Deitrick, William Henley, 1895-1974

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Birth 1895
Death 1974

Biographical notes:

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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  • Architects
  • Architectural drawing
  • Architectural firms
  • Architecture
  • Architecture, Modern
  • Buildings
  • Public housing
  • School buildings

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  • Raleigh (N.C.) (as recorded)

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