William Manly King (May 19, 1886 – 1961) was an architect in the United States. He is known for the buildings he designed in Florida, especially

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. Several are listed on the

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. King was born in

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. His family moved to Atlanta and he attended University School for Boys in

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. He graduated from

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with a degree in architecture in 1908.https://www.aiapalmbeach.org/william-manly-king

Career

After a couple of partnerships in Birmingham, Alabama, King moved to Florida in 1921 and worked with Addison Mizner before establishing his own practice. King's office was in West Palm Beach. He was the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction's architect and designed school buildings throughout Palm Beach County. He also designed hotels in West Palm Beach. He designed the seal for the City of West Palm Beach.

Work

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in Highlands County, Florida, NRHP listed *

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in Palm Beach County, Florida, NRHP listed *

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, at 1703 South Lake Avenue. Now the Armory Arts Center. Art Deco design.

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project built in 1939, NRHP listed * Osborne School (1948) in Lake Worth, Florida. A school for African American students. 1726 Douglas Street NRHP listed *

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(1927), 813 Gardenia Ave., opened in 1933 as Florida's first public community college. Mediterranean Revival in style. * Hibiscus Garden Apartments (1926) *West Palm Beach fire stations * Old Jupiter School *

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(1927), 125 East Ocean Ave., Saved from wrecking ball as Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center 2021, cited by Art Deco Society of the Palm Beaches.

Referenced

{{DEFAULTSORT:King, William Manly 1886 births 1961 deaths Georgia Tech alumni People from Macon, Mississippi People from Stone Mountain, Georgia Architects from Mississippi Architects from Florida Architects from Georgia (U.S. state) Architects from Alabama 20th-century American architects