John Storrs (architect)
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John W. Storrs (1920 – August 31, 2003) was an American architect in
Oregon College of Art & Craft
, among others.
Early life
Storrs was born in 1920 in
Eagle Scout.[1] He then attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where he was an all-American swimmer,[1] and graduated in 1942.[2] Storrs then joined the United States Navy where he was in command of a sub chaser during World War II.[1] Following the war, he graduated from the Yale School of Architecture with a master's degree in architecture in 1949.[1][3] He married Frances, and had four children.[1]
Career
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After hearing a lecture by
Columbus Day Storm.[1][3] He designed a similar one, Marineland at Pier 99, located along Interstate 5 near the Washington border.[3] The upper level and hyperbolic paraboloid roof of Marineland at Pier 99, formerly known as the Totem Pole Marina, located at 1415 North Pier 99 Street, was demolished in July 2023.[4]
Other projects designed by Storrs include the
Lake Oswego's Lakeridge High School, the World Forestry Center at Washington Park in Portland, St. Mary's Catholic Church in Corvallis, Central Catholic High School in Portland, the Mazama Lodge, and Congregation Ahavath Achim, among others.[1][2][3] He also designed Sokol Blosser Winery's original tasting room in 1977,[5] with his final project as a conversion of a closed mattress factory into the John's Landing Water Tower building with retail and office space.[1] Storrs' most notable design is the Salishan Lodge resort at Gleneden Beach, Oregon, along the Oregon Coast.[1][3]
Later life
Storrs studied the culinary arts in London in the 1970s, but only prepared meals for his family and friends.[1] He died on August 31, 2003, in Portland at the age of 83.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Gragg, Randy (September 3, 2003). "Remembering John Storrs the structure of a life - The acclaimed Oregon architect designed Salishan, pioneering the Northwest regional style". The Oregonian. p. B1.
- ^ a b c McGeough, Randy. "Guide to the John Storrs Architectural Drawings". Northwest Digital Archives. Orbis Cascade Alliance. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Belz, Kristin (January 20, 2013). "John Storrs, Modernist". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Portland Maps". Portland Maps. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Richard, Terry (November 20, 2013). "Ponzi, Sokol Blosser families carry on Oregon winemaking traditions". The Oregonian. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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