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Ivar Viehe-Naess autobiography, circa 1912
- Title
- Ivar Viehe-Naess autobiography, circa 1912
- Identifier
- P1394
- Date
- circa 1912
- Creator
- Viehe-Næss, Ivar, 1870-1959
- Description
- The story of an emigrant from Nord Osen in Osterdalen, who came to Chicago in 1891, and became a successful architect there. He had studied in Copenhagen, 1890-1891, and contined for three years at the Chicago School of Architecture. He started his own firm in 1912, working mainly with banks, office buildings, churches, and hospitals. He also designed the plans for a new church built on the site of his farm home in Osen, Norway.
- Location: 11/B/3
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Subject
- Viehe-Næss, Ivar, 1870-1959
- Type
- Manuscripts
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
Collection
Citation
Viehe-Næss, Ivar, 1870-1959, “Ivar Viehe-Naess autobiography, circa 1912,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 18, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11951.