Résumé

Partner, Miller, Opel, and Torbitt, Architects, Missouri, 1907-1917.

Partner, Huntington and Torbitt, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1928.

Principal, Archibald Torbitt, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1929-c. 1940.

Architect, George Stoddard, Architect, Seattle, WA, 04/1942. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 205, accessed 07/31/2025.)

Principal, Archibald Torbitt, Architect, Seattle, WA, c. 1950.

Relocation

Archibald Norman Torbitt was born in Mexico, Audain County, MO, on 08/01/1883.

As per the 1910 US Census, Torbitt resided in Springfield, MO, at 800 Pickwick Avenue, with his wife Vernie and two sons. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Springfield Ward 1, Greene, Missouri; Roll: T624_782; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374795, accessed 08/05/2025.)

Torbitt lived with his wife, four children and his brother-in-law Robert Opel (born c. 1902 in MO) in a rented single-family dwelling at 52 Marshall Place in Webster Groves, MO. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Webster Groves Ward 2, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: T625_946; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 136, accessed 08/05/2025.)

On 04/26/1942, Torbitt resided at 10580 15th Avenue NW in Seattle. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 205, accessed 07/31/2025.)

He passed away in Seattle of heart disease on 10/22/1958 at the age of 75. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017, accessed 07/31/2025.)

Spouse

The architect wed Vernie Leigh Opel on 11/01/1903 in Jefferson City, MO. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm], accessed 07/31/2025.)

Biographical Notes

As per his World War II draft registration card of 04/26/1942, Torbitt was listed as being Caucasian with a light complexion, blue eyes and gray hair. He stood 6-feet tall and weighed 156 pounds. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 205, accessed 07/31/2025.)

• Mexico, MO (Architect's Birth)
  Mexico, MO

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