Anton Werner Lignell

Anton Werner Lignell (1867–1954) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish architect known for designing buildings in Butte, Montana; Duluth, Minnesota; and two courthouses in Minnesota.

Anton Werner Lignell
Born1867
Mariehamn, Åland, Finland
Died1954
Oahu, Hawaii, United States
OccupationArchitect
Buildings
YWCA building viewed from the north, Duluth, Minnesota.
Cook County Courthouse, Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Roseau County Courthouse, Roseau, Minnesota.

Biography

Lignell was born to skipper Pehr Anton Lignell and Ingeborg Ahlstedt in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland, in 1867.[1] In his early 20s, in 1888, he emigrated to Butte, Montana, founding the Anaconda Copper Mining Company Employees Club there.[2] He was in a partnership with architect William Pole White in Butte from 1897 to 1902, designing St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church and other buildings.[3]

In 1903, he moved to Duluth, Minnesota, where he formed a partnership with Canadian architect Frederick German in 1905. Together the two would design a number of residences in Duluth's East End mansion district as well as important buildings in the city, including the YMCA building, the YWCA building, the Duluth Curling Club building, and Glen Avon Presbyterian Church.[4][5][6][7] Homes he designed in Duluth include a large Flemish-style house at 202 North 24th Avenue East for Swedish immigrants Gust and Hanna Carlson and the Craftsman-style William and Margrette Cole residence at 2204 East 1st Street.[8][2] In 1906, Lignell and German were hired to draw the plans for the school, Villa Sancta Scholastica Academy, and the motherhouse at the College of St. Scholastica. Mother Scholastica Kerst disapproved of the plans due to potential defects in the building's design, and the two architects were fired from the project in 1908; it was taken over by Franklin Ellerbe.[5][9][10]

Lignell partnered with Clyde Wetmore Kelly in 1911, designing the Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais, Minnesota.[11][12] Together with Robert Loebeck, he designed the Roseau County Courthouse in Roseau, Minnesota, in 1913.[13] Both courthouses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[14]

Architect Thomas J. Shefchik, designer of the Duluth City Hall, started his architectural career as a draftsman for Lignell and Kelly.[15][16]

Lignell worked as an architect until the late 1930s. He spent the last years of his life in Oahu, Hawaii, where he died in 1954.[14]

Work

With Frederick German
  • Clara M. Smith residence (1903)
  • A. C. Weiss residence (1904)
  • Glen Avon Presbyterian Church (1905)
  • Luther Mendenhall houses (1905)
  • Duluth Yacht Club, Oatka Beach Building (1906)
  • Marvin Memorial Building (c. 1906)
  • Freimuth Building (1907)
  • First Street Department Store (c. 1907)
  • Donald B. McDonald residence (1908)
  • YMCA building (1908)
  • William and Margrette Cole residence (1908)
  • YWCA building (1909)
  • Duluth Marine Supply Building (1912)
  • West Duluth Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall (1911)

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With Clyde Wetmore Kelly
  • Cook County Courthouse (1911)[12]

With Robert Loebeck
  • Roseau County Courthouse (1913)[13]

See also

References
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  2. Larson Fisher Associates. "Intensive Survey of Duluth's East End Neighborhood" (PDF). duluthmn.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. Peterson, David (2019-08-01). "Seattle Landmark Avon/Capitol Crest Apartments, 825 E Denny Way & 1831-1835 Broadway" (PDF). seattle.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  4. Summit Envirosolutions, Inc. "Historic Resources Inventory Phase V: City of Duluth East End Residential Area" (PDF). duluthmn.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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  8. "Gust and Hanna Carlson family home photographs, S6163, Archives and Special Collections, Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth". University of Minnesota Libraries. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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  10. Hollingsworth, Jana (2012-09-10). "What you didn't know about Duluth's 100-year-old college". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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  12. "Cook County Courthouse History". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Archived from the original on 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  13. "Roseau County Courthouse History". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  14. Alanen, Arnold Robert (2012). "Finland Swedes". Finns in Minnesota. St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873518604. OCLC 918316682. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  15. "Thomas J. Shefchik family papers, S6049, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, Archives and Special Collections, Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth". University of Minnesota Libraries. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  16. Sommer, Lawrence (2018-07-17). Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen (eds.). "Duluth Civic Center Historic District". Society of Architectural Historians: Archipedia. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  17. "Frederick G. German and A. Werner Lignell" (PDF). duluthmn.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  18. Dierckins, Tony; Norton, Maryanne C. (2017-04-21). "Duluth Downtown Y.W.C.A." Zenith City Online. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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