Angus V. McIver


Angus V. McIver was an American architect who designed many buildings in the state of Montana.

Early life

McIver was born on April 29, 1892, in Great Falls, Montana. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1915.

Career

McIver became an architect in Great Falls, Montana, in 1915, when he co-founded the firm of McIver, Cohagen & Marshall with Chandler C. Cohagen and Walter V. Marshall. He served in the United States Army during World War I from 1917 to 1919. From 1919 to 1936, he was a partner in McIver & Cohagen. In 1950 he formed a new partnership, A. V. McIver & Associates, with William J. Hess, his chief draftsman, and Knute Haugsjaa, chief designer. In 1953 the firm was renamed McIver, Hess & Haugsjaa and McIver & Hess in 1959 after Haugsjaa's death. McIver retired in 1969. Over the course of his career, McIver designed many churches, hospitals and schools, as well as the courthouses of Toole County, Glacier County and Pondera County. Among his major works is the Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building in Helena, built from 1950 to 1953 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
In 1949 McIver was the first Montana architect to be elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Personal life and death

McIver was married twice. He was married to Loneta E. Kuhn in 1915 until her death in 1959. He married Valborg Ryan in 1966. He had a daughter. He was a Freemason.
McIver died at 82 on July 24, 1974, in Great Falls.

Architectural works

McIver & Cohagen, 1919–1936

A. V. McIver, 1936–1950

A. V. McIver & Associates, 1950–1953

McIver, Hess & Haugsjaa, 1953–1959

McIver & Hess, 1959–1969