Background
His father was Warren H. Williams, a leading early architect of Portland.
His father was Warren H. Williams, a leading early architect of Portland.
David Williams "was trained by his father and, when given free reign, as in the Mediterranean mansion of 1912 for lumberman Robert F. Lytle, he produced quite lavish eclectic work in the Beaux Arts tradition." He began working in his father"s architectural firm in 1883, upon graduating from high school, and "was engaged in this profession almost continuously" until retiring in 1934 because of illness. Works include:
Frank C. Barnes House, 3533 North.E. Klickitat Street, Portland, Oregon. NRHP-listed
Frank West. Fenton House, 434 North. Evans Saint, McMinnville, Oregon.
NRHP-listed
Rufus C. Holman House, (1913), 2116 South.W. Montgomery Drive, Portland, Oregon.
NRHP-listed
Clarissa McKeyes Inman House, 2884 North.W. Cumberland, Portland, Oregon. NRHP-listed
Robert F. Lytle House, 1914 North.E. 22nd Avenue., Portland, Oregon.
NRHP-listed.