Deitrick, William Henley, 1895-1974

• 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)