Color image of the home Keck designed in 1913 for Crookston businessman Felix Fournet, 2015. Currently owned by Jon and Jo Bittner, Crookston.

234 Houston Avenue, Crookston, Minnesota

The home Keck designed in 1913 for Crookston businessman Felix Fournet, 2015. Currently owned by Jon and Jo Bittner, Crookston.

Color image of the home Keck designed in 1908 for himself and his family, 2015.

716 North Broadway

The home Keck designed in 1908 for himself and his family, 2015. Currently owned by Dave and Jan Aamoth, Crookston.

Black and white photograph of a table fountain in the dining room of Bert Keck’s home, ca. 1912.

Keck table fountain

A table fountain in the dining room of Bert Keck’s home, ca. 1912.

Black and white photograph of the living room of the Keck family home, ca. 1912.

Keck living room, 716 North Broadway, Crookston, Minnesota

The living room of the Keck family home, ca. 1912.

Keck’s home at 716 North Broadway in Crookston, complete with floor plan, featured in Western Architect magazine, April 1912.

Keck’s home at 716 North Broadway in Crookston

Keck’s home at 716 North Broadway in Crookston, complete with floor plan, featured in Western Architect magazine, April 1912.

Color image of a building designed by Bert Keck in 1907 for jeweler Tom Morris, who occupied the flat above his jewelry store as his living quarters, 2016.

Morris Building

Building designed by Bert Keck in 1907 for jeweler Tom Morris, who occupied the flat above his jewelry store as his living quarters, 2016.

Color image of a home designed by Bert Keck in 1915 for Crookston realtor Clarence Lumpkin, 2016.

509 Holly Avenue, Crookston, Minnesota

Home designed by Bert Keck in 1915 for Crookston realtor Clarence Lumpkin, 2016.

Color image of a home designed by Bert Keck for Crookston’s bandleader, G. Oliver Riggs, 2016.

234 Washington Avenue, Crookston, Minnesota

Home designed by Bert Keck for Crookston’s bandleader, G. Oliver Riggs, 2016.

Bert Keck as pictured in the Compendium of History and Biography of Polk County, published by W. H. Bingham and Company, 1916.

Bert Keck

Bert Keck as pictured in the Compendium of History and Biography of Polk County, published by W. H. Bingham and Company, 1916.

Keck, Bert D. (1876–1962)

Bert D. Keck was an architect who moved to Crookston, Minnesota, in 1902. His Neo-classical and Romanesque designs for Crookston’s costliest and most significant public buildings changed the skyline of the town. Three of his structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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