# Henry Orth > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Henry_Orth > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Henry_Orth.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Orth > Source revision: 1242392257 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American architect}} {{about|the architect|the American football player|Henry Orth (American football)|the politician|C. Henry Orth}} '''Harold (Henry) William Orth''' (April 14, 1866 - March 5, 1946) was an American [architect](/source/architect).[http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1033482.aspx ''Henry W. Orth'' (AIA Historical Directory of American Architects)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331102126/http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1033482.aspx |date=2012-03-31 }} ==Background== Harold William Orth was born on a ship en route to the [United States](/source/United_States) from Christiana ([Oslo](/source/Oslo)), [Norway](/source/Norway), on April 14, 1866. His exact date of arrival to the United States is unknown. He was educated at a [business college](/source/business_college) (location unknown). He married Esther Susan Trigalet and settled in [St. Paul, Minnesota](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota). ==Career== [[Image:House designed by Henry Orth.jpg|thumb|Residence in [Linden Hills](/source/Linden_Hills)
[Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota)
designed by Buechner & Orth]] He became a partner of [Frank W. Kinney](/source/Frank_W._Kinney) (1855–1929) in [Austin, Minnesota](/source/Austin%2C_Minnesota), 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](/source/Winnebago_County_Courthouse_(Forest_City%2C_Iowa)), a [Romanesque](/source/Romanesque_Revival_architecture)-style building made of red brick and trimmed with stone, built during 1896 in [Forest City, Iowa](/source/Forest_City%2C_Iowa).{{Cite web |url=http://www.calhounbuilding.com/pages/the-architect.php |title=''Frank W. Kinney'' (Calhoun Commercial Club Building) |access-date=2010-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116054233/http://www.calhounbuilding.com/pages/the-architect.php |archive-date=2011-01-16 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.shopiowaonline.com/node/127 ''Winnebago County Court House'' (Shop Iowa Online)] In 1902, Orth joined [Charles Buechner](/source/Charles_Buechner) (1859–1924) in St. Paul. Buechner remained a partner with Orth in the architectural firm [Buechner & Orth](/source/Buechner_%26_Orth) until his death in 1924. The firm specialized in designing courthouses and theaters throughout the [Midwest](/source/Midwestern_United_States) 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](/source/Beaux-Arts_architecture).{{Cite web |url=http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd3001200.aspx |title=''Charles Buechner'' (AIA Historical Directory of American Architects) |access-date=2010-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331102137/http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd3001200.aspx |archive-date=2012-03-31 |url-status=dead }} ==Buildings== Among the many buildings designed by Buechner & Orth are:[http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/naa058.xml ''Buechner & Orth papers'' (Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division. 2003. University of Minnesota)] [[File:Minneapolis Shubert.jpg|right|thumb|[Shubert Theater](/source/Cowles_Center_for_Dance_and_the_Performing_Arts) (1910)
St. Paul, Minnesota
designed by Buechner & Orth]] * [Cleveland High School](/source/Cleveland_High_School_(St._Paul%2C_Minnesota)) (St. Paul), 1909 * [Empress Theatre](/source/Empress_Theatre_(St._Paul%2C_Minnesota)) (St. Paul), 1910 * [Grand Theatre](/source/Grand_Theatre_(Grand_Forks%2C_North_Dakota)) (Grand Forks, ND), 1919 * [Labor Temple](/source/Labor_Temple) (St. Paul), 1922 * [Lagoon Theatre](/source/Lagoon_Theatre) (Minneapolis), 1915 * [Luther Seminary](/source/Luther_Seminary) (St. Paul), several buildings for, 1921, 1923 * [Masonic Temple](/source/Masonic_Temple_(St._Paul%2C_Minnesota)) (St. Paul) * [Shubert Theatre](/source/Cowles_Center_for_Dance_and_the_Performing_Arts) (St. Paul), 1909 & 1910 * Henry Orth residence (St. Paul), 1915 * [Palace Theatre](/source/Palace_Theatre_(St._Paul%2C_Minnesota)) (St. Paul), 1916 * [St. Alexius Hospital](/source/St._Alexius_Hospital) (Bismarck, ND), 1914 * [Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children](/source/Shriners_Hospitals_for_Children) (Minneapolis), 1922 * [State Theatre](/source/State_Theatre_(Sioux_Falls%2C_South_Dakota)) (Sioux Falls, SD), 1925 * [West Bay Club](/source/West_Bay_Club) (Sand Island, WI), 1913 * [Fargo Theatre](/source/Fargo_Theatre) (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.[http://cinematreasures.org/firm/641/sort=name ''Classic movie theaters designed by Buechner & Orth'' (Cinema Treasures)] ==References== {{Reflist|}} ==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130410183305/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=company&lng=3&id=159860 Buechner & Orth designed buildings]}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orth, Henry}} Category:1866 births Category:1946 deaths Category:People born at sea Category:20th-century American architects Category:American people of Norwegian descent Category:Architects from Saint Paul, Minnesota --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Henry Orth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Orth) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Orth?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.