Victor W. Voorhees
American architect
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| Intro | American architect | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Architect | |
| Work field | Engineering | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1876 | |
| Death | 1 January 1970 (aged 94 years) |
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Biography
Victor W. Voorhees (1876–1970) was an American architect most active in Seattle, Washington. He is credited with the design of over 110 building projects. His residential plan book, Western Home Builder, which went through six editions between 1907 and 1911, provided templates for popular local house designs like the Seattle box.
Life
Voorhees was born in Cambria, Wisconsin on May 4, 1876. After working as a real estate and loan agent in Minneapolis, he moved to Seattle and founded his first architectural firm, Fisher & Voorhees, in 1904. He practiced architecture in Seattle as principle in his own firm from 1906-1941, and was listed as a practicing architect in Seattle's city directory until 1957.
Projects
Washington Hall (1918), formerly the Danish Brotherhood Society Hall, in March 2013.
A Seattle box house, based on Voorhees' plan from Western Home Builder
Voorhees designed both commercial and residential buildings, including private homes, apartment buildings, automotive show rooms, movie theaters, and hotels. Several of his designs have been recognized as local and national historic landmarks, including:
- the Washington Hall (Seattle, Washington), a City of Seattle Landmark
- Old Georgetown City Hall, 6202 13th Ave., S., Seattle, Washington, listed on the National Register of Historic Places