Résumé

Employee, Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, WA, 06/30/1942. He also may have worked for Boeing just after World War II.

Pilot, US Army Air Forces, World War II. He enlisted in the US Army on 11/09/1942 and he was discharged on 04/14/1945. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, accessed 05/31/2019.)

Draftsman, Eckert-Tiffany and Associates, Architect and Engineers, Seattle, WA, c. 1950-1952.

Architect, Mortgage Finance Corporation, Seattle, WA, 1953. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1953, p. 896.)

Blaine McCool, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1954-1957. In 03/1957, the firm was renamed "Blaine McCool and Associates," when Charles E. Morgan was elevated to the title of Associate. (See "Bold Now on Staff of Miller," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 03/31/1957, p. S30.) In 1957, the McCool office was located at 9700 Roosevelt Way in Seattle. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1957, p. 1008.)

Partner, McCool- [Charles E.] Morgan and Associates, Architects, Seattle, WA, 04/1958-1959. A notice in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in 1958 announced the creation of the McCool-Morgan and Associates firm: "A change in the architectural firm of Blaine McCool and Associates has been announced by McCool. Charles E. Morgan, who has been an associate architect, has become a partner, and the firm name will be changed to McCool, Morgan and Associates. The firm also is in a new location--110 Eastlake Ave." (See "Architectural Firm Adds New Partner," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 04/06/1958, p. S19.) The Seattle City Directory, 1960, (p. 1084) indicated that the firm's name remained "Blaine McCool and Associates." The firm's office at that time was at 401 Elliott Avenue West.

McCool-Morgan and Associates did not last very long. By 1959, newpaper accounts of McCool's work credited only him. (See "Addition Planned for Church Groundbreaking Ceremony Today," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 06/21/1959, p. 12.)

Principal, Blaine McCool and Associates, Architects, Seattle, WA, -1966, c. 1995-1997. Between 1995 and 2000, McCool had a Seattle office at 200 West Mercer Street. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation City: Seattle; State: Washington; Year(s): 1995-1997, accessed 05/31/2019.)

Partner, McCool- [Allen] McDonald and Associates, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1966- . McDonald joined McCool's office in 1963, and became a partner in 02/1966. (See "Architectural Partnership," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 02/06/1966, p. 18S.)

Partner, North West Design Associates, Seattle, WA.

Professional Activities

McCool became a Registered Architect in the State of WA on 06/26/1952.

Professional Awards

Recipient, Seattle Master Builders Board of Trustees, Assiciate of the Month, March 1969.

High School/College

Coursework, Cleveland High School, Seattle, WA, c. 1936.

Graduate, Roosevelt High School, Seattle, WA, 1941.

Coursework, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 03/1944. He trained in the Army Air Forces Cadet program here.

Coursework, University of Washington, Seattle, (UW), Seattle, WA, 1946-1949.

Certificate of Merit in Architectural Drafting, Edison, Thomas A., Technical School, Seattle, WA, 1950.

Relocation

Born in Emmett, ID, in the west-central part of the state on the southern banks of the Payette River. He spent his formative years here, before his family relocated to WA State. In 1930, the family resided in Tonasket, WA, where Blaine's father worked as a US Border Patrolman. They lived on 3rd Street in a rented house for which the family paid $14 per month. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 2342242, accessed 05/31/2019.)

At some point during the 1930s, the McCools moved to Seattle, where Blaine graduated from Roosevelt High School, in the northeast part of the city. They lived at 810 East 80th Street in Seattle, while Blaine attended Roosevelt High School as a junior in 1940. They owned their house that had an estimated value of $3,500. In 1940, Fay McCool's mother, Addie Higby (born c. 1860 in AR) lived with them. Bart McCool worked as a postal employee according to the 1940 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: m-t0627-04375; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 40-49, accessed 05/31/2019.)

During World War II, he served as a First Lieutenant flying US Army Air Forces planes for three-and-a-half years. While serving in the US Army in 1943, McCool had a permanent residence at 810 East 80th Street in Seattle. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1943, p. 758.)

While attending the University of Washington in 1948, he and his wife, Dorothy, lived at 4508 Corliss Avenue, Seattle, WA. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1948, p. 883.)

The couple resided at 402 West 125th Street in Seattle in 1953. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1953, p. 896.)

Between 1954 and 1957, McCool and his wife had a house at 2555 East 204th Street in Seattle. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1954, p. 915 and Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1957, p. 1008.)

McCool resided at 1952 Thorndyke Avenue West between 1994 and 2002. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation City: Seattle; State: Washington; Year(s): 1994-2002, accessed 05/31/2019.)

Although he resided in King County, he died in Edmonds, WA, on 01/11/2006. (See Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017 - Mccool - Blaine, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 05/31/2019.) He was buried in a military cemetery, the Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA.

Parents

His parents, Bartlett McCool (born 08/24/1888 in Buffalo County, NE-d. 02/1973 in Seattle, WA) and Leona Fay Higby (born c. 1891 in OR-d. 11/14/1981 in Seattle, WA) married on 07/17/1918 in Ada, ID. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Upper Snake River Family History Center and Ricks College; Rexburg, Idaho; Idaho Marriages, 1842-1996, accessed 05/31/2019.) In 1918, according to his World War I draft registration card, Bartlett worked as a US Customs Clerk in Great Falls, MT. He seems to have held government positions throughout his life.

They had two children, Blaine and his older sister, Mary (born c. 1921 in UT).

Spouse

McCool married at least three times.

He married Dorothy Thorne (d. 03/26/2001 in King County, WA) on 09/19/1947 at the Saint Alphonsus Church Rectory, Seattle, WA. (See King County Marriage Records, 1855-Present - Blaine Mccool - Dorothy Thorne King County Marriage Records, 1855-Present, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 05/31/2019.) They probably divorced sometime during 1958 or 1959. She continued to live at 2555 NE 204th Street in Seattle in 1996-1997. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation City: Seattle; State: Washington; Year(s): 1996-1997, accessed 05/31/2019.)

McCool wed Marie A. Colahan before 1960. He divorced her on 03/19/1976. (See Department of Health, Divorce Index, 1969-2017 - Mccool - Blaine - Marie - Et Al., Department of Health, Divorce Index, 1969-2017, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 05/31/2019.)

He subsequently married Jackie A. Stizeeter, whom he divorced on 07/26/2004. (See Department of Health, Divorce Index, 1969-2017 - Mccool - Blaine - Jackie - Et Al., Department of Health, Divorce Index, 1969-2017, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 05/31/2019.)

Biographical Notes

According to his World War II draft registration card, McCool stood 6-feet, 1-inch tall, and had brown hair and eyes. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 110, accessed 05/31/2019.)

He had the nickname "Mac."

McCool enjoyed playing golf.

• Edmonds, WA (Architect's Death)
  Edmonds, WA 98020

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• Emmett, ID (Architect's Birth)
  Emmett, ID 83617

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