{{Short description|Norwegian architect}} {{Infobox architect | name = Karl Martin Norum | image = Karl Martin Norum.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1852|02|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = Levanger, Norway | death_date = {{Death date and age|1911|10|09|1852|02|16|df=yes}} | death_place = Trondheim, Norway | other_names = | alma_mater = | spouse = Anna Othilie Gotaas | partner = | children = | parents = Magnus Christoffersen and Karen Pedersdatter | awards = | significant_buildings = | significant_projects = | significant_design = | signature = }}

'''Karl Martin Norum''' (1852&mdash;1911) was a Norwegian architect, best known for his many church buildings, as well as contributions to the reconstruction after the fire in the city of Ålesund in 1904. Norum is well known for his Art Nouveau and Dragestil designs.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Karl Martin Norum |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Karl_Martin_Norum |access-date=2021-03-27 |date=2020-12-27 |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="nbl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Karl Norum |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Karl_Norum |access-date=2021-03-27 |date=2009-02-13 |editor-last=Maliks |editor-first=Leif |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="nkl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Karl Norum |encyclopedia=Norske kunstnerleksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://nkl.snl.no/Karl_Norum |access-date=2021-03-27 |date=2014-11-20 |editor-last=Myklebust |editor-first=Dag |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

Norum was born in 1852 in Levanger, Norway. He was educated at the Trondheim Technical College from 1872 to 1875. From 1875 to 1880, he worked for the Rørosbanen railway line as a surveyor during the construction of the railway line. In 1880, he was hired as a draftsman for the architectural firm of Jakob Digre in Trondheim. In 1884, he was hired as an assistant in the engineering office for the city of Trondheim.<ref name="snl" />

In 1886, he was hired as the chief architect and designer for the architectural firm of Jakob Digre, where he worked earlier in his career. The firm had several architects and Norum worked here for 25 years. During this time, Norum was known for the dragestil style of many of the church buildings he designed such as Stangvik Church (1896), Frei Church (1897), Sortland Church (1901), Steinkjer Church (1902), Neiden Church (1902), Levanger Church (1902), Namsos Church (1903), Buksnes Church (1905), Veøy Church (1907), Holm Church (1907). He was also involved in the renovation of the Hammerfest Church in 1892.<ref name="nbl" />

In Trondheim, Norum was also the designer of a number of public and industrial buildings such as the Britannia Hotel (1895), Mathesongården (1898), Hjorten Revue and Variety Theater restaurant (1899), the Bødtker family's villa Kvernbekken (1902), the local Masonic Lodge, Trondheim hospital on Øya (1902), the main post office (1911), and Tollboden (1911). Most were in designed in an Art Nouveau and built out of stone.<ref name="nbl" />

While working in Ålesund (1904–1907) to rebuild after a city-wide fire, he was the architect of almost ten buildings, perhaps the most famous being the {{convert|2.94|m|adj=on}} wide apartment building (located at Kongens gt. 10B) which is the country's narrowest apartment building. He also designed the commercial building "Carl E. Rønneberg &amp; Sønner" on Noteneset.<ref name="nbl" />

==Media gallery== <gallery mode="packed" caption="Buildings designed by Norum"> Schmalstes Haus in Ålesund.jpg|Narrow building in the town of Ålesund Nordre gate 9 Trondheim.jpg|Nordre gate 9 in the city of Trondheim Britannia Trondheim.jpg|Britannia Hotel in Trondheim Gravdal-Buksnes-Stabkirche-08-2019-gje.jpg|Buksnes Church in Vestvågøy Municipality Frei Kirke 3.jpg|Frei Church in Kristiansund Municipality Frimurerlosjen Trondheim II.jpg|Trondheim Masonic Lodge Hjorten Revy- og Varietéteater - Ilevolden 15 (8464054331).jpg|Hjorten Revue and Variety theatre Holm-kirke-Rauma-2.jpg|Holm Church in Rauma Municipality Hovedpostkontoret, Sør-Trøndelag - Riksantikvaren-T324 01 0832.jpg|Main post office in Trondheim Building at Olav Tryggvasons gate 14, Trondheim 20150605 1.jpg|Mathesongården building in Trondheim Neiden kirke i Sør-Varanger NV.JPG|Neiden Church in Sør-Varanger Municipality Sortland kyrkje cropped.jpg|Sortland Church in Sortland Municipality Stangvik kyrkje3.jpg|Stangvik Church in Surnadal Municipality Tollboden i Trondheim.jpg|Tollboden building in Trondheim Veoy-church-Molde-Norway.jpg|Veøy Church in Molde Municipality </gallery>

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