Leon C. Goodrich

Leon C. Goodrich (January 2, 1892 – December 1968) was an American architect of Casper, Wyoming. A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Biography Goodrich was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 1892, and moved to Wyoming as an infant. He attended the University of Wyoming and began his architectural career working as a draftsman from 1911 to 1917 for William Dubois in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was in partnership with Dubois as Dubois & Goodrich from 1917 to 1930, though he moved to Casper during an oil boom in 1917. In 1930, Goodrich formed the Casper, Wyoming firm of Goodrich & Krusmark with Karl Louis Krusmark. In 1949, he formed the Casper, Wyoming firm of Goodrich & Wilking with Jan VanTyne Wilking.

Goodrich was one of four Wyoming architects who received state licensing in 1951 by grandfathering, when the state licensing system was started, and he served as the first Vice President of the state licensing board. He was also a founding member of the Wyoming Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Works

Works include (with variations in attribution): Rialto Theatre (1921-1922 remodel), formerly known as the New Lyric Theatre, 102 E. Second St., Casper, Wyoming (Dubois & Goodrich), NRHP-listed Turner-Cottman Building (1924), Casper, Wyoming, NRHP-listed St. Anthony School (1927), Casper, Wyoming Turner-Cottman Building (1924), 120-130 W. Second St., Casper, Wyoming Paul Stock House (1945-1946), 1300 Sunset Dr, Cody, WY (Goodrich, Leon), NRHP-listed Wyoming Home & Hospital for the Aged (1948), Thermopolis, Wyoming Odd Fellows Building (1952), 136 S. Wolcott Street, Casper, Wyoming (Goodrich & Wilking), NRHP-listed Casper Air Terminal (1955), Casper, Wyoming Ziettermeister Building, Casper, Wyoming (Goodrich & Krusmark)