Henry Orth
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Background
Harold William Orth was born on a ship en route to the United StatesUnited States
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from Christiana (Oslo
Oslo
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), Norway
Norway
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, on April 14, 1866. His exact date of arrival to the United States is unknown. He was educated at a business college
Business college
A business college is a school that provides education above the high school level but could not be compared to that of a regular University or College...
(location unknown). He married Esther Susan Trigalet and settled in St. Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
.
Career
He became a partner of Frank W. Kinney (1855–1929) in Austin, MinnesotaAustin, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,314 people, 9,897 households, and 6,076 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,168.2 people per square mile . There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 954.3 per square mile...
, in 1895. The partnership of Kinney and Orth designed several large buildings in various parts of Minnesota until 1900. The work of architects Kinney & Orth included the Winnebago County Courthouse
Winnebago County Courthouse (Forest City, Iowa)
Winnebago County Courthouse in Forest City, Iowa is a Romanesque building from 1896. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981....
, a Romanesque
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
-style building made of red brick and trimmed with stone, built during 1896 in Forest City, Iowa
Forest City, Iowa
Forest City is a city in Hancock and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa, and the county seat of Winnebago County. The population was 4,151 in the 2010 census, a decline from the 4,362 population in the 2000 census....
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In 1902, Orth joined Charles Buechner (1859–1924) in St. Paul. Buechner remained a partner with Orth in the architectural firm Buechner & Orth
Buechner & Orth
Buechner & Orth was a St. Paul, Minnesota-based architectural firm that designed buildings in Minnesota and surrounding states, including 13 courthouses in North Dakota. It was the subject of a 1979 historic resources study....
until his death in 1924. The firm specialized in designing courthouses and theaters throughout the Midwest
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
and was one of the most successful architectural practices of its day in the area. Buechner & Orth was known for its use of Beaux-Arts architecture.
Buildings
Among the many buildings designed by Buechner & Orth are:
- Cleveland High School (St. Paul), 1909
- Empress Theatre (St. Paul), 1910
- Grand Theatre (Grand Forks, ND), 1919
- Labor Temple (St. Paul), 1922
- Lagoon Theatre (Minneapolis), 1915
- Luther SeminaryLuther SeminaryLuther Seminary is the largest seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . Located in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood of St...
(St. Paul), several buildings for, 1921, 1923 - Masonic Temple (St. Paul)
- Shubert Theatre (St. Paul), 1909 & 1910
- Henry OrthHenry Orth-Background:Harold William Orth was born on a ship en route to the United States from Christiana , Norway, on April 14, 1866. His exact date of arrival to the United States is unknown. He was educated at a business college . He married Esther Susan Trigalet and settled in St. Paul,...
residence (St. Paul), 1915 - Palace Theatre (St. Paul), 1916
- St. Alexius Hospital (Bismarck, ND), 1914
- Shriners Hospital for Crippled ChildrenShriners Hospitals for ChildrenShriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 non-profit hospitals across North America. Children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’...
(Minneapolis), 1922 - State Theatre (Sioux Falls, SD), 1925
- Fargo TheatreFargo TheatreThe Fargo Theatre is an art deco movie theatre in downtown Fargo, North Dakota. It was built in 1926. It was restored in 1999 to its historic appearance and now is a center for the arts in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area....
(Fargo, North Dakota), 1925 - Drawings for 19 courthouses in Minnesota, and North and South Dakota, 1907–1926, and plans of nearly 100 residences, most of them in Minneapolis and St. Paul.