Harold (Henry) William Orth (April 14, 1866 - March 5, 1946) was an American architect.Henry W. Orth (AIA Historical Directory of American Architects)
Background Harold William Orth was born on a ship en route to the United States from Christiana (Oslo), Norway, on April 14, 1866. His exact date of arrival to the United States is unknown. He was educated at a business college (location unknown). He married Esther Susan Trigalet and settled in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Career
He became a partner of Frank W. Kinney (1855–1929) in Austin, Minnesota, in 1895. The partnership of Kinney and Orth designed several large buildings in various parts of Minnesota until 1900. The work of architects Kinney & Orth included the Winnebago County Courthouse, a Romanesque-style building made of red brick and trimmed with stone, built during 1896 in Forest City, Iowa.Winnebago County Court House (Shop Iowa Online)
In 1902, Orth joined Charles Buechner (1859–1924) in St. Paul. Buechner remained a partner with Orth in the architectural firm Buechner & Orth until his death in 1924. The firm specialized in designing courthouses and theaters throughout the Midwest and was one of the most successful architectural practices of its day in the area. Buechner & Orth was known for its use of Beaux-Arts architecture.
Buildings Among the many buildings designed by Buechner & Orth are:Buechner & Orth papers (Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division. 2003. University of Minnesota)
Cleveland High School (St. Paul), 1909 Empress Theatre (St. Paul), 1910 Grand Theatre (Grand Forks, ND), 1919 Labor Temple (St. Paul), 1922 Lagoon Theatre (Minneapolis), 1915 Luther Seminary (St. Paul), several buildings for, 1921, 1923 Masonic Temple (St. Paul) Shubert Theatre (St. Paul), 1909 & 1910 Henry Orth residence (St. Paul), 1915 Palace Theatre (St. Paul), 1916 St. Alexius Hospital (Bismarck, ND), 1914 Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children (Minneapolis), 1922 State Theatre (Sioux Falls, SD), 1925 West Bay Club (Sand Island, WI), 1913 Fargo Theatre (Fargo, North Dakota), 1925 Drawings for 19 courthouses in Minnesota, and North and South Dakota, 1907–1926, and plans of nearly 100 residences, most of them in Minneapolis and St. Paul.Classic movie theaters designed by Buechner & Orth (Cinema Treasures)
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