Background
Harold William Orth was born on a ship en route to the United States from Christiana (Oslo), Norway, on April 14, 1866.
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Education
He was educated at a business college (location unknown).
Career
His exact date of arrival to the United States is unknown. In 1902, Orth joined Charles Buechner (1859–1924) in Saint Paul. Buechner remained a partner with Orth in the architectural firm Buechner & Orth until his death in 1924.
The firm specialized in designing courthouses and theaters throughout the Midwest and was one of the most successful architectural practices of its day in the area.
Buechner & Orth was known for its use of Beaux-Arts architecture. Among the many buildings designed by Buechner & Orth are:
Cleveland High School (Street Paul), 1909
Empress Theatre (Street Paul), 1910
Grand Theatre (Grand Forks, North Dakota), 1919
Labor Temple (Street Paul), 1922
Lagoon Theatre (Minneapolis), 1915
Luther Seminary (Street Paul), several buildings for, 1921, 1923
Masonic Temple (Street Paul)
Shubert Theatre (Street Paul), 1909 & 1910
Henry Orth residence (Street Paul), 1915
Palace Theatre (Street Paul), 1916
Saint Alexius Hospital (Bismarck, North Dakota), 1914
Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children (Minneapolis), 1922
State Theatre (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), 1925
Drawings for 19 courthouses in Minnesota, and North and South Dakota, 1907–1926, and plans of nearly 100 residences, most of them in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
