Link & Haire was a prolific architectural firm in
Montana, formally established on January 1, 1906.[1] It designed a number of buildings that are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.[2]
History
The Link & Haire Firm was formed by Charles Haire and J. G. Link in 1906. Link & Haire architects planned both public and private premises. Thomas Haire, who succeeded Charles S. Haire, retired in 1926. E.B. Benson, an employee, took the place of Thomas Haire.
Partner biographies
John Gustave Link was born in
Bavaria on May 13, 1870, emigrating to the
United States in 1887.[3] He practiced architecture in
Denver and
St. Louis before relocating to
Butte in 1896.[4] He soon formed the partnership of Link & Donovan with William E. Donovan, which was dissolved in 1900. He then formed Link & Carter, with Joseph T. Carter. In 1902 Link went to
Billings, a city 228 miles east of Butte, where he established the firm's second office,[5] leaving the Butte office under Carter's supervision. After Carter departed in 1905, Link had to find a new architect to manage the Butte office. He found his man in the form of the older Charles S. Haire, a prominent Helena architect. The two men formally established their partnership on January 1, 1906, with Link in Billings and Haire in Butte.
Upon Haire's death in 1925, his place was taken by his son, Thomas. Link departed soon after, relocating to
Spokane, Washington, where he established Link & Rasque with
George M. Rasque.[6] He returned to Billings in 1926, and his firm became J. G. Link, Inc. In 1935 Link's son John G. Link, Jr. was admitted to the firm. He retired in 1936,[3] handing the firm over fully to his sons, John and Elmer F. Link. John G. Link, Sr. died in Billings in January 1954.[7]
Charles Sidney Haire was born in
Hamilton County, Ohio, on June 4, 1857. He attended
Hughes High School in
Cincinnati, graduating in 1876. It was in Ohio that he studied architecture, from 1879 to 1886. He then worked as a draftsman for the
Union Pacific Railroad at
Pocatello, Idaho, and the
Great Northern Railway in
Butte, ultimately relocating to Helena in 1893, where he established his own office.[8] Haire practiced alone until he formed a partnership with J. G. Link in January 1906.
1924 - Renovations to Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park. (Grand Lady of the Lake: The Remarkable Legacy of Yellowstone's Lake Hotel By Michelle Tappen)
1924 - Machine Shop and Storage Garage, Yellowstone National Park, Gardiner, Montana
Link & Haire was a prolific architectural firm in
Montana, formally established on January 1, 1906.[1] It designed a number of buildings that are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.[2]
History
The Link & Haire Firm was formed by Charles Haire and J. G. Link in 1906. Link & Haire architects planned both public and private premises. Thomas Haire, who succeeded Charles S. Haire, retired in 1926. E.B. Benson, an employee, took the place of Thomas Haire.
Partner biographies
John Gustave Link was born in
Bavaria on May 13, 1870, emigrating to the
United States in 1887.[3] He practiced architecture in
Denver and
St. Louis before relocating to
Butte in 1896.[4] He soon formed the partnership of Link & Donovan with William E. Donovan, which was dissolved in 1900. He then formed Link & Carter, with Joseph T. Carter. In 1902 Link went to
Billings, a city 228 miles east of Butte, where he established the firm's second office,[5] leaving the Butte office under Carter's supervision. After Carter departed in 1905, Link had to find a new architect to manage the Butte office. He found his man in the form of the older Charles S. Haire, a prominent Helena architect. The two men formally established their partnership on January 1, 1906, with Link in Billings and Haire in Butte.
Upon Haire's death in 1925, his place was taken by his son, Thomas. Link departed soon after, relocating to
Spokane, Washington, where he established Link & Rasque with
George M. Rasque.[6] He returned to Billings in 1926, and his firm became J. G. Link, Inc. In 1935 Link's son John G. Link, Jr. was admitted to the firm. He retired in 1936,[3] handing the firm over fully to his sons, John and Elmer F. Link. John G. Link, Sr. died in Billings in January 1954.[7]
Charles Sidney Haire was born in
Hamilton County, Ohio, on June 4, 1857. He attended
Hughes High School in
Cincinnati, graduating in 1876. It was in Ohio that he studied architecture, from 1879 to 1886. He then worked as a draftsman for the
Union Pacific Railroad at
Pocatello, Idaho, and the
Great Northern Railway in
Butte, ultimately relocating to Helena in 1893, where he established his own office.[8] Haire practiced alone until he formed a partnership with J. G. Link in January 1906.
1924 - Renovations to Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park. (Grand Lady of the Lake: The Remarkable Legacy of Yellowstone's Lake Hotel By Michelle Tappen)
1924 - Machine Shop and Storage Garage, Yellowstone National Park, Gardiner, Montana