Summer intern, Arthur Glenn Stanton, Architect, Portland, OR, c. 1935-1937; Draftsman, Arthur Glenn Stanton, Architect, Portland, OR, 1937-1940; Designer, Naramore, Grainger and Johansen, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1940-1941; Architect, the Austin Company, Seattle, WA, 1941-1943; Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1943-1946; Architect, Arthur Glenn Stanton, Architect, Portland, OR, 1946-1948; Associate, Arthur Glenn Stanton and Associates, Architects, Portland, OR, 1948-1955; Partner, Stanton, Boles, Maguire and Church, Architects, Portland, OR, 1955-1969; Partner, Boles, Maguire and Hoch, Architects, Portland, OR, 1969-1980;

Member, American Institute of Architects, Portland Chapter;

Graduate, Washington High School, Portland, OR, 1928; coursework, Reed College, Portland, OR, c. 1929; B.Arch., University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1937;

Ion Lewis Fellowship, (travelling scholarship), University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1937; Boles traveled in Europe and throughout North America.

Born in Fall City, OR, Boles's family relocated to Portland, OR, in 1928; he attended high school and part of college in Portland; he also attended the University of Oregon in Eugene until 1937, spending his summers in Portland to work in the Office of Arthur Glenn Stanton, a well-known Portland architect; following his graduation, Boles won a fellowship from the University of Oregon to do a "grand tour." He returned to Stanton's office from 1937-1940, before moving to Seattle, WA, for three years, 1940-1943; in 1943, he was drafted and entered the Navy as an officer. Following the war, he came back to Portland, re-connected with Stanton and worked in his firm (or its successor) in Portland until his death in 1992.

He married Marianna Boles;

Rollin and Marianna Boles had two children: a daughter and son.

Boles passed away at age 78 of congestive heart failure;

• Mill City, OR (Architect's Birth)
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