Henry Elmer "Kirk" Kirkemo (July 26, 1894 - March 22, 1987)Birth record for Henry Elmer Kirkemo, born July 26, 1894, Faribault, Rice, Minnesota. Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 [database on-line].Death record for Henry E. Kirkemo, died in Missoula County, Montana. Ancestry.com. Montana Death Index, 1954-2002. [database online] was an American architect principally known for his work in western Montana and, in particular, in Missoula, Montana. His son, James W. Kirkemo, later took over his architecture practice. His papers are maintained at the University of Montana - Missoula. At the time of the 1930 and 1940 United States Censuses, Kirkemo was living in Missoula with his wife Lillian and son James Wallace Kirkemo.Census entry for H. Elmer Kirkemo, architect, and family. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1930; Census Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana; Roll: 1259; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 248.0; FHL microfilm: 2340994.Census entry for H. Elmer Kirkemo, architect, and family. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1940; Census Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana; Roll: T627_2225; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 32-14.
He worked together with A.J. Gibson (1862-1928) and with Ole Bakke (1889-1925).findaid
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Works include: Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, 211 S. 4th St. Hamilton, MT (Kirkemo, H.E.), NRHP-listed Missoula Laundry Company, 111 E. Spruce St. Missoula, MT (Kirkemo, H.E.), NRHP-listed Wilma Theatre, 104 S. Higgins Ave. Missoula, MT (Kirkemo, H.E.), NRHP-listed Zip Auto, 251 W. Main St. Missoula, MT (Kirkemo, H.E.), NRHP-listed One or more works in Hamilton Commercial Historic District, Main, N. Second, S. Second, S. Third, and State Sts. Hamilton, MT (Kirkemo, H.E.), NRHP-listed
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