Arch B. Swank, Jr. [SEP] date of death
Arch B. Swank Jr.
Arch B. Swank Jr. (1913–1999) was an American architect.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Arch B. Swank Jr. was born in Wills Point, Texas in 1913. He graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas in 1936. He served in the United States Army during the Second World War.
Biography Career.
From 1937 to 1941, he worked with architect O'Neil Ford (1905–1982). Together, and alongside Preston Murdoch Geren Sr. (1891–1969), they designed
with Arch B. Swank, Jr., DeWitt designed buildings of the Parkland Memorial Hospital, two Neiman Marcus stores, Stanley Marcus's private residence, all in Dallas. Additionally, in Jacksonville, Florida, they designed the St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
Affiliations.
DeWitt served on the Boards of Directors of the Dallas Opera and on the Advisory Board for the Texas Commission on Arts and Humanities. Additionally, he was a member of the Dallas Historical Society, the Texas Philosophical Society, the Royal Society of Arts, the