em na ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁- ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German - born ▁American ▁architect ▁who ▁designed ▁many ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁Life ▁K em na ▁was ▁born ▁circa ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁in ▁Germany . ▁He ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁engineer ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁Company ▁in ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁K em na ▁designed ▁many ▁buildings ▁in ▁Hel ena , ▁including ▁the ▁Broad water ▁Pl unge ▁and ▁Hotel , ▁and ▁in ▁But te , ▁including ▁the ▁O ws ley ▁Block , ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Block , ▁the ▁Thomas ▁Block , ▁and ▁several ▁schools . ▁▁ ▁With ▁By ron ▁V re eland , ▁K em na ▁designed ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁buildings ▁in ▁Bo zem an : ▁the ▁R . T . ▁Bar nett ▁and ▁Company ▁Building , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places , ▁and ▁the ▁Palace ▁Sal oon . ▁ ▁K em na ▁had ▁a ▁wife , ▁Ann , ▁and ▁two ▁sons . ▁He ▁res ided ▁in ▁But te ▁for ▁ 4 5 ▁years , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁in ▁But te , ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Mount ▁Mor iah ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3