George Dahl
Born	(1894-05-11)May 11, 1894 Minneapolis,Minnesota
Died	July 18, 1987(1987-07-18) (aged 93) Dallas,Texas
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Titche-Goettinger Building, Hillcrest State Bank,The Dallas Morning News building, Southwestern Life building,LTV Aerospace Center,Dallas Public Library,Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium[1]
Projects	Texas Centennial Exposition,University of Texas

George Leighton Dahl (May 11, 1894 – July 18, 1987) was a prominent Americanarchitect based inDallas,Texas during the 20th century. His most notable contributions include theArt Deco structures ofFair Park while he oversaw planning and construction of the 1936Texas Centennial Exposition. In 1970, in anticipation of imminent commercial growth brought on by the impending development of theDallas/Fort Worth International Airport, he designed the First National Bank ofGrapevine building at 1400 South Main Street. This iconic cubist structure served as a harbinger of the area's upcoming economic development.

George Dahl was born inMinneapolis toNorwegian immigrant parents, Olaf G. and Laura (Olson) Dahl. He received aB.Arch. from theUniversity of Minnesota and aM.Arch. fromHarvard University in 1923. He subsequently spent two years inItaly as a fellow at theAmerican Academy in Rome.^[2]

In 1926, he began work for theHerbert M. Greene Co. inDallas, Texas. He became a partner in Greene's firm in 1928, and the name of the firm was changed to Herbert M. Greene, LaRoche, and Dahl (later LaRoche and Dahl).

In 1943, Dahl founded his own firm, George Leighton Dahl, Architects and Engineers, Incorporated, with a nationwide practice. Dahl was also a pioneer infast-track construction.^[3] Upon his retirement in 1973, he had produced some 3,000 projects throughout the country that are estimated to be worth $2 billion.

Dahl was married twice: in 1921 to Lillie E. Olson, with whom he had one daughter, and in 1978 to Joan Renfro. Dahl died of dehydration at the age of ninety-three at his home in Dallas.

Dallas Projects:

Other projects:

• First National Bank Building, 303 W. Wall St., Midland, TX, 1952^[4]
• Tanglewood Resort,Lake Texoma, 1960
• DC Stadium, later renamed toRFK Stadium,Washington, D.C., 1962
• Medical facilities for: Dallas Methodist Hospital, Dallas Public Health Center
• Central Library for TheUniversity of Texas at Arlington^[5]
• Texas Hall for The University of Texas at Arlington^[6]
• Education facilities for:University of Texas,University of North Texas,East Texas State College,University of Plano,Southern Methodist University,Jesuit High School
• Prisons for theTexas Department of Corrections
• Retail stores forSears, Roebuck and Co.

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• 1894 births
• 1987 deaths
• American people of Norwegian descent
• 20th-century American architects
• Artists from Dallas
• Architects from Minneapolis
• University of Minnesota School of Architecture alumni
• Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni
• Architects from Texas

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