Perry Crosier

Perry E. Crosier (1890-1953 ^[1] ) was an architect based in Minnesota, best known for the theatres he designed throughout Minnesota. He also designed apartment complexes and residences. ^[1] Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

He was born November 17, 1890, in Minneapolis. In 1909 he became a draftsman for Minneapolis architect Harry W. Jones. During 1910-13 he worked variously for architects Bertrand and Chamberlin, for a real estate firm, for a building contractor, and more. ^[1]

He worked independently later. His firm became Perry E. Crosier & Son, in 1946, when his son Paul joined. He died in August 1953. ^[1]

Works by "Perry Crosier" or "Perry Crosier and Son" include:

theatres in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area

• Boulevard Twins Theatre (1939)
• the Avalon Theatre (1937)
• the St. Louis Park Theatre (1938)
• the Hopkins Theatre (1941)
• West Twins Theatre, West St. Paul.

In collaboration with Liebenberg & Kaplan:

• the Westgate Theatre (1934)
• the Cinema Theatre in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
• the Princess Theatre in Wabasha, Wisconsin
• Village Theatre (1944–46) in Faribault, Minnesota ^[1]

other theatres

• Falls Theater (1933), 117 First Street S.E., Little Falls, Minnesota, a contributing building in the NRHP-listed Little Falls Commercial Historic District ^[2]
• Strand Theatre, 618 Hill Ave., Grafton, ND (Crosier, Perry E. and Son), NRHP-listed
• Walla Theater, 909 Central Ave., Walhalla, ND (Crosier, Perry E. & Son), NRHP-listed
• West Theatre, now The Tarlton Theatre (1941 converted to a theatre), in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in Art Deco and Art Moderne styles. ^[3]

Other works include:

• the Belmont, an apartment complex
• the Oak Terrace, an apartment complex
• Fair Oaks Apartments (1939)
• Highland Village Apartments (1939)
• the Loring Medical Building (1926), Minneapolis.
• Golden Valley Road apartments, North Minneapolis ^[1]

He is reported to have designed 1211, 1215, 1221, 1227, and 1233 Russell Avenue North, and the Tazewell Apartments in St. Paul. ^[1]

References

1. Northwest Architectural Archives Perry Crosier Papers, University of Minnesota archives, as reported at [https://historichomewood.blogspot.com/2015/02/perry-crosier-architect-of-two-homes-on.html "Perry Crosier, Architect", a Historic Homewood Neighborhood blog
2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Little Falls Commercial Historic District". National Park Service . 1994. Retrieved April 13, 2020. With 40 accompanying pictures by Joe Roberts from 1993 (photo #1 is the theatre
3. "405 W WALNUT ST | Property Record". January 2012.