Background
Powell, Herbert J. was born on January 30, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Hattie (Turner) Powell.
Powell, Herbert J. was born on January 30, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Hattie (Turner) Powell.
Bachelor of Arts Redlands, 1920. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Redlands, 1961. AM, Harvard University, 1924.
Draftsman, McKinn, Mead & White, New York City, 1925; instructor architectural design, University of Southern California, 1927-1928; principal, designer, Marsh, Smith & Powell, Los Angeles, from 1928; senior partner, Powell, Morgridge, Richards and Coghlan, from 1964. Member California State Board Architectural Examiners, 1944-1952, president, 1946. Member panel American Arbitration Association, Los Angeles.
Moderator 1st Congressional Church, Santa Barbara, California, 1974-1975. Member Citizens Task Force, Santa Barbara, 1979, City Housing Authority, Santa Barbara, 1980-1989. With United States Army.
Fellow American Institute of Architects (president Southern California chapter 1944).
Married Alice Jewel Morse, 1926. Children: James M., Robert F., Maybelle E.