Angus V. McIver explained

Angus Vaughn McIver
Birth Date:	April 29, 1892
Birth Place:	Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
Death Date:	July 24, 1974
Death Place:	Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
Education:	University of Michigan
Occupation:	Architect
Spouse:	Loneta E. Kuhn Valborg Ryan
Children:	1 daughter

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

Early life

McIver was born on April 29, 1892, in Great Falls, Montana, at age 82.^[1] He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1915.^{[1] [2]}

Career

McIver became an architect in Great Falls, Montana in 1915, when he co-founded the firm of Mclver, Cohagen and Marshall with Chandler C. Cohagen and Walter V. Marshall.^[2] He served in the United States Army during World War I in 1917–1919.^[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 was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.^[2]

Personal life and death

McIver was married twice. He first married Loneta E. Kuhn in 1915, and she died in 1959. He married Valborg Ryan in 1966. He had a daughter.^[2] He was a Freemason.^[1]

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

Architectural works

• First Presbyterian Church (former), 1180 Cedar St, Forsyth, Montana (1920, NRHP 1990)^[4]
• Garfield School, 3212 First Ave S, Billings, Montana (1920, NRHP 2013)^[5]
• Rosebud County Deaconess Hospital (former). 281 N Seventeenth Ave, Forsyth, Montana (1920-21, NRHP 1979)^[6]
• Hardin Primary School, 314 3rd St, Hardin, Montana (1921)^[7]
• Montana Odd Fellows Home (former), 2245 Head Ln, Helena, Montana (1927-28)^[8]
• United States Post Office and Courthouse additions, 2602 First Ave N, Billings, Montana (1932, NRHP 1986)^[9]
• Toole County Courthouse, 226 1st St S, Shelby, Montana (1933-34)^[10]
• Pondera County Courthouse, 20 Fourth Ave SW, Conrad, Montana (1937-38)^[11]
• Glacier County Courthouse, 512 E Main St, Cut Bank, Montana (1938-39, NRHP 2013)^[12]
• Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building, 225 N Roberts St, Helena, Montana (1950-53, NRHP 2004)^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: National Group to Honor Great Falls Architect . January 22, 2020 . Great Falls Tribune . January 28, 1960. 9. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Well-Known local architect Angus McIver dies at 82 . January 21, 2020 . Great Falls Tribune . July 25, 1974. 16. Newspapers.com.
3. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/04001357 Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building NRHP Registration Form
4. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/90000089 First Presbyterian Church and Manse NRHP Registration Form
5. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/12000830 Garfield School NRHP Registration Form
6. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/79001425 Rosebud County Deaconess Hospital NRHP Registration Form
7. Engineering News'Record 86, no. 6 (February 10, 1921): 78.
8. Colorado Manufacturer and Consumer 13, no. 8 (March, 1927): 25.
9. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/86000678 US Post Office and Courthouse–Billings NRHP Registration Form
10. John Deacon, Toole County, American Courthouses.
11. John Deacon, Pondera County, American Courthouses.
12. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/13000446 Glacier County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form