Angus V. McIver explained

Angus Vaughn McIver
Birth Date:	April 29, 1892
Birth Place:	Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
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.^[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 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 was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.^[2]

Personal life and death

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

• 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 (1920–1921, NRHP 1979)^[6]
• Hardin Primary School, 314 3rd St, Hardin, Montana (1921)^[7]
• Montana Odd Fellows Home (former), 2245 Head Ln, Helena, Montana (1927-1928)^[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 (1933–1934)^[10]
• Pondera County Courthouse, 20 Fourth Ave SW, Conrad, Montana (1937–1938)^[11]
• Glacier County Courthouse, 512 E Main St, Cut Bank, Montana (1938–1939, NRHP 2013)^[12]
• Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building, 225 N Roberts St, Helena, Montana (1950–1953, 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