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'''Chandler C. Cohagen''' (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]].
'''Chandler C. Cohagen''' {{post-nominals|list=[[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==
==Early life==
Cohagen was born on April 24, 1889 in [[Pierson, Iowa]] near [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]].<ref name="greatfallstribunebillingsman">{{cite news |title=Billings Man Locates Here. Chandler C. Cohagen Becomes Member of Firm of Architects Including Great Falls Men. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/238030144/?terms=%22Chandler%2BC.%2BCohagen%22 |accessdate=January 21, 2020 |work=Great Falls Tribune |date=August 1, 1915}}</ref><ref name="nrhpdocoliver">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=08001228}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oliver Building |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Alison LaFever, Maisie Sulser |date=December 18, 2007 |accessdate=January 21, 2020}} With {{NRHP url|id=08001228|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref> He was educated in [[Le Mars, Iowa]], and he moved to [[Billings, Montana]] with his family in 1907.<ref name="billingsgazetteobit">{{cite news |title=Architect Cohagen dead at age 96 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/413366698/?terms=%22Chandler%2BC.%2BCohagen%22 |accessdate=January 21, 2020 |work=The Billings Gazette |date=December 12, 1985|page=23|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1915.<ref name="ncabbio">{{cite web |title=Chandler C. Cohagen, FAIA |url=https://www.ncarb.org/about/history-ncarb/past-presidents/chandler-c-cohagen-faia |website=National Council of Architectural Registration Boards |accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref> While he was at UM, he co-founded the [[Alpha Rho Chi]] fraternity.<ref name="nrhpdocoliver"/>
Cohagen was born on April 24, 1889, in [[Pierson, Iowa]] near [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]].<ref name="greatfallstribunebillingsman">{{cite news |title=Billings Man Locates Here. Chandler C. Cohagen Becomes Member of Firm of Architects Including Great Falls Men. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/238030144/?terms=%22Chandler%2BC.%2BCohagen%22 |accessdate=January 21, 2020 |work=Great Falls Tribune |date=August 1, 1915}}</ref><ref name="nrhpdocoliver">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=08001228}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oliver Building |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Alison LaFever, Maisie Sulser |date=December 18, 2007 |accessdate=January 21, 2020}} With {{NRHP url|id=08001228|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref> He was educated in [[Le Mars, Iowa]], and he moved to [[Billings, Montana]] with his family in 1907.<ref name="billingsgazetteobit">{{cite news |title=Architect Cohagen dead at age 96 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/413366698/?terms=%22Chandler%2BC.%2BCohagen%22 |accessdate=January 21, 2020 |work=The Billings Gazette |date=December 12, 1985|page=23|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1915.<ref name="ncabbio">{{cite web |title=Chandler C. Cohagen, FAIA |url=https://www.ncarb.org/about/history-ncarb/past-presidents/chandler-c-cohagen-faia |website=National Council of Architectural Registration Boards |date=13 February 2019 |accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref> While he was at UM, he co-founded the [[Alpha Rho Chi]] fraternity.<ref name="nrhpdocoliver"/>


==Career==
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Cohagen married Flora J. Brown in 1917, and she died in 1958.<ref name="billingsgazetteobit"/> A Freemason, he was a member of the [[DeMolay International|Order of DeMolay]] and the Grand Lodge of Montana.<ref name="billingsgazettearchitectwins"/>
Cohagen married Flora J. Brown in 1917, and she died in 1958.<ref name="billingsgazetteobit"/> A Freemason, he was a member of the [[DeMolay International|Order of DeMolay]] and the Grand Lodge of Montana.<ref name="billingsgazettearchitectwins"/>


Cohagen died on December 9, 1985 in [[Billings, Montana]].<ref name="billingsgazetteobit"/><ref name="nrhpdocoliver"/> His papers are held in the [[Montana State University Library]] in [[Bozeman, Montana]].<ref name="msulibrarypapers">{{cite web |title=Item: Chandler C. Cohagen Papers, 1907-1971 |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu//finding-aids/item/160 |website=Montana State University Library |accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref>
Cohagen died on December 9, 1985, in [[Billings, Montana]].<ref name="billingsgazetteobit"/><ref name="nrhpdocoliver"/> His papers are held in the [[Montana State University Library]] in [[Bozeman, Montana]].<ref name="msulibrarypapers">{{cite web |title=Item: Chandler C. Cohagen Papers, 1907-1971 |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu//finding-aids/item/160 |website=Montana State University Library |accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 12:48, 29 November 2023

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

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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

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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

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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]

References

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  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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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.
  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. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Item: Chandler C. Cohagen Papers, 1907-1971". Montana State University Library. Retrieved January 21, 2020.