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Ottawa’s Washburn an Iowa architect with lasting local impact
The article honors architect Washburn, a Civil War drummer who trained in Illinois and designed numerous Ottawa buildings. It notes his Kansas City work, move to Ottawa in 1882, and family ties, including son Clarence’s early projects and the Forest Park gates. City leaders credit his legacy for future preservation and local identity.
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Roy Stookey
Washburn
Newton
von Achen
John G. Haskell
Lawrence
Ohio
Kentucky
Missouri
Shiloh
Sabine Cross Roads
Guntown
Tupelo
Big Blue
Nashville
Mobile
Spanish Fort
Ft. Blakely
Illinois
Kansas City
Cross and Taylor
Ottawa
Christian Church
Lee Nichols
S. Cherry
Crites Body Shop
S. Main
Clarence
S. Cedar
Watts
Forest Park Gates
Stookey
College and
Cedar Streets
George
Masons, Oddfellows
Grand Old Army
Ben Park
Park