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P.C. Bettenburg collection (N 165), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
Parts of the P.C. Bettenburg collection were separated from the William Milbrath papers (N 144).
The collection is organized alphabetically by commission name.
Philip C. Bettenburg was born on September 23, 1900 in Minnesota. He was educated at the University of Minnesota and established an architectural practice in St. Paul. In 1922, he formed a partnership with George R. Townsend and Sidney L. Stolte. Buildings designed by Bettenburg and his partners include the Anoka (Minnesota) City Hall, First National Auto Bank (St. Paul), the Minneapolis Armory and A. L. Cole Memorial Building (Pequot Lakes, Minnesota). Bettenburg died on November 20, 1968.
The collection includes plot plan, plans, elevations, details and schedules of the Minneapolis Armory Building (1935). The National Guard Armory of Austin, Minnesota section includes pencil on vellum (1931) plans, sections, framing and other details, and an elevation, while the 1950(?), 1958 section includes blueprints and blueline plans and details. Also included are blueprints (1950) by the firm of Bettenburg, Townsend and Stolte for the Traffic Control Cab of the Administration Building at Holman Field (St. Paul Airport).
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