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Angus V. McIver

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Angus Vaughn McIver
BornApril 29, 1892
DiedJuly 24, 1974(1974-07-24) (aged 82)
Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan
OccupationArchitect
Spouses
  • Loneta E. Kuhn
  • Valborg Ryan
Children1 daughter
The Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building in Helena, Montana, designed by McIver and completed in 1953.

Angus V. McIver (April 29, 1892 – July 24, 1974) was an American architect who designed many buildings in the state of Montana.

Early life

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McIver was born on April 29, 1892, in Great Falls, Montana.[1] He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1915.[1][2]

Career

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McIver became an architect in Great Falls, Montana, in 1915, when he co-founded the firm of McIver, Cohagen and Marshall with Chandler C. Cohagen and Walter V. Marshall.[2] He served in the United States Army during World War I from 1917 to 1919.[2] From 1919 to 1936, he was a partner in McIver & Cohagen.[2] He was a partner in McIver, Hess & Haugsjaa from 1950 to 1959, and in McIver & Hess until 1969.[2] Over the course of his career, McIver designed many churches, hospitals and schools,[1] as well as the courthouses of Toole County, Glacier County and Pondera County.[2] Among his major works is the Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building in Helena, built from 1950 to 1953 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[3]

Cohagen[clarification needed] was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.[2]

Personal life and death

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McIver was married twice. He was married to Loneta E. Kuhn in 1915 until her death in 1959. He married Valborg Ryan in 1966. He had a daughter.[2] He was a Freemason.[1]

McIver died at 82 on July 24, 1974, in Great Falls.[2]

Architectural works[a]

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Notes

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  1. ^ During McIver's partnership with Chandler C. Cohagen, works of the firm were usually designed by one of the two architects depending on which of the firm's offices the project originated in. Works in Great Falls can therefore be attributed to McIver and those in Billings to Cohagen, though projects outside of these cities are harder to attribute specifically. For this reason works by McIver, Cohagen & Marshall and McIver & Cohagen are listed here regardless of their primary designers.
  2. ^ McIver & Cohagen were supervising architects for the primary designer of the church, Howard Van Doren Shaw of Chicago.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "National Group to Honor Great Falls Architect". Great Falls Tribune. January 28, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Well-Known local architect Angus McIver dies at 82". Great Falls Tribune. July 25, 1974. p. 16. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building NRHP Registration Form (2004)
  4. ^ First Presbyterian Church and Manse NRHP Registration Form (1990)
  5. ^ Garfield School NRHP Registration Form (2013)
  6. ^ Rosebud County Deaconess Hospital NRHP Registration Form (1979)
  7. ^ Engineering News'Record 86, no. 6 (February 10, 1921): 78.
  8. ^ Colorado Manufacturer and Consumer 13, no. 8 (March, 1927): 25.
  9. ^ US Post Office and Courthouse–Billings NRHP Registration Form (1986)
  10. ^ John Deacon, Toole County, American Courthouses.
  11. ^ John Deacon, Pondera County, American Courthouses.
  12. ^ Glacier County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (2013)