Résumé

Office Assistant, Parkinson and Evers, Architects, Seattle, WA, c. 1890.

Office Assistant, John Parkinson, Architect, Seattle, WA, c. 1890.

Office Assistant, Evers and Keith, Architects, Seattle, WA, c. 1890.

Draftsman, Clark and Thomas, Architects, Boston, MA, c. 1897-1900.

Designer, McClure and Spahr, Architects, Pittsburgh, PA, c. 1900.

Delineator, Saunders and Lawton, Architects, Seattle, WA, c. 1905.

Partner, Graham and Myers, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1905-08/1910.

Principal, David J. Myers, Architect, Seattle, WA, 08/1910-1921.

Partner, Schack, Young and Myers, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1921-05/1929.

Principal, David J. Myers, Architect, Seattle, WA, 06/1929-05/09/1936; Myers associated with his old partner, John Graham, Sr., on the design of the Women's Dormitory (Hansee Hall) at the University of Washington, Seattle. This, according to David Rash, was Myers's last work, completed posthumously. In 1930, Myers maintained an architectural office in Room #335 of the Centeral Building in Seattle. (See Myers advertisement, Seattle Daily Times, 03/18/1930, p. 35.)

Teaching

Assistant Professor, University of Washington (UW), Department of Architecture, Seattle, WA, 1917-1920. In 1917-1918, Myers was a tenure-track faculty member along with Carl F. Gould and Robert Fulton McClelland. Harold O. Sexsmith served as an Instructor in Architecture at the UW. (See Catalogue University of Washington for 1917-1918, [Seattle: University of Washington, Department of Printing, 1918], p. 197.) Myers taught multiple courses in Architectural Design (with Gould) and three courses in the History of Architecture in 1917-1918. (See Catalogue University of Washington for 1917-1918, [Seattle: University of Washington, Department of Printing, 1918], p. 212.)

Professional Service

Patron, Seattle Architectural Club, Seattle, WA, 1910; Myers also was on the Seattle Architectural Club's Executive Board at that time;

Member, American Institute of Archtiects (AIA), Washington State Chapter, Seattle, WA.

President, AIA, Washington State Chapter, 1910-1911.

Myers had the reputation of being an excellent draughtsman; he provided the drawings for Seattle City Engineer, Virgil Bogue's Comprehensive Plan of 1911 that was never adopted.

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA).

College

Coursework, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 1896.

Relocation

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Myers moved to Seattle, WA, c. 1889, living in the city's 3rd Ward; in 1892, they had moved to Seattle's 5th Ward; David and "Ida G." [sic] Myers lived in Boston, MA, 20th Ward, as per the U.S. Census of 1900.

The Myers Family lived in a rented house at 911 19th Avenue North, and resided in a rented dwelling at 1633 19th Avenue in 1920.

in 1930, David and Ada G. Myers maintained a rented apartment at 1605 East Madison Street.

Myers died at Seattle's Virginia Mason Hospital on Saturday, 05/09/1936, following a week's stay there. (See "David J. Myers, Architect, Dies," Seattle Sunday Times, 05/10/1936, p. 19.)

Parents

Both of David J. Myers parents were Scots, his father was raised in Glasgow, Saint Mungo Parish. In 1851, he worked as a clerk to surveyors. The 04/3-4/1881 Scottish Census, indicated that David Myers, age 49, and his wife, Jane, lived in the Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, on Elmgrove Street; Rosneath was a coastal town northwest of Glasgow. David Myers worked as a "Measurer Or House Surveyor." At this time, occupants of the household included: Catherine Darroch, 28, Alexander Myers, 19, Annie Neilson Myers, 18, David Myers 49, David John Myers, 8, Emily Jackson Myers, 10, Jane Myers, 45, Jane Hunter Myers, 22, Margaret Ellen Myers, 3, Mary Crichton Myers, 13 and William Logan Myers, 3. A Washington Territorial Census of 05/20/1889 indicated that David J. Myers's father, David Myers, was born c. 1832 in Scotland; his mother was listed as "J.J. Myers" (born c. 1835, Scotland). His brothers and sisters living with the family included: Alexander, a printer, (born c. 1861, Scotland), Annie, a teacher, (born c. 1863, Scotland), Mary, a milliner, (born c. 1868 in Scotland), Emily, a dressmaker, (born c. 1871, Scotland), and William, a student, (born c. 1878, Scotland). This census made no mention of Jane Hunter Myers (who probably married and lived separately) or Margaret Ellen Myers (perhaps deceased). A WA Territorial Census of 1892, indicated his father's age as 58, his mother's as 56.

Spouse

David J. Myers married Ada G. Myers (born c. 1876) around 1900. Ada was born in England. The 1900 U.S. Census recorded "Ida G. Myers's" birthdate as 10/1871, and her entry date into the U.S. in 1899. Ada came to the U.S. c. 1900, but had not been naturalized at that time, according to the U.S. Census of 1910; the 1930 census indicated that she came to the country in 1907. As the 1900 census was taken closest to her actual immigration, it may have been the more reliable date.

Children

One son, David R. Myers, practiced with David John Myers in the early 1930s. (See "Vacationing Abroad," Architect and Engineer, vol 111 no. 1, 10/1932, p. 68.)

Personal Notes

Myers traveled on the steamer, Furnessia, from Glasgow, Scotland to New York, NY, on 04/07/1896; his final destination for this trip was Boston, MA; Myers also returned from Glasgow to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the ship, Hesperian, 03/16/1912-03/27/1912, with his final destination, Seattle. The U.S. Census of 1900 indicated his date of arrival into the U.S. in 1889, that of his wife in 1899; in 1910,According to the U.S. Census for 1910, Myers came to the United States in 1891, and had been naturalized by 1910. According to the U.S. Census for 1930, he came to the U.S. in 1889; a David Myers, aged 16, born in Scotland, was present in Seattle according to a Washington Territorial Census of 05/20/1889; it indicated that this David Myers was a clerk.

Prior to 02/28/2019, PCAD had an incorrect date of death for Myers. It previously stated he died on 05/09/1939, when it should have been 05/09/1936.

• Glasgow, Scotland UK (Architect's Birth)
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