1884 - 1974
Williams, the younger brother of the poet William Carlos Williams, received his early education in the Rutherford public schools; Chateau de Lancy, Geneva, Switzerland; and at the Horace Mann School, New York. His architectural studies were accomplished at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from which he received his Bachelor's degree in 1908 and Master's in 1909. He also received the American Academy in Rome's Prix de Rome prize in 1909, which provided him with three years additional study in Rome. On his return to Boston, he taught at MIT, and work with Guy Lowell. From 1917 to 1919, during the period of America's involvement in World War I, he served as director for the Red Cross in Geneva.
Williams returned from Europe to New York where he worked for Welles Bosworth, Warren and Wetmore, and Williams and Barrett, until 1928 when he established independent practice. From 1920 to 1945 he taught design at Columbia University
The Homes Residence, Port Washington, New York; Donnell Library, New York; Manton Metcalf Memorial, Orange, New Jersey; Paul Starret Residence, Greenwich, Connecticut; United States Post Office, Rutherford, New Jersey; Memorial Municipal Building, Carlstadt, New Jersey; and the gymnasium for Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, are among Williams's major buildings. For his home town of Rutherford he designed its World War I monument, dedicated in 1920; post office building, 1936; and public library, 1956.
Williams initially qualified for his election as Associate with a portrait photograph; shortly following his election to the Academy presidency he replaced the photograph with this portrait in oil.
Williams returned from Europe to New York where he worked for Welles Bosworth, Warren and Wetmore, and Williams and Barrett, until 1928 when he established independent practice. From 1920 to 1945 he taught design at Columbia University
The Homes Residence, Port Washington, New York; Donnell Library, New York; Manton Metcalf Memorial, Orange, New Jersey; Paul Starret Residence, Greenwich, Connecticut; United States Post Office, Rutherford, New Jersey; Memorial Municipal Building, Carlstadt, New Jersey; and the gymnasium for Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, are among Williams's major buildings. For his home town of Rutherford he designed its World War I monument, dedicated in 1920; post office building, 1936; and public library, 1956.
Williams initially qualified for his election as Associate with a portrait photograph; shortly following his election to the Academy presidency he replaced the photograph with this portrait in oil.
