Lost Tacoma

William Mallis

1883-1954

Lost Tacoma Locations: Dupont School Building Addition

William Mallis was born in Auchterarder, Scotland and received architectural training during a four year apprenticeship in Perth, Scotland. After working under John H. Felt, one of the most prolific school designers in Kansas, Mallis moved to Seattle in 1918 and worked as a structural draftsman for the Pacific Coast Company. From that point, Mallis worked independently as well as a partner with Joseph H.D. DeHart on a wide variety of public institutional buildings across Washington State.

Other Work:
Thomas Grade School
Nathan Eckstein Middle School

_{Sources: “PCAD - William Mallis.”, “Tribune (Published as THE TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE) - July 20, 1938 - Page 7”}