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{{short description|American architect (1892–1987)}}
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|birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|7|25|1909|3|21}}
|death_place = Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
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|awards = Fellow, American Institute of Architects (1966)
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File:Blaisdell Concert Hall - Honolulu 10-Feb-2010.jpg in Honolulu, completed in 1964.]]
William D. Merrill {{post-nominals|list=FAIA}} (March 21, 1909 – July 25, 1999) was an American architect in practice in Honolulu.
Life and career
William Dickey Merrill was born March 21, 1909, in Honolulu. His uncle was Charles W. Dickey, an influential Hawaii architect. He was educated at the University of California and Harvard University, graduating with an MArch in 1932. He was affiliated with the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem until 1935, when he returned to the United States. He worked as a drafter for Harry J. Devine in Sacramento and William D. Coates in Fresno, California, before joining his uncle's office in Honolulu in 1936. Dickey died in 1942, and Merrill, along with James C. Simms and Kenneth William Roehrig, formed the successor firm of C. W. Dickey Associates. The firm was reorganized as Merrill, Simms & Roehrig in 1948 and as Merrill, Roehrig, Onodera & Kinder in 1960 with the death of Simms and the admission of Kenji Onodera and Wesley C. Kinder to the partnership."Merrill, William D(ickey)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1962): 478.
In 1965, at the age of 59, Merrill retired from the firm and established a new practice as a consulting architect."Merrill, William Dickey" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 616.
Merrill joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1943 as a member of the Hawaii chapter. He served as chapter president for 1953 and was elected a Fellow in 1966 in recognition of his contributions in the field of architectural design.
Personal life
One of Merrill's brothers, Charles Merton Merrill, was a federal judge in California.
Architectural works
- 1951 – Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, Hawaii"Hawaii County Library," Architectural Record 112, no. 6 (December 1952): 160-164.
- 1955 – Preparatory school, Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1964 – Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, Hawaii
References
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