William Manly King
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 West Palm Beach. Several are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
King was born in Macon, Mississippi. His family moved to Atlanta, where he attended the University School for Boys in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech, where he took courses in drafting and architecture.[1]
Career
After a few partnerships in Birmingham, Alabama, King moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1921 and worked with Addison Mizner before establishing his own practice.[1]
King's office was in West Palm Beach.[2] He was the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction's architect and designed school buildings throughout Palm Beach County.[2] He also designed hotels in West Palm Beach.[2] He designed the seal for the City of West Palm Beach.[2]
Selected Works
- Harder Hall, hotel near Sebring in Highlands County, Florida, NRHP listed
- Pahokee High School in Palm Beach County, Florida, NRHP listed
- Old West Palm Beach National Guard Armory, at 1703 South Lake Avenue. Now the Armory Arts Center. Art Deco design. Works Progress Administration project built in 1939,[3] NRHP listed
- Osborne School (1948) in Lake Worth, Florida. A school for African American students. 1726 Douglas Street[4] NRHP listed
- Palm Beach Junior College (1927), 813 Gardenia Ave., opened in 1933 as Florida's first public community college. Mediterranean Revival in style.[2]
- Hibiscus Garden Apartments (1926)[2]
- West Palm Beach fire stations[1]
- Old Jupiter School
- Boynton Beach High School (1927), 125 East Ocean Ave. Now serves as the Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center (2021), cited by the Art Deco Society of the Palm Beaches.
Referenced
- ^ a b c "William Manly King - 2015 Gold Medal Recipient". Archived from the original on 2017-10-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "Florida Historical Markers Programs - Marker: Palm Beach - Preservation - Florida Division of Historical Resources". apps.flheritage.com.
- ^ Drake, Lynn Lasseter; Marconi, Richard A.; County, Historical Society of Palm Beach (October 23, 2006). West Palm Beach: 1893 to 1950. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439633472 – via Google Books.
- ^ McCarthy, Kevin M. (January 1, 2007). African American Sites in Florida. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781561649518 – via Google Books.
Further reading
Naughton, Janet (September 2025). Sunlit Arches: How William Manly King Shaped South Florida. Palmango Press. ISBN 979-8-9991090-3-3