Perry Crosier
Perry E. Crosier (November 17, 1890 – July 25, 1953) was an architect based in Minnesota, best known for the theatres he designed throughout Minnesota. He also designed apartment complexes and residences.[1] Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
He was born November 17, 1890, in Minneapolis. In 1909 he became a draftsman for Minneapolis architect Harry W. Jones. During 1910-13 he worked variously for architects Bertrand and Chamberlin, for a real estate firm, for a building contractor, and more.[1]
He worked independently later. His firm became Perry E. Crosier & Son, in 1946, when his son Paul joined. He died on July 25, 1953. He was buried in Lakewood Cemetery.[1][2]
Works by "Perry Crosier" or "Perry Crosier and Son" include:
- theatres in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area
- Boulevard Twins Theatre (1939)
- the Avalon Theatre (1937)
- the St. Louis Park Theatre (1938)
- the Hopkins Theatre (1941)
- West Twins Theatre, West St. Paul.
In collaboration with Liebenberg & Kaplan:
- the Westgate Theatre (1934)
- the Cinema Theatre in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
- the Princess Theatre in Wabasha, Wisconsin
- Village Theatre (1944–46) in Faribault, Minnesota[1]
- other theatres
- Falls Theater (1933), 117 First Street S.E., Little Falls, Minnesota, a contributing building in the NRHP-listed Little Falls Commercial Historic District[3]
- Strand Theatre, 618 Hill Ave., Grafton, ND (Crosier, Perry E. and Son), NRHP-listed
- Walla Theater, 909 Central Ave., Walhalla, ND (Crosier, Perry E. & Son), NRHP-listed
- West Theatre, now The Tarlton Theatre (1941 converted to a theatre), in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in Art Deco and Art Moderne styles.[4]
Other works include:
- the Belmont, an apartment complex
- the Oak Terrace, an apartment complex
- Fair Oaks Apartments (1939)
- Highland Village Apartments (1939)
- the Loring Medical Building (1926), Minneapolis.
- Golden Valley Road apartments, North Minneapolis[1]
He is reported to have designed 1211, 1215, 1221, 1227, and 1233 Russell Avenue North, and the Tazewell Apartments in St. Paul.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Northwest Architectural Archives Perry Crosier Papers, University of Minnesota archives, as reported at [https://historichomewood.blogspot.com/2015/02/perry-crosier-architect-of-two-homes-on.html "Perry Crosier, Architect", a Historic Homewood Neighborhood blog
- ↑ "Perry E. Crosier". Star Tribune. 1953-07-28. p. 17. Retrieved 2025-08-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Little Falls Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. 1994. Retrieved April 13, 2020. With 40 accompanying pictures by Joe Roberts from 1993 (photo #1 is the theatre
- ↑ "405 W WALNUT ST | Property Record". January 2012.
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