How it started
History
The firm of Josselyn & Taylor was formed in 1882 by architects Henry S. Josselyn and Eugene H. Taylor, who had been classmates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The firm initially had two offices, in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Josselyn remained in Cedar Rapids, where he had been practicing since 1881, and Taylor located in Des Moines. In 1885 Jossslyn's father, George Josselyn, joined the firm as chief superintendent, though he was not a partner. In 1886 they gave up the Des Moines office and consolidated the firm in Cedar Rapids.
For about thirty years, Josselyn & Taylor was the leading architectural firm in Cedar Rapids. They designed buildings for Grinnell College and Iowa State University, the Cedar Rapids public library, churches, office buildings, private homes and the Iowa state buildings at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha. They also supervised construction of Brucemore after the original architect was unable to complete the project. George Josselyn died in July 1898, and Taylor died in October 1924 following an accident. Josselyn continued alone until October 1925, when he formed the Josselyn–Todd Company with architect Benjamin H. Todd. Josselyn retired from practice in 1929.
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