Chandler C. Cohagen

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Chandler C. Cohagen
BornApril 24, 1889
DiedDecember 9, 1985
Education University of Michigan
OccupationArchitect
SpouseFlora J. Brown

Chandler C. Cohagen FAIA (April 24, 1889 - December 9, 1985) was an American architect who designed around 200 buildings in the state of Montana, including the current Montana Governor's Residence.

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Early life

Cohagen was born on April 24, 1889, in Pierson, Iowa near Sioux City. [1] [2] He was educated in Le Mars, Iowa, and he moved to Billings, Montana with his family in 1907. [3] He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1915. [4] While he was at UM, he co-founded the Alpha Rho Chi fraternity. [2]

Career

Cohagen became an architect in Great Falls, Montana in 1915, when he co-founded the firm of Mclver, Cohagen and Marshall with Angus Vaughn McIver and Walter Vancleve Marshall. [1] He spent most of his life in Billings, where he served on the city council from 1925 to 1927. [1]

Cohagen designed around 200 buildings in Montana over the course of his career. [3] In 1930, he redesigned the Oliver Building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] He designed the new and current Montana Governor's Residence in 1959. [5]

Cohagen became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1951. [6]

Personal life and death

Cohagen married Flora J. Brown in 1917, and she died in 1958. [3] A Freemason, he was a member of the Order of DeMolay and the Grand Lodge of Montana. [6]

Cohagen died on December 9, 1985, in Billings, Montana. [3] [2] His papers are held in the Montana State University Library in Bozeman, Montana. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Billings Man Locates Here. Chandler C. Cohagen Becomes Member of Firm of Architects Including Great Falls Men". Great Falls Tribune. August 1, 1915. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Alison LaFever, Maisie Sulser (December 18, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oliver Building". National Park Service . Retrieved January 21, 2020. With accompanying pictures
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Architect Cohagen dead at age 96". The Billings Gazette. December 12, 1985. p. 23. Retrieved January 21, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Chandler C. Cohagen, FAIA". National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. 13 February 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. Wiley, Eliza; Harrington, John (January 16, 2005). "Take a tour with state's new chief". The Independent-Record. p. 19. Retrieved January 21, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Architect Wins Institute Award. Chandler C. Cohagen Honored By A.I.A." The Billings Gazette. May 6, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved January 21, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Item: Chandler C. Cohagen Papers, 1907-1971". Montana State University Library. Retrieved January 21, 2020.