Background
Strong, William Augustus was born on December 15, 1891 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of George Woodworth and Laurabel (Wallace) Strong.
Strong, William Augustus was born on December 15, 1891 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of George Woodworth and Laurabel (Wallace) Strong.
Bachelor of Arts, University Illinois, 1914, Bachelor of Science, 1916. M.L.A., Harvard University, 1920.
Draftsman, acting secretary Cleveland City Planning Commission, 1920-1922. Designer Albert Doctorate. Taylor, Cleveland, 1922-1925. Partner Alexander & Strong, Cleveland, 1925-1944.
Private practice, Cleveland, from 1944.
Partner firm Strong & Hill, Cleveland, 1961-1976. Assistant town planner, Greenhills, Ohio, 1955-1957.
Site and planting planner Kent (Ohio) State University, 1936-1968, Holden Arboretum, Mentor, Ohio, 1950-1976, Lake View Cementery, Cleveland, 1951-1977. Trustee Regional Association Cleveland, 1937-1971.
Member Cuyahoga County Planning Commission, 1934-1947, Cleveland Heights City Planning Commission, 1951-1971, Forest Hill Park Advisory Commission, 1951-1977.
Consultant Fine Arts Garden Commission, Cleveland, 1950-1978. Consultant in field Trustee Hubbard Ednl. Trust, Boston, from 1953.
Member Cuyahoga County Planning Commission, 1934-1947, Cleveland Heights City Planning Commission, 1951-1971, Forest Hill Park Advisory Commission, 1951-1977. Fellow American Society Landscape Architects (trustee 1940-1944, 45-51. Club: Rockwell Springs Trout (Castalia, Ohio).
Chairman publication board Landscape Architecture magazine, 1948-1962.
Married Lucy Drinkwater Wensley, October 28, 1920. Children: Ruth Strong Hammerstrom, William Augustus, Dorcas Wensley.