Crapo Park, located in Burlington, Iowa, was founded by Philip Crapo in 1895 and designed by Earnshaw and Punshon. The park (pictured on page 41) was described as a showplace for its time and was among the earliest designed arboretums in the Upper Mississippi River Valley. Earnshaw 122and Punshons plan for the park was elaborate, according to Paving and Municipal Engineering Magazine, and true to the firms style. 123Earnshaws goal for the park in Burlington was to beautify the land. 124Taking advantage of the charming views of the Mississippi River and valley, Earnshaw and Punshon created a picturesque landscape guided by the topography of the land. 125The parks significance to the landscape architecture movement in America landed it on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. 126There are many other projects Earnshaw and Punshon undertook throughout the United States, and though not described here, the projects represent the drive of the company to be respected and successful on a national level. The partners willingness to travel to great lengths to satisfy a customer is a trait the company continues to hold strongly today. L A U N C H O F T H E T H O M A S B .P U N S H O N E N G I N E E R I N G C O M P A N Y On December 29, 1920, the Thomas B. Punshon Engineering Firm incorporated for the purpose of conducting a general civil engineering and surveying business and such other work as is incidentally connected therewith, which includes the ability to purchase or otherwise acquire, lease, mortgage, sell, and convey own and hold such real estate as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the objects and purpose of this corporation. This shift to a private corporation had 127many advantages for the firm, including creating stock and shareholders, protecting individual assets, and making the transfer of ownership an easier process. Under newly created articles of incorporation, a board was created and officers were elected, including Thomas B. Punshon as president on January 16, 1922. Following incorporation, the companys project scope remained relatively local, with many surveying and planning projects in suburban communities throughout the Cincinnati region. With the onset of the automobile, many Cincinnati residents chose to move out beyond the early suburbs to newly Above: Thomas Punshon; Opposite: Survey for the Albee Theater, 1929; portrait of Walter S. Schmidt46