{{Short description|Norwegian architect and builder}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox architect | name = Jacob Digre | image = | image_size = <!-- if image is smaller than 250px --> | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different than name --> | birth_date = {{Birth year|1811}} | birth_place = Klæbu, Norway | death_date = {{Death year and age|1891|1811}} | death_place = Trondheim, Norway | other_names = | alma_mater = | spouse = | partner = | children = Johan Digre | parents = | awards = | significant_buildings = | significant_projects = | significant_design = | signature = }}

'''Jacob Digre''' (1811&ndash;1891) was a Norwegian architect and builder. Digre's firm was one of the largest construction companies in Northern Norway. He built and designed several monumental buildings in Trondheim including Hjorten, Frimurerlogen, Britannia Hotel, and Mathesongården as well as a number of churches in central and northern Norway.<ref name="ws">{{cite web |title=Jacob Digre |url=https://strindahistorielag.no/wiki/index.php/Jacob_Digre |website=WikiStrinda.no |access-date=2021-06-11 |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="SFT">{{cite book |last1=Richter |first1=Jonas |title=Det gamle og det nye Trondhjem |date=1906 |publisher=Oscar Andersens Bogtrykkeri |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=121–126 |url=https://www.tfb.no/db/richter/3_7_20070615_133309.pdf |access-date=2021-06-11 |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |chapter=Større Forretninger i Trondhjem}}</ref>

Digre was the son of Lars Larsen Digre and Brynhild Paulsøn Stavlund. He was married on 1 December 1843 to Anne Kristine Dahl at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. They had five children including Johan Digre, their first born child.<ref name="ws" /><ref name="SFT" />

Digre started as a carpenter at the shipyard in Trondheim. In 1838, he established his own building company. In 1862, he bought Einar Gram's plant in Ila. Later, the plant was expanded with its own sawmill, carpentry factory, and architectural drawing office. After a fire in 1876, the plant was rebuilt and modernized. His son Johan Digre was an architect for the company, but after his death Karl Norum became the company's architect. After Jacob Digre's death in 1891, the sons Ludvig Bernhard Digre and Johannes Digre continued running the company. In 1904, the company was transformed into a limited company. In 1927 the company was closed down.<ref name="ws" /><ref name="SFT" />

Digre designed several wooden churches in Norway including Ålen Church, Haltdalen Church, Edøy Church, and Mosvik Church.

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