9 2 0 . ▁Kim ball ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁many ▁architecture - related ▁activities , ▁including ▁super vision ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁design ▁contest ▁that ▁selected ▁Ber tr am ▁Good h ue ▁as ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁State ▁Capit ol . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Kim ball ▁went ▁into ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁architect s ▁William ▁L . ▁Ste ele ▁( 1 8 7 5 – 1 9 4 9 ) ▁and ▁Jos iah ▁D . ▁Sand ham ▁( 1 8 8 0 – 1 9 6 9 ) ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁firm ▁Kim ball , ▁Ste ele , ▁and ▁Sand ham . ▁Among ▁other ▁comm issions , ▁the ▁firm ▁designed ▁the ▁Second ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ ▁Scient ist ▁( Min ne apolis , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ) ▁and ▁with ▁George ▁B . ▁Prin z ▁were ▁associate ▁architect s ▁on ▁the ▁Federal ▁Office ▁Building ▁( O ma ha , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ). ▁ ▁However , ▁Kim ball ▁function ed ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant , ▁having ▁stopped ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁architect . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Kim ball ' s ▁success ▁could ▁not ▁surv ive ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁which ▁hurt ▁him ▁finan cially . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁a ▁pau per ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Upon ▁his ▁death , ▁partner ▁William ▁L . ▁Ste ele ▁remarked ▁that ▁Kim ball ▁" did ▁not ... as ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁contempor aries ▁did , ▁abs orb ▁a