William Frank McCall, Jr.

Who was William Frank McCall, Jr.?

William Frank McCall, Jr., FAIA 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, 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.