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).
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]
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).
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]