George M. Post Explained

George Morrison Post (November 21, 1883 – January 21, 1966) was an American architect from Oregon. He worked primarily in Salem and Portland.^[1] A few of Post's works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Life and career

Post was born on November 21, 1883, to Owen L. Post, a carriage maker, and Mary W. Post (née Palmer) in New London, Connecticut.^[1] Without any formal training, Post went to work for a local architect.^[1] By 1905 he was working for the local firm of Donnelly & Hazeltine.^[2] In 1907, he started a solo practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[1] He moved to Salem, Oregon in 1908 and worked with Louis R. Hazeltine, his former employer, until 1910, when Post again practiced alone.^[1] In 1912, he designed the Salem Carnegie library, which serves today as Willamette University's Oregon Civic Justice Center.^[1] In 1917, Post moved to Portland, joining Morris H. Whitehouse's firm.^[1] When the State of Oregon began licensing architects in 1919, the Oregon Board of Architect Examiners issued him license No. 1 under a grandfather clause.^[1] Post served as the board's secretary until 1926.^[1] He left the Whitehouse firm in 1923.^[1]

Post died on January 21, 1966, in Portland, aged 82, leaving a wife, Eliza, and a daughter.^[1]

Works

• Salem, Oregon Carnegie library (1912)
• Old Woodburn City Hall, Woodburn (1914), NRHP^[3]
• The Derby Building, Salem (c. 1915), remodeled into the Senator Hotel (demolished in 1997, currently the site of Courthouse Square)
• McKinley Elementary School, Salem, Oregon (1915)^[4]
• Moore Building, Salem (1916), a contributing property of the Salem Downtown State Street – Commercial Street Historic District (NRHP)^[5]
• Morado Apartments, Portland (1925), a contributing property of the Alphabet Historic District (NRHP)^[6]
• Mount Hood Hotel Annex, Hood River (completed 1912, renovation by Post, 1926), NRHP^[7]
• William T. and Helen Werner House, Portland (1928)^[8]
• Eugene Walsh House, Portland (1929)^[9]
• Multi-family apartment, Portland (1930), a contributing property of the Irvington Historic District (NRHP)^[10]
• W. S. and Gladys Boutwell House, Lake Oswego (1931), NRHP
• Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Roundhouse, Portland (c. 1941), demolished^[11]
• Yard Master's Quarters, Portland (1944)^[12]

External links

• Image of the Derby Building as it appeared in 1915 from Salem Public Library

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Ritz . Richard Ellison . Post, George Morrison . Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased – 19th and 20th Centuries . Portland, Oregon . Lair Hill Publishing . 2002 . 321 . 0-9726200-2-8.
2. New London directory for 1905
3. Web site: Old Woodburn City Hall . Oregon Historic Sites Database . . March 26, 2015.
4. News: McKinley School Building Represents Latest Ideas . . Salem, Oregon . October 9, 1915 . March 26, 2015.
5. Web site: Salem Walking Tour -- Skiff Block & Moore Building . City of Salem . March 26, 2015.
6. Web site: Morado Apartments . Oregon Historic Sites Database . Oregon State Historic Preservation Office . March 26, 2015.
7. Web site: Mt Hood Hotel Annex . Oregon Historic Sites Database . Oregon State Historic Preservation Office . March 26, 2015.
8. Web site: Werner, William T & Helen, House . Oregon Historic Sites Database . Oregon State Historic Preservation Office . March 26, 2015.
9. Web site: Eugene Walsh House . Oregon Historic Sites Database . Oregon State Historic Preservation Office . March 26, 2015.
10. Web site: [multi-family] ]. Oregon Historic Sites Database . Oregon State Historic Preservation Office . March 26, 2015.
11. Web site: Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Roundhouse . Oregon Historic Sites Database . Oregon State Historic Preservation Office . March 26, 2015.
12. Web site: Yard Master's Quarters . Oregon Historic Sites Database . Oregon State Historic Preservation Office . March 26, 2015.