Brynjulf Rivenes

Brynjulf Rivenes (July 4, 1874 – December 21, 1929), generally known as B. Rivenes, was a Norwegian-American architect practicing in Miles City, a city in sparsely settled eastern Montana.[1]

Brynjulf Rivenes
Born(1874-07-04)July 4, 1874
Norway
DiedDecember 21, 1929(1929-12-21) (aged 55)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NationalityNorwegian-American
OccupationArchitect
Masonic Temple, Miles City, 1912.
Glendive City Hall, Glendive, 1914.
Washington School, Miles City, 1915.
Presbyterian Church, Miles City, 1916.

Biography

Rivenes was born in Norway in 1874, and was educated there. In 1904, he and his brother David immigrated to the United States, settling in Glendive, Montana. In 1905, Brynjulf went to the state capitol in Helena where he worked as a draftsman for architect and engineer John Hackett Kent of Bell & Kent. He then returned to Glendive, where he and his brother established an architect's office.[2] [3]

After a brief practice in Glendive, Rivenes moved his office to Miles City in 1906,[4] with David staying behind to operate the Glendive office as a branch. At the time, Miles City was undergoing a period of major economic growth, and Rivenes had the opportunity to design many of the new buildings that the expanding city required.

Rivenes practiced as an architect in Miles City until his unexpected death four days before Christmas of 1929.[5] In order to raise money, what remained of the business was sold off.[6] Brynjulf Rivenes was buried in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City.[7]

Architectural works

Other works in the Merrill Avenue Historic District by Rivenes (with unknown dates) are:

  • Krug Building,[17]
  • Rivenes-West Hardware Company Building,[17]
  • First National Bank Building (since remodeled), and[17]
  • Dion Brother Building (1910s remodeling).[17]

See also

References
  1. Who's Who in the Northwest. Vol. 2. 1917.
  2. "Rivenes. Haus herad. Hordaland". Matrikkelutkastet av 1950. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  3. "John Hackett Kent". nebraskahistory.org. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. Improvement Bulletin 7 April 1906.
  5. Burkhard, Dan. "Saving Rivenes Norwegian's work still a showcase of early 20th-century design". http://billingsgazette.com/. 22 June 2002.
  6. Western Architect 1930: 36.
  7. "Brynjulf Rivenes" at Find a Grave. 25 March 2012.
  8. Olive Hotel NRHP Nomination. 1988.
  9. Bill Babcock (August 1987). "Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory: First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage". National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2017. With five photos from 1987.
  10. Main Street Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1989.
  11. East Main Street Residential Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1990.
  12. Forsyth Main Street Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1990.
  13. School Board Journal June 1912: 61.
  14. Engineering Record 18 Jan. 1913: 41.
  15. Construction News 22 Nov. 1913: 30.
  16. Western Contractor 11 March 1914: 18.
  17. William A. Babcock, Jr. (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merrill Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2017. With photos.
  18. William A. Babcock, Jr. (August 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Glendive, Montana". National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  19. A Guide to Historic Glendive. 1998.
  20. Engineering Record 21 Aug. 1915: 83.
  21. American Contractor 5 July 1919: 85.
  22. William A. Babcock, Jr. (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sacred Heart Church". National Park Service. Retrieved July 28, 2017. With two photos from 1987.

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