Archibald G. Rigg
Archibald Grant Rigg | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 5, 1878 Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 18, 1959 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Columbia University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Mayme Ethel Beck |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | William Rigg Arabella Harvey |
Archibald G. Rigg (April 5, 1878 – February 18, 1959) was a Canadian-born American architect. Over the course of his career, he designed hundreds of buildings in the Northwestern United States.
Early life[edit]
Archibald G. Rigg was born on April 5, 1878, in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] His father, William Rigg, emigrated from Scotland and his mother, Arabella Harvey, from England.[2]
Rigg graduated from the University of Toronto's Trinity College and Columbia University.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Rigg began his career as an architect in Danville, Illinois.[1][2] He subsequently designed residential and commercial buildings in Spokane, Washington and Edmonton, Canada with another Canadian architect, Arthur W. Cowley.[1] Rigg designed the NRHP-listed Salvation Army Building in Spokane in 1921.[3]
With Roland Vantyne, Rigg designed many buildings in Spokane and Tacoma.[1] They also designed the First Presbyterian Church in Whitefish, Montana, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[4]
Rigg designed two buildings on the campus of Washington State University: Abelson Hall with Vantyne in 1935, and Engineering Laboratory Building in 1942.[1]
Over the course of his career, "Rigg designed hundreds of buildings in a wide range of architectural styles spanning from the Revival period of the teens and twenties and into the post WWII era."[1]
Works[edit]
Works include:
- First Presbyterian Church (1921) in Whitefish, Montana, NRHP-listed
- Salvation Army Building (1921), 245 W. Main Ave., Spokane, Washington, NRHP-listed
- Abelson Hall (1935), Washington State University (with Vantyne)[1]
- Engineering Laboratory Building (1942), Washington State University[1]
Personal life and death[edit]
Rigg was married to Mayme Ethel Beck.[1] They resided in Spokane, and they had a daughter.[1] Rigg was a Freemason.[1] He died on February 18, 1959, in Spokane.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "ARCHIBALD G. RIGG". Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. Washington State. 3 November 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Durham, Nelson Wayne (1912). History of the City of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Vol. 2. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. pp. 666–667. OCLC 11041789.
- ^ Linda Yeomans (April 19, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salvation Army Building". National Park Service. Retrieved December 28, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Vivian Hull and Kate Hampton (April 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Presbyterian Church of Whitefish". National Park Service. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- 1878 births
- 1959 deaths
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Canadian people of English descent
- People from Stratford, Ontario
- People from Spokane, Washington
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- Trinity College (Canada) alumni
- Columbia University alumni
- Architects from Washington (state)
- 20th-century Canadian architects
- 20th-century American architects
- American Freemasons