Frederick W. Keith

Frederick W. Keith (1879-1954) was an American architect, beginning his career in Indianola, Iowa but gaining prominence while practicing in Grand Forks, Bismarck, and Fargo, North Dakota.

Beymer [4] and they opened an architectural firm in order to submit a bid for the design and construction of Indianola's free public library.

The short-lived firm of Beymer & Smith submitted the lowest of six bids and built Indianola's Carnegie using local craftsmen and suppliers.

He worked as designer and draftsman for Chicago architect Jarvis Hunt until 1914, when he went to Grand Forks.

[6] With the exception of a time of graduate work in Chicago from 1918–19,[8] he practiced independently until he associated with Fargo architect William F. Kurke in 1920.