Crampton, Guy E. (Guy Edwin), 1913-1978.

Dates:
Birth 1913
Death 1978

Biographical notes:

William Henley Deitrick was born in Danville, Virginia in 1895. He graduated from Wake Forest College in 1916. Then he worked as a high school principal for a year in Georgia. During World War I, Deitrick served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army . After the war, he worked as a building contractor from 1919 to 1922. He entered Columbia University, New York in 1922 and studied architecture there until 1924. In 1926 he began practicing architecture. During his professional career Deitrick earned many distinctions. He sold his firm to associate Guy E. Crampton upon his retirement in 1959. Guy Edwin Crampton, Jr. was born in Washington, D.C. on September 19, 1913. From 1934 to 1940 he was a draftsman in the Supervising Architect's Office of the Federal Works Agency. He graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor of architecture in 1939. Between 1940 and 1949 Crampton worked for several different architectural firms. In 1950 he became an associate of William Henley Deitrick and Associates. In 1959 the firm changed its name to Guy E. Crampton and Associates with Crampton as a general partner. Crampton retired in 1976.

From the description of Guy E. Crampton and William Henley Deitrick papers and drawings, 1928-1977 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 466904021

1895 Born in Danville, Virginia. 1916 Graduated from Wake Forest College. 1916 1917 Worked as a high school principal in Georgia. 1917 1919 Served in United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant. 1919 1922 Worked as a building contractor. 1920 Married Elizabeth Hunter of Raleigh. 1922 1924 Studied architecture at Columbia University, New York. 1926 1959 Practicing architect. 1927 Established architectural firm, Wm. Henley Deitrick and Associates, in Raleigh. 1931 1951 Architect, Wake Forest College 1946 President, Raleigh Council of Architects. 1947 1948 President, N.C. Chapter American Institute of Architects. 1953 Received gold medal from New York City Architectural League and first honor award from AIA for design (with Matthew Nowicki) of Dorton Arena. 1956 Fellow, American Institute of Architects. 1959 Sold firm to associate Guy E. Crampton, continued as consultant. Sept. 19, 1913 Born in Washington, D.C. 1934 1940 Draftsman, Supervising Architect's Office, Federal Works Agency. 1939 Graduated from George Washington University, Bachelor of Architecture. 1940 Married Mary Jerman Panton. 1940 1950 Architect 1940 1946 Porter & Lockie. 1946 1947 Weihe & Gibbs, Washington, D.C. 1947 1949 Faulkner, Kingsbury & Stenhouse, Washington, D.C. 1949 1950 Reese Burkett. 1950 1959 Associate, Wm. Henley Deitrick and Associates. 1956 President, Raleigh Council of Architects. 1959 1976 General partner, Guy E. Crampton and Associates (successors to Wm. Henley Deitrick, Inc.). 1976 Retired.

From the guide to the Guy E. Crampton and William Henley Deitrick papers and drawings, 1928-1977, (Special Collections Research Center)

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