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Chandler C. Cohagen
BornApril 24, 1889
DiedDecember 9, 1985
EducationUniversity 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.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 LibraryinBozeman, Montana.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "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.
  • ^ a b c d 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
  • ^ a b c d "Architect Cohagen dead at age 96". The Billings Gazette. December 12, 1985. p. 23. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Chandler C. Cohagen, FAIA". National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. 13 February 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ a b "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.
  • ^ "Item: Chandler C. Cohagen Papers, 1907-1971". Montana State University Library. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
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