Philip C. Bettenburg

Philip Charles "P.C." Bettenburg (September 23, 1900 – March 20, 1968) was an American architect, engineer, and military officer. He was a career officer in the U.S. Army and National Guard. His architecture firm's office was in St. Paul, Minnesota, and his work includes many armory buildings, several buildings he designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). His architecture firm was Bettenburg, Townsend, Stolte, and Comb.

Life and career Philip Charles Bettenburg was born on September 23, 1900, in Minnesota. During the summer time in high school, he worked for the Great Northern Railroad.

He graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Bettenburg was a major in the Minneapolis National Guard, until he retired in 1958.

He was president of the St. Paul Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and the Society of American Military Engineers.

Bettenburg lived at 200 North Mississippi River Blvd. in St. Paul with his wife and son.

List of works

Works on the National Register of Historic Places

White Bear Lake Armory (1922–1923), White Bear Lake, Minnesota; NRHP listed Minneapolis Armory (1935), Minneapolis, Minnesota; NRHP listed Tracy Municipal Building and Armory (1938), Tracy, Minnesota; NRHP listed

Other works Brainerd Armory (1936), Brainerd, Minnesota Anoka City Hall (1954), Anoka, Minnesota Northwestern Hospital (c. 1958, now Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center), Thief River Falls, Minnesota Sheridan School (1960), St. Paul, Minnesota Edgewater Baptist Church (1961), Minneapolis, Minnesota