temple, designed by Beuttler & Arnold in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and completed in 1922 Sioux City Masonic Temple from NW.jpg
The Sioux City Masonic Temple, designed by Beuttler & Arnold in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and completed in 1922
The Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Sioux City, designed by Beuttler & Arnold in the Moderne style and completed in 1934 United States Courthouse, Sioux City, Iowa.jpg
The Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Sioux City, designed by Beuttler & Arnold in the Moderne style and completed in 1934

Beuttler & Arnold was an architectural firm active in Sioux City, Iowa, during the first half of the twentieth century. It is the predecessor to CMBA Architects, a firm still active in Sioux City as of 2025.

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History

William Beuttler and Ralph Arnold established their partnership in 1912. [1] They had met working in the office of Sioux City architect Wilfred W. Beach, a former partner of the better-known William L. Steele. [2] They would work in partnership for nearly thirty years and had a successful regional practice which included nearby portions of Nebraska and South Dakota. [3] : 37  In November 1941 Arnold was appointed architect of the Iowa Board of Control and the firm was dissolved. [4]

During World War II Beuttler joined with local engineers Buell & Winter to design the Sioux City Army Air Base (1942). [5] He returned to independent practice after the project was completed. In June 1941 Beuttler & Arnold had been one of four architectural firms selected to design the Lucas Building (1952), a state office building in Des Moines, working under chief architects Tinsley, McBroom & Higgins. [6] The Stripped Classical building was delayed by the war and construction did not begin until 1949. [7] In 1958 Beuttler formed the partnership of William Beuttler & Son with his son, W. Lee Beuttler, which continued until he died in 1963. [8]

Under the leadership of the younger Beuttler the firm was successively known as William Lee Beuttler & Associates, Beuttler Associates and Beuttler Olsen Lee. In 1982 the firm was acquired by Duffy Mannes Brygger, a Sioux City architecture firm led by James M. Duffy, an employee of the Beuttler firm from 1953 to 1963. As of 2025 the combined firm is known as CMBA Architects and considers William Beuttler and Ralph Arnold to be their founders. [2]

Fouding partners

William Beuttler (September 1, 1883 – April 20, 1963) was born in Hannibal, Missouri. He was educated at the former Dixon College and the Washington University in St. Louis, graduating from the latter in 1910. After a year working for the Burlington Railroad he moved to Sioux City in 1911. He died in Sioux City at the age of 79. [8]

Ralph Arnold (October 2, 1889 – November 4, 1961) was born in Carbondale, Illinois. He was educated at the University of Illinois, graduating in 1911 with a BS. After 1941 he lived in Des Moines. [9] He died in Des Moines at the age of 72. [10]

Architectural works

References

  1. ↑ "In general" in Brickbuilder 21, no. 9 (September 1912): 254.
  2. 1 2 "Cannon Moss Brygger Architects celebrates 100 years," Siouxland Business Journal, August 25, 2012.
  3. 1 2 James E. Jacobsen. "Cherokee Commercial Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved 2016-03-10. with 24 photos
  4. ↑ "State plum to Sioux City man: Ralph Arnold is named architect for Board of Control," Sioux City Journal, November 21, 1941.
  5. ↑ Edgar V. Moone, "Runways are to total 48 miles: that is only part of the construction planned by army," Sioux City Journal, March 15, 1942.
  6. ↑ "Pick state building architects," Des Moines Tribune, June 5, 1941.
  7. ↑ "State office building open for inspection," Sioux City Journal, August 19, 1952.
  8. 1 2 3 "Architect Beuttler rites set: established firm in '41; designed many structures," Sioux City Journal, May 2, 1963.
  9. ↑ "Arnold, Ralph" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 15.
  10. ↑ "Architect dies at 72: Ralph Arnold succumbs after heart attack," Sioux City Journal, November 6, 1961.
  11. ↑ John Burrows, Florence Crittenton Home and Maternity Hospital Registration Form (2000)
  12. 1 2 Timothy T. Orwig, Morningside College Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1997)
  13. 1 2 Kirk F. Mohney (October 11, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Milo Public Library". National Park Service. p. 3. Retrieved July 13, 2016. with two photos from 1988
  14. 1 2 "Beuttler & Arnold, Architects" . Retrieved July 13, 2016. within Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects, edited by David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, part of the Nebraska State Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Nebraska History
  15. ↑ "Sibley Public Library," Carnegie Libraries in Iowa Project, no date. Accessed July 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ Marcy Stenwall (February 9, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sioux City Masonic Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved July 13, 2016. with 12 photos
  17. ↑ John Burrows (November 5, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Baptist Church of Vermillion / First Baptist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved July 13, 2016. with nine photos from 1980
  18. ↑ "Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Sioux City, IA". General Services Administration. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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