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Godfrey Leonard Norrman, FAIA (1846 – November 16, 1909) was an important architect in the southeastern United States. A number of his commissions are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1897 he was made a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Biography

A native of Sweden, he arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, around 1880 and designed buildings for the International Cotton Exposition (1881). He also designed the Armstrong Hotel of Rome, the Windsor Hotel of Americus, the Gate City Bank and Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Edward Peters Atlanta mansion (1883), Anderson Hall at Savannah College of Art and Design (1896) and the Piedmont Exposition Building of Atlanta, and also homes in Inman Park Atlanta. His firm was called "Norrman and Humphreys" with George Phares Humphreys who designed Joel Chandler Harris's home, Wren's Nest. He maintained offices in Joel Hurt's Equitable Building, resided in the Kimball House and remained in the city until his death. He also designed the Bishop William Wallace Duncan House at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). He was a member of American Institute of Architects (1885-1888 and 1897 to his death) and in 1897 they made him a Fellow of the organization.

Norrman suffered from ill health near the end of his life, and committed suicide on November 16, 1909. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.

Works

Works include (with attribution):

• Edward C. Peters House (1883), 179 Ponce de Leon Ave. Atlanta, Georgia (Norrman, Gottfrid L.), NRHP-listed
• Anderson Hall at Savannah College of Art and Design (1896)
• Armstrong Hotel, Rome, Georgia
• Windsor Hotel of Americus, Georgia.
• the Gate City Bank and Hebrew Orphan Asylum,
• the Piedmont Exposition Building of Atlanta
• Bishop William Wallace Duncan House at Spartanburg, South Carolina.
• Sixteenth Street School, 1532 3rd Ave. Columbus, Georgia (Norrman, G.L.), NRHP-listed
• Springwood Cemetery, Main St. and Elford St. Greenville, South Carolina (Norrman, Gottfried L.), NRHP-listed
• Maxwell House, at 134 McDonald Street, Marietta, Georgia, in the NRHP-listed Whitlock Avenue Historic District (Norrman, Gottfried L.), NRHP-listed
• One or more works in Atlanta University Center District, roughly bounded by transit right-of-way, Northside Dr., Walnut, Fair, Roach, W. End Dr., Euralee and Chestnut Sts. Atlanta, Geogia (Norrman, Gottfried L.), NRHP-listed
• House for Lawrence McNeil, Savannah (1903) Paul Romare Residence, 17 East North Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, built around 1892 or 1893. The Bank of America Building now stands on this property. Thacker Howard Bell Residence, 665 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, built around 1892 or 1893. Location: northeast corner of Peachtree and Fifth Street
• Newberry Opera House, Newberry, South Carolina, 1882, on the NRHP.

References

1. There are current sources that list his first name as Gottfried but contemporary references as well as his own advertising used Godfrey.
2. Franklin Garrett Necrology Database - Atlanta History Center
3. https://apps.atlantaga.gov/citydir/URBAN/wren'sn.htm
4. ^ "Bishop William Wallace Duncan House, Spartanburg County (300 Howard St., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
5. "Gottfrid Leonard Norrman (1846-1909) [ahd1032857]". The AIA Historical Directory of American Architects. Washington, D.C.: American Institute of Architects. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
6. "Architect G. L. Norrman Speeds a Fatal Bullet Through Right Temple". Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1909. pp. 1–2. Retrieved September 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Special Notices: Funeral Notice. Norrman". Atlanta Constitution. November 18, 1909. p. 16. Retrieved September 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. The funeral of Mr. G.L. Norrman will take place today....His friends and brother architects are especially invited to attend. Interment Oakland.
8. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (July 12, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration". National Park Service. Retrieved 4 August 2016. with photos

External links

• Edward C. Peters House (The Mansion Restaurant) at www.bluffton.edu
• https://apps.atlantaga.gov/citydir/URBAN/petersh.htm

• History of Atlanta
• 1846 births
• 1909 deaths
• 19th-century American architects
• American people of Swedish descent
• Fellows of the American Institute of Architects
• Suicides by firearm in Georgia (U.S. state)
• 1909 suicides
• 20th-century American architects