William Frank McCall Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Frank McCall Jr.
American architect
Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1916
Date of Death: 12-Mar-1991
Profession: architect
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About William Frank McCall Jr.
- William Frank McCall Jr., FAIA (April 14, 1916 – March 12, 1991) was a noted architect who—like his colleagues, Edward Vason Jones, James Means, Philip Shutze, et al.—practiced in the classical tradition.
- Born April 14, 1916, in Gainesville, Florida, McCall later lived briefly in Albany, Georgia, and moved to Moultrie, Georgia, in 1922.
- After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (later Auburn University), McCall practiced with Miller, Martin, and Lewis Architects, Birmingham, AL, 1938-1941.
- After a tour of duty with the U.S.
- Army Corps of Engineers in the South Pacific during World War II, McCall joined the firm of W.
- Elliott Dunwody Jr.
- in Macon, Georgia.
- After 1957, McCall opened his own practice in Moultrie where he remained until his death on March 12, 1991. As a prolific architect, McCall was known for his unerring sense of proportion, scale, and detailing.
- He enjoyed a large following from the Sea Island colony—a prestigious resort on the Georgia coast—much as Addison Mizner's following in Palm Beach, FL.
- He handled non-residential work with equal style and sensitivity and tutored an impressive number of talented draftsmen/architects who later gained fame after their tenure with McCall's Moultrie practice. In 1984, McCall was named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
- He often cited classical architects David Adler and Philip Shutze as his source of inspiration and in May, 1986, he was awarded the Arthur Ross Award by Classical America.
- The award, presented by Kitty Carlisle Hart, was the same award given to Philip Shutze four years earlier.
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