Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen

Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen was an architectural firm in the U.S. state of Iowa. They designed Kromer Flats built in 1905.^[1][2] It designed courthouses, commercial buildings, and residences. Several are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Wahkonsa Hotel

The firm was established in 1899 as a partnership between Henry Frantz Liebbe (1851 -1927), Clinton C. Nourse, and Edward F. Rasmussen (1867 - 1930). Liebbe was born in Germany. He was in Des Moines by 1873. He married Medora Jones in 1879. He served as state architect from 1904 until his death.^[3]

Work

• Wahkonsa Hotel (1910), 927 Central Ave., Fort Dodge, Iowa
• College Corner Commercial Historic Business District, Euclid Ave., between Second and Third Aves. Des Moines, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• Crawford House (1896), 2203 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• Des Moines City Hall (1910) was designed by four architectural firms: Liebbe, Nourse and Rasmussen, Hallett & Rawson, Wetherell & Gage, and Proudfoot & Bird
• Ericson Public Library (1901), 702 Greene St. Boone, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• First National Bank Building (1908), 629 Central Ave. Fort Dodge, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• First National Bank of Mason City (1911), 5-7 N. Federal Ave. Mason City, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• Hampton Public Library (1905), one of the Carnegie libraries of Iowa
• Kromer Flats (1905), 1433—1439 6th Ave. Des Moines, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• Municipal Building (1916), 420 Kellogg Ave. Ames, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• The Oaklands Historic District, Oakland and Arlington Aves. between Franklin and College Aves. Des Moines, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• Perry Carnegie Library Building (1904), 1123 Willis Ave. Perry, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• Younker Brothers Department Store, 713 Walnut St. Des Moines, IA, NRHP-listed^[1]
• One or more buildings in the Hampton Double Square Historic District, Downtown Hampton, Iowa, NRHP-listed^[1]
• One or more buildings in the Iowa City Downtown Historic District, NRHP-listed^[4]
• One or more buildings in the Washington and Elizabeth Miller Tract-Center-Soll Community Historic District, NRHP-listed^[5]