Angus V. McIver (April 29, 1892 – July 24, 1974) was an American architect who designed many buildings in the state of Montana.
Early life McIver was born on April 29, 1892, in Great Falls, Montana. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1915.
Career McIver became an architect in Great Falls, Montana, in 1915, when he co-founded the firm of McIver, Cohagen & Marshall with Chandler C. Cohagen and Walter V. Marshall. He served in the United States Army during World War I from 1917 to 1919. From 1919 to 1936, he was a partner in McIver & Cohagen. In 1950 he formed a new partnership, A. V. McIver & Associates, with William J. Hess, his chief draftsman, and Knute Haugsjaa, chief designer. In 1953 the firm was renamed McIver, Hess & Haugsjaa and McIver & Hess in 1959 after Haugsjaa's death. McIver retired in 1969. Over the course of his career, McIver designed many churches, hospitals and schools, as well as the courthouses of Toole County, Glacier County and Pondera County. Among his major works is the Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building in Helena, built from 1950 to 1953 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building NRHP Registration Form (2004)
In 1949 McIver was the first Montana architect to be elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
Personal life and death McIver was married twice. He was married to Loneta E. Kuhn in 1915 until her death in 1959. He married Valborg Ryan in 1966. He had a daughter. He was a Freemason.
McIver died at 82 on July 24, 1974, in Great Falls.
Architectural works McIver & Cohagen, 1919–1936 1920 – First Presbyterian Church (former), 1180 Cedar St, Forsyth, MontanaFirst Presbyterian Church and Manse NRHP Registration Form (1990) Designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw, architect, with McIver & Cohagen, supervising architects. NRHP-listed. 1920 – Garfield School, 3212 First Ave S, Billings, MontanaGarfield School NRHP Registration Form (2013) NRHP-listed. 1921 – Rosebud County Deaconess Hospital (former). 281 N Seventeenth Ave, Forsyth, MontanaRosebud County Deaconess Hospital NRHP Registration Form (1979) NRHP-listed. 1921 – Hardin Primary School, 314 3rd St, Hardin, MontanaEngineering News'Record 86, no. 6 (February 10, 1921): 78. 1923 – University Library (former), University of Montana, Missoula, Montana"Cohagen, Chandler C(arroll)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 166. Now the Social Science Building. 1928 – Montana Odd Fellows Home (former), 2245 Head Ln, Helena, MontanaColorado Manufacturer and Consumer 13, no. 8 (March, 1927): 25. 1930 – Oliver Building reconstruction, 2702 Montana Ave, Billings, Montana With Originally built in 1910 and rebuilt by McIver & Cohagen after a fire. NRHP-listed. 1932 – United States Post Office and Courthouse additions, 2602 First Ave N, Billings, MontanaUS Post Office and Courthouse–Billings NRHP Registration Form (1986) Originally built in 1914 from plans by Supervising Architect Oscar Wenderoth. NRHP-listed. 1934 – Toole County Courthouse, 226 1st St S, Shelby, MontanaJohn Deacon, Toole County, American Courthouses. 1935 – McMullen Hall, Montana State University Billings, Billings, Montana NRHP-listed. 1937 – Grand Lodge of Montana, 425 N Park Ave, Helena, Montana"Cohagen, Chandler C(arroll)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 102.
A. V. McIver, 1936–1950 1938 – Pondera County Courthouse, 20 Fourth Ave SW, Conrad, MontanaJohn Deacon, Pondera County, American Courthouses. 1939 – Glacier County Courthouse, 512 E Main St, Cut Bank, MontanaGlacier County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (2013) NRHP-listed. 1951 – Miles City VA Hospital, 210 S Winchester Ave, Miles City, Montana"McIver, A(ngus) V(aughn)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 354. Designed by A. V. McIver and Cushing & Terrell, associated architects.
A. V. McIver & Associates, 1950–1953 1953 – Montana Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building, 225 N Roberts St, Helena, Montana NRHP-listed. 1953 – C. M. Russell Museum, 400 13th St N, Great Falls, Montana
McIver, Hess & Haugsjaa, 1953–1959 1955 – St. Paul Lutheran Church, US-2, Cut Bank, Montana"Hess, William J(ames)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 245.
McIver & Hess, 1959–1969 1960 – Langford Hall, Montana State University, Billings, Montana"McIver, A(ngus) V(aughn)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 449. 1966 – Montana State University Library, Montana State University, Billings, Montana"McIver, Angus Vaughn" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 579. 1967 – Great Falls Public Library, 301 2nd Ave N, Great Falls, Montana
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