Arthur Wesley Van Horn (15 March 1860-18 April 1931) was a prolific architect of

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. and A number of Van Horn's works, alone or as part of his firm (Ritterbush Brothers), are listed on the U.S.

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Biography

Arthur Van Horn was born at Hackensack, in

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, where he attended

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and received private instruction in the study of architecture. He moved to Bismarck and began as an independent architect in 1883. He worked with Karl A. Loven in Van Horn & Loven during 1917–1919, and with Robert A. Ritterbush and Clarence W. Ritterbush in Van Horn & Ritterbush Brothers during 1920–1931. The Bismarck-based firm evolved as

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during 1931–1974 and subsequently as Ritterbush Associates. and

Notable works

* Henry J. Geierman house, 100 W Ave A,

(1908)Bismarck Cathedral Area Historic District NRHP Registration Form
(1980) * Bismarck Civic Auditorium, 201 N 6th St,

(1913–14, NRHP 1976) * Frank E. Shepard house, 226 W Ave B,

(1916) * Van Horn Hotel, 114 N 3rd St,

(1916 and 1926, NRHP 1984) * Hughes Auto Building, 123 E Broadway Ave,

(1920)Downtown Bismarck Historic District NRHP Registration Form
(2001) * Olympia Building, 305 E Broadway Ave,

(1920) * Logan County Courthouse, 301 Broadway,

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(1921 and 1924, NRHP 1985) * Willows Hotel, 112 S Broadway,

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(1922, NRHP 1996) * Dakota Hall, North Dakota Youth Correctional Center, Mandan, North Dakota (1924–25, demolished circa 1996)State Training School Historic District NRHP Registration Form
(1996) * Devine Hall, North Dakota Youth Correctional Center, Mandan, North Dakota (1928–29) * Capital Chevrolet building, 101 E Broadway Ave,

(1929) * Universal Motor Company building, 122 N 1st St,

(1930)

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