179:
171:
125:. He is credited with the design of over 110 building projects. Considered one of the Northwest's finest designer of garages, he was responsible for a large number of automobile related buildings built on Capitol Hill in the 1910s and 1920s, Seattle's original auto row. His residential
212:
While mostly specializing in low-rise commercial and residential buildings beyond
Seattle's commercial core, among his last high-profile projects were a trio of skyscrapers for Joseph Vance, including the Lloyd Building (1926), Vance Hotel (1926) and the Joseph Vance Building (1929).
193:
Voorhees designed both commercial and residential buildings, including private homes, apartment buildings, automotive show rooms, banks, movie theaters, and hotels. Several of his designs have been recognized as local and national historic landmarks, including:
161:
in downtown
Seattle in 1905, both of which would only last a few months. He practiced architecture in Seattle as principle in his own firm from 1905 to 1941, and was listed as a practicing architect in Seattle's city directory until 1957.
397:
323:
199:
102:
402:
362:
157:
in 1904 and founded his first architectural firm, Fisher & Voorhees, and later
Voorhees & Palmer, with Lewis W. Palmer, in the
407:
231:
340:
261:
Andersen, Dennis A.; Krafft, Katheryn H. (October 1994). "Plan and
Pattern Books: Shaping Early Seattle Architecture".
133:
which went through six editions between 1907 and 1911, provided templates for popular local house designs like the
289:
205:
61:
367:
392:
387:
122:
270:
146:
43:
178:
319:
208:, 6202 13th Ave., S., Seattle, Washington, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
154:
170:
126:
158:
381:
174:
Washington Hall (1908), formerly the Danish
Brotherhood Society Hall, in March 2013.
183:
150:
134:
118:
274:
316:
Shaping
Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects
290:"Housebuilding in Seattle: A History - Historylink.org essay 9116"
177:
169:
357:
149:
on May 4, 1876. After working as a real estate and loan agent in
341:"City of Seattle Landmark application: Washington Hall"
318:. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press.
294:
HistoryLink.org: The 💕 of
Washington State History
98:
84:
76:
68:
50:
25:
18:
103:Washington Hall of Danish Brotherhood Building
8:
15:
232:"Northwestern Garages Show Individuality"
222:
358:"National Register Information System"
200:Washington Hall (Seattle, Washington)
7:
363:National Register of Historic Places
314:Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, ed. (1998) .
186:house, based on Voorhees' plan from
339:Zola Mumford and B. N. Barleycorn.
230:Crane, Warren Eugene (1 Aug 1919).
288:Chesley, Frank (August 19, 2009).
14:
398:People from Cambria, Wisconsin
1:
202:, a City of Seattle Landmark
117:(1876–1970) was an American
403:Architects from Minneapolis
263:Pacific Northwest Quarterly
424:
108:
94:
236:Automobile Trade Journal
206:Old Georgetown City Hall
408:Architects from Seattle
90:Victor W. Voorhees, Sr.
30:Victor W. Voorhees, Jr.
190:
175:
62:Minneapolis, Minnesota
368:National Park Service
181:
173:
145:Voorhees was born in
131:Western Home Builder,
188:Western Home Builder
155:Ballard, Washington
123:Seattle, Washington
191:
176:
147:Cambria, Wisconsin
115:Victor W. Voorhees
44:Cambria, Wisconsin
20:Victor W. Voorhees
370:. March 13, 2009.
325:978-0-295-97366-1
112:
111:
88:Violetta Voorhees
415:
372:
371:
354:
348:
347:
345:
336:
330:
329:
311:
305:
304:
302:
300:
285:
279:
278:
258:
252:
251:
249:
247:
227:
57:
39:
37:
16:
423:
422:
418:
417:
416:
414:
413:
412:
378:
377:
376:
375:
356:
355:
351:
343:
338:
337:
333:
326:
313:
312:
308:
298:
296:
287:
286:
282:
260:
259:
255:
245:
243:
229:
228:
224:
219:
168:
143:
121:most active in
89:
64:
59:
55:
54:August 10, 1970
46:
41:
35:
33:
32:
31:
21:
12:
11:
5:
421:
419:
411:
410:
405:
400:
395:
390:
380:
379:
374:
373:
349:
331:
324:
306:
280:
269:(4): 150–158.
253:
221:
220:
218:
215:
210:
209:
203:
167:
164:
159:Eitel Building
153:, he moved to
142:
139:
110:
109:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
60:
58:(aged 94)
52:
48:
47:
42:
29:
27:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
420:
409:
406:
404:
401:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
386:
385:
383:
369:
365:
364:
359:
353:
350:
342:
335:
332:
327:
321:
317:
310:
307:
295:
291:
284:
281:
276:
272:
268:
264:
257:
254:
241:
237:
233:
226:
223:
216:
214:
207:
204:
201:
197:
196:
195:
189:
185:
180:
172:
165:
163:
160:
156:
152:
148:
140:
138:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
107:
104:
101:
97:
93:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
53:
49:
45:
28:
24:
17:
361:
352:
334:
315:
309:
299:November 22,
297:. Retrieved
293:
283:
266:
262:
256:
244:. Retrieved
239:
235:
225:
211:
192:
187:
144:
130:
114:
113:
56:(1970-08-10)
393:1970 deaths
388:1876 births
246:16 November
184:Seattle box
151:Minneapolis
135:Seattle box
69:Nationality
40:May 4, 1876
382:Categories
217:References
77:Occupation
36:1876-05-04
242:: 163–164
127:plan book
119:architect
99:Buildings
85:Parent(s)
80:Architect
275:40491583
166:Projects
72:American
322:
273:
344:(PDF)
271:JSTOR
320:ISBN
301:2014
248:2021
198:the
141:Life
51:Died
26:Born
384::
366:.
360:.
292:.
267:85
265:.
240:24
238:.
234:.
182:A
137:.
129:,
346:.
328:.
303:.
277:.
250:.
38:)
34:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
