George M. Post
American architect
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George Morrison Post (November 21, 1883 – January 21, 1966) was an American architect from Oregon. He worked primarily in Salem and Portland.[1] A few of Post's works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Life and career
Post was born on November 21, 1883, to Owen L. Post, a carriage maker, and Mary W. Post (née Palmer) in New London, Connecticut.[1] Without any formal training, Post went to work for a local architect.[1] By 1905 he was working for the local firm of Donnelly & Hazeltine.[2] In 1907, he started a solo practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] He moved to Salem, Oregon in 1908 and worked with Louis R. Hazeltine, his former employer, until 1910, when Post again practiced alone.[1] In 1912, he designed the Salem Carnegie library, which serves today as Willamette University's Oregon Civic Justice Center.[1] In 1917, Post moved to Portland, joining Morris H. Whitehouse's firm.[1] When the State of Oregon began licensing architects in 1919, the Oregon Board of Architect Examiners issued him license No. 1 under a grandfather clause.[1] Post served as the board's secretary until 1926.[1] He left the Whitehouse firm in 1923.[1]
Post died on January 21, 1966, in Portland, aged 82, leaving a wife, Eliza, and a daughter.[1]
Works
- Salem, Oregon Carnegie library (1912)
- The Majestic Theatre, Corvallis (1913)[3]
- Old Woodburn City Hall, Woodburn (1914), NRHP[4]
- The Derby Building, Salem (c. 1915), remodeled into the Senator Hotel (demolished in 1997, currently the site of Courthouse Square)
- McKinley Elementary School, Salem, Oregon (1915)[5]
- Moore Building, Salem (1916), a contributing property of the Salem Downtown State Street – Commercial Street Historic District (NRHP)[6]
- Morado Apartments, Portland (1925), a contributing property of the Alphabet Historic District (NRHP)[7]
- Mount Hood Hotel Annex, Hood River (completed 1912, renovation by Post, 1926), NRHP[8]
- William T. and Helen Werner House, Portland (1928)[9]
- Eugene Walsh House, Portland (1929)[10]
- Multi-family apartment, Portland (1930), a contributing property of the Irvington Historic District (NRHP)[11]
- W. S. and Gladys Boutwell House, Lake Oswego (1931), NRHP
- Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Roundhouse, Portland (c. 1941), demolished[12]
- Yard Master's Quarters, Portland (1944)[13]
