Justus F. Krumbein
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| Born | 1847 Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | November 1907 (aged 59–60) Portland, Oregon |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Hanover |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse(s) | Christine M. Gantenbein (1883–1907; his death) |
| Children | Herbert, Waldo |
| Practice | Burton and Krumbein Gilbert and Krumbein Williams and Krumbein Justus Krumbein |
| Buildings |
Oregon State Capitol Building (burned in 1935) Bickel Block Ancient Order of United Workmen Temple |
| Design | Italianate cast-iron architecture |
Justus F. Krumbein (1847 – November 1907) was an architect based in Portland, Oregon, United States, whose work included Richardsonian Romanesque designs and Italianate, cast-iron architecture. Little of his work survived the 20th Century.
Krumbein was born in 1847 near Hamburg, Germany. At the age of 15, he became a student of architecture at the Hanover Polytechnic School, and he graduated with honors in 1867.
He returned to Hamburg and worked as an architectural drafter for two years, then in 1869 he immigrated to the United States under the name Fritz Krumbein.
Krumbein arrived in San Francisco on July 9, 1869, and he worked in architectural firms until 1871. In that year he moved to Portland and formed a partnership with contractor Elwood M. Burton. Soon thereafter he formed a partnership with W. G. Gilbert.
During his partnership with Gilbert, Krumbein designed the 1871 Jacob Kamm House.
Gilbert and Krumbein were selected in 1872 to design the Oregon State Capitol Building in Salem. The building featured cast-iron ornamentation over brick and limestone, and construction required 400 masons. Total cost was less than $200,000. When construction was completed in 1876, Krumbein was forced to petition the Oregon legislature for remittance of his unpaid fees in the amount of $733.80. The building burned in 1935 and was replaced in 1936.
The firm Gilbert and Krumbein dissolved soon after the Oregon State Capitol Building award, and in 1874 Krumbein formed a new partnership with Warren Heywood Williams. The new partnership would last until 1878, and in at least one case the design credit between the two partners would later be in dispute.
Williams and Krumbein designed the First Presbyterian Church of Seattle in 1876, later demolished. The architects also have been credited with designing the Fechheimer & White Building, although the building was constructed after the partnership ended.
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