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November 1892. His father, Gustave A. Brinkman, emigrated from Germany in 1880 and worked as a carpenter. His mother, Amalia (Wagenknecht) Brinkman, emigrated from Germany in 1881. His family moved to Montana while Brinkman was still an infant. Brinkman's father developed a reputation as a
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Census entry for Fred A. Brinkman, age 27, born in
Washington, son of German immigrants. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census . Census Place: Billings Ward 2, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: T625_978; Page: B; Enumeration District: 164; Image:
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Census entry for Fred
Brinkman, age 36, architect, born in Washington, son of German immigrants. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census . Census Place: Kalispell, Flathead, Montana; Roll: 1256; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 13; Image:
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Registration Card for Fred Adolph Brinkman, born November 23, 1892, in Spokane, Washington. Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 . Registration Location: Wayne County, Michigan; Roll: 2023956; Draft Board:
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Gustave A. Brinkman and family. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census . Census Place: Kalispell, Flathead, Montana; Roll: T624_832; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0030; Image: 403; FHL Number:
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O'Neil Print Shop, 323 Main Street, Kalispell, MT, built in 1926 in the
Western Commercial style, currently used by Trippet's Printing, part of the NRHP-listed Kalispell Main Street Historic District.
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Gustave Brinkman and family. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census . Census Place: Kalispell, Flathead, Montana; Roll: T623_911; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 35.
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Halliday-Boysen Block, 110 Main Street, Kalispell, MT, built in 1928 in the
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After being discharged from the military, Brinkman returned to
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Ross Medical Clinic, 221 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT, built in 1939, currently used by attorneys Johnson, Berg, McEvoy & Bostock.
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Anderson Style Shop, Charles Boles House, Brice Apartments, City Water Department, Cornelius Hedges Elementary School, and Russell School
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from the 1920s to the 1950s." More than a dozen of Brinkman's extant works in and around Kalispell, Montana have been listed on the
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Montgomery Ward Store, 333 Main Street, Kalispell, MT, built 1929, currently used by Alpine Lighting, part of the NRHP-listed
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Brinkman House, 700 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT, a 1936 Tudor home designed by Brinkman as a showcase of his skills
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Bigfork Inn, Bigfork, MT built in 1937 for Ernest J. O'Brien. The structure stands nearly unchanged as of Sep 2021.
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master carpenter and cabinetmaker and was reported to have built the first house in Kalispell. At the time of the
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City Service Station, 401 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, MT, built in 1931, currently used by KCFW Television.
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Brinkman designed Kalispell's City Water Department building.
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Kalispell General Hospital, four-story addition in 1948.
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Broadwater School, built in 1949 in Helena, Montana.
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771:McKay, A Guide to Historic Kalispell, p. 29.
612:. University of Michigan. 1917. p. 514.
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