George, Eugene, 1922-

Walter Eugene George, Jr. was born in 1922 in Wichita Falls, Texas, and spent his youth in the northern part of the state. His early travels in Texas and the western United States sparked an interest in history and culture that became an important part of his later architectural work.

George attended the University of Texas before serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a pilot during World War II. After the war, he obtained his architecture degree from the University of Texas and earned a Master’s degree from Harvard in 1950. His professional career has been divided between a private practice and academic positions, including teaching positions at the University of Texas and University of Kansas and service as dean of the University of Houston's College of Architecture. He was named to an endowed position at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1997 as professor of historic preservation.

Beginning in the 1950s, George established an architectural practice in Austin, Texas. He also served as resident architect at Colonial Williamsburg from 1971-1973 and was involved in several special projects associated with historic architecture, including work with the Historic American Buildings Survey and historic site restoration projects in various locations.