Partner, Schenck and Williams, Architects, Dayton, OH, c. 1905-1956. The Schenck and Williams Office was located in Room 432 of the Arcade Building, near the Ludlow Street entrance. (See Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1905, p. 1454.) In 1918, Schenck and Williams had an office in Room #908 of the Mutual Home Building. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Montgomery; Roll: 1832133; Draft Board: 1, accessed 08/23/2020.)

In 1937, Schenck and Williams maintained an office at 32 North Main Street, Room #1406. (See Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1937, p. 1367.) In 1942, Williams continued to have his business address in Room #1406 of the Third National Bank Building in Dayton. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Ohio; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 08/13/2019 and Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1942, p. 1973.) It continued at this location until at least 1956, under the direction of Harry I. Schenck. (See Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1956, p. 528.) Harry Williams seems to have transferred his practice to Palm Springs by 1946. The Dayton firm became "Schenck, Brower and Associates" by c. 1959. (See Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1959, p. 516.)

This firm designed many notable Dayton-area landmarks including the Rike-Kumler Company Department Store, (1912), Wright Brothers House, (aka Hawthorn Hill, Oakwood, OH, 1914), Dayton Theatre, (renamed Loew’s Dayton Theatre, 1918, demolished), Graphic Arts Building, (1925), Westminster Presbyterian Church, (1926), Mutual Home Savings Association Building, (aka the Hulman Building, 1931), National Cash Register Building 26, (1938, demolished).

President, The Icyeast Corporation, Dayton, OH, 1931-1934. (See Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1931, p. 1477 and Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1934, p. 1264.)

Partner, Harry J. Williams, E. Stewart Williams and H. Roger Williams, Architects AIA, Palm Springs, CA, 1946-1957.

High School/College

Harry J. Williams attended public schools in Ithaca, NY.

B.Arch., Cornell, University, Ithaca, NY, 1903.

Relocation

He and his wife lived at 117 North Rockwood Avenue in Dayton, OH, in 1905. (See Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1905, p. 1454.) They dwelled at 502 North Grafton Avenue in 1908. (See Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1908. p. 1238.)

By 1910, the US Census located the Williams Family on Harvard Boulevard in Dayton. Harry and his wife, Una, had one son, 6-month-old Emerson Stewart Williams, who would also become an architect. They employed a widowed, African-American household servant, Emma White, (born c. 1870 in KY), who had had two children of her own by 1910. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Dayton Ward 4, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: T624_1216; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375229, accessed 08/23/2020.)

In 1918, Williams and his family resided at 224 West Harvard Boulevard in Dayton, OH, where they remained until just after World War II. At one time, Harvard Boulevard was renumbered, and their address became 1124 West Harvard Boulevard by 1940. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1582, accessed 08/23/2020.)

The Williams Family maintained 1124 Harvard Boulevard as their primary residence as per the 1940 US Census. At this time, Harry and Una shared their house with H. Roger and his wife, D’Esta, and their one-year-old son, Roger Amerson Williams, (born 01/29/1939 in Dayton, OH). Harriett L. Williams, continued to live with the family. The census reported that the house had an approximate value of $18,000 a considerable sum for Dayton at the time, although it was relatively modest compared with the neighboring dwellings that had values of $25,000 and $30,000. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03253; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 94-67, accessed 08/23/2020.)

By 1946, they had re-established themselves in Palm Springs, CA.

Spouse

He wed Una Stewart (born c. 1882 in PA) in 1904.

The 1940 US Census recorded that Una had had one year of college.

Harry Williams had two sons--Roger and E. Stewart--who joined him in the Palm Springs, CA, firm, Williams, Williams and Williams, Architects AIA, in 1946.

• Ithaca, NY (Architect's Birth)
  Ithaca, NY 14850

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• Palm Springs, CA (Architect's Death)
  Palm Springs, CA 92262

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