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Omeyer & Thori was an architectural partnership of Diedrik A. Omeyer (1850-1907) and Martin P. Thori (1864-1905). The two were immigrants from Norway.^[1]^: 68

Headquartered in St Paul, a number of the firm's and its individual partners' works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

By 1905, Omeyer had retired from the firm due to disability and Thori was suffering from tuberculosis; in January 1905 the firm was renamed Thori, Alban & Fisher with the promotion of William L. Alban (1873-1961) and James E. Fisher to a named partners.^[3] Thori died from tuberculosis in February 1905.^[4]

Works include (with attribution):

William H. and Ida Garland House, 846 W. Fairmount Ave., St. Paul "a typically florid production of Norwegian Americans Omeyer and Thori"^[1]^: 69
Arcadia Free Public Library, 406 E. Main St. Arcadia, WI (Omeyer, Diedrik A.), NRHP-listed^[2]
Bank of Long Prairie, 262 Central Ave. Long Prairie, MN (Omeyer & Thori), NRHP-listed^[2]
Old Main (Augsburg University), 731 21st Ave., S. Minneapolis, MN (Omeyer, Didrik A.; Thori, Martin P.), NRHP-listed^[2]
Norman County Courthouse, 16 E.3rd Ave. Ada, MN (Omeyer & Thori), NRHP-listed^[2]
Old Main, Augustana Academy, Lawler and Second Sts. Canton, SD (Omeyer & Thori), NRHP-listed^[2]
Park Region Luther College, 715 W. Vernon Ave. Fergus Falls, MN (Omeyer & Thori), NRHP-listed^[2]
Steensland Library-St. Olaf College, Off St. Olaf Ave. Northfield, MN (Omeyer & Thori), NRHP-listed^[2]
United Church Seminary, 2481 Como Ave. St. Paul, MN (Omeyer, Didrik A.; Thori, Martin P.), NRHP-listed^[2]
Ada Village Hall, 404 W. Main St. Ada, MN Thori, Martin P., et al.
William E. Coleman House, 500 Missouri Ave. Deer Lodge, MT Ameryre & Thorie
Cottonwood County Courthouse, 900 3rd Ave. Windom, MN Omeyer & Thori
Metropolitan Opera House (Iowa Falls, Iowa), 515 Washington St. Iowa Falls, IA Omeyer & Thori
Nerstrand City Hall, Main St. Nerstrand, MN Thori, Alban, & Fisher
Steensland Library-St. Olaf College, Off St. Olaf Ave. Northfield, MN Omeyer & Thori
One or more works in Northwood Central Avenue Historic District, roughly, Central Ave. W near 5th St. to 9th St. on the East Northwood, IA (Omeyer & Thori), NRHP-listed^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Hess, Jeffrey A. & Paul Clifford Larson (2006). St. Paul's Architecture. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452904818.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Now a Partner." Stevens Point Journal, January 15, 1905.
^ "Martin P. Thori Dead," The Saint Paul Globe, February 9, 1905.

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[hesslarson-1] Hess, Jeffrey A. & Paul Clifford Larson (2006). St. Paul's Architecture. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452904818.

[nris-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[3] "Now a Partner." Stevens Point Journal, January 15, 1905.

[ThoriCroaks-4] "Martin P. Thori Dead," The Saint Paul Globe, February 9, 1905.

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