G. Morris Whiteside II
American architect (1884–1963)
G. Morris Whiteside II (July 7, 1884 – December 22, 1963) was an American architect in practice in Wilmington, Delaware from 1910 until his death in 1963.
Life and career
George Morris Whiteside 2d, or II, was born July 7, 1884, in Philadelphia to Frank Rush Whiteside and Margaret Amanda (Custer) Whiteside. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and was awarded a certificate in architecture in 1905. This was followed by further study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the American Academy in Rome and by work as a drafter. In 1910 he formed a partnership with Wilmington architect Walter Stewart Brown which was known as Brown & Whiteside. Brown died in 1931 and Whiteside continued the practice as a sole practitioner under the Brown & Whiteside name. Brown's name was later retired as Whiteside was joined by new associates, including William G. Moeckel in 1936 and Joseph E. Carbonell Jr. in 1945. The hiring of Moeckel began the transformation of the firm's output from traditional revival styles to modernism. In 1956 these three formed a partnership, known as Whiteside, Moeckel & Carbonell.
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