Brynjulf Rivenes Explained

Brynjulf Rivenes
Nationality:Norwegian-American
Birth Date:July 4, 1874
Birth Place:Norway
Death Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Brynjulf Rivenes (July 4, 1874 – December 21, 1929), generally known as B. Rivenes, was a Norwegian-American architect practicing in Miles City, a city in sparsely settled eastern Montana.[1]

Biography

Rivenes was born in Norway in 1874, and was educated there. In 1904, he and his brother David immigrated to the United States, settling in Glendive, Montana. In 1905, Brynjulf went to the state capitol in Helena where he worked as a draftsman for architect and engineer John Hackett Kent of Bell & Kent. He then returned to Glendive, where he and his brother established an architect's office.[2] [3]

After a brief practice in Glendive, Rivenes moved his office to Miles City in 1906,[4] with David staying behind to operate the Glendive office as a branch. At the time, Miles City was undergoing a period of major economic growth, and Rivenes had the opportunity to design many of the new buildings that the expanding city required.

Rivenes practiced as an architect in Miles City until his unexpected death four days before Christmas of 1929.[5] In order to raise money, what remained of the business was sold off.[6]

Architectural works

Other works in the Merrill Avenue Historic District by Rivenes (with unknown dates) are:

See also

Other sources

Notes and References

  1. Who's Who in the Northwest. Vol. 2. 1917.
  2. Web site: Rivenes. Haus herad. Hordaland. Matrikkelutkastet av 1950 . September 1, 2017.
  3. Web site: John Hackett Kent. nebraskahistory.org. September 1, 2017.
  4. Improvement Bulletin 7 April 1906.
  5. Burkhard, Dan. "Saving Rivenes Norwegian's work still a showcase of early 20th-century design". http://billingsgazette.com/. 22 June 2002.
  6. Western Architect 1930: 36.
  7. http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=9bb6e327-777a-47a0-8f64-5f4c7b09445e Olive Hotel NRHP Nomination
  8. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87002513}} Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory: First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage ]. National Park Service. Bill Babcock . August 1987 . July 27, 2017. With .
  9. http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=69580c61-be3a-434c-a8cb-52ea9279d1ea Main Street Historic District NRHP Nomination
  10. http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=3ecf925d-1196-4ab7-b761-c78a9d6a1668 East Main Street Residential Historic District NRHP Nomination
  11. http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=416c22d2-e10e-4d2f-8931-6c256cd8685e Forsyth Main Street Historic District NRHP Nomination
  12. School Board Journal June 1912: 61.
  13. Engineering Record 18 Jan. 1913: 41.
  14. Construction News 22 Nov. 1913: 30.
  15. Western Contractor 11 March 1914: 18.
  16. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87002508}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merrill Avenue Historic District ]. National Park Service. William A. Babcock, Jr. . 1987 . July 27, 2017. With .
  17. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000429 }} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Glendive, Montana ]. National Park Service. William A. Babcock, Jr. . August 1987 . July 27, 2017.
  18. A Guide to Historic Glendive. 1998.
  19. Engineering Record 21 Aug. 1915: 83.
  20. American Contractor 5 July 1919: 85.
  21. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87002504}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sacred Heart Church ]. National Park Service. William A. Babcock, Jr. . 1987 . July 28, 2017. With .

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