Gordon Dickson Orr

Background

Orr, Gordon Dickson was born on May 16, 1926 in Meriden, Connecticut, United States. Son of Gordon Dickson and Eunice May (Stadtmiller) Orr.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, Rensselaer Poly Institute, 1950. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1971.

Career

Owner, principal Office of Gordon Orr, Wallingford, Connecticut, 1955-1960. Partner Tuttle and Orr Architects, Winter Park, Florida, 1960-1963. Assistant state architect State of Wisconsin, Madison, 1963-1965.

Campus architect University Wisconsin, 1965-1985. Private practice architecture, 1985-1989. Associate Niebler & Niebler, Meno Falls, Wisconsin, from 1989.

Archival research Northwest Architectural Archives, Minneapolis.

Achievements

• Registered architect, Wisconsin, Rhode Island.

Membership

Member Urban Design Committee, Madison, 1973-1976, member chairman Landmarks Committee, Madison, 1976-1982, Wisconsin History Preservation Review Board, State of Wisconsin, 1971-1983. Chairman commission on architecture and the allied arts Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee, since 1987. Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American Institute of Architects.

Member Society Architectural Historians, Association Preservation Technicians, Wisconsin Society Architects (chairman history resources l972—), Audubon Society, History Madison (president l974), St. Andrews Society, Madison Voyageurs, Clan Blair Society United States of America (executive vice president). Clubs: History Madison, Inc. (president 1974), St. Andrews Society Lodges: Madison Voyageurs.

Interests

• Wilderness travel by canoe, dog sledding, water colors.

Connections

Married Elayne Mercedes Soley, September 20, 1952. Children: Blair Dickson, Keith Gordon.

Father:

Gordon Dickson Orr

Mother:

Eunice May (Stadtmiller) Orr

Spouse:

Elayne Mercedes Soley

child:

Blair Dickson Orr

child:

Keith Gordon Orr