John W. Maloney (October 6, 1896 – January 23, 1978) was an American architect, responsible for numerous public buildings in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States in the mid-20th Century. Maloney was a master of both historic and contemporary styles of architecture.
Maloney was born in Sacramento, California in 1896. [1] His family subsequently moved to the Puget Sound area of Washington, where he graduated from Auburn High School. Maloney attended the University of Washington and Stanford University, serving in the armed forces in World War I. [2]
Maloney established a practice in Yakima, Washington in 1922. He designed the Art Deco A. E. Larson Building, Yakima's most prominent structure, in 1931. In 1940 he designed the campus of the Perry Technical Institute in Yakima. Maloney moved to Seattle in 1943 where his office designed public and private buildings, including work at Washington State University, Central Washington University and Gonzaga University, as well as a number of schools for the Seattle Public School District. Other clients included the Seattle Archdiocese of the Catholic Church, for which he also designed schools. Maloney also designed a number of significant commercial buildings in Washington, and hospitals in Washington, Oregon, California and Utah. Until 1963, Maloney was a sole practitioner. That year, he partnered to form Maloney, Herrington, Freesz & Lund, transitioning into a more modern style of work. [2]
Maloney retired in 1970. Maloney, Herrington, Freesz & Lund eventually became Mills, John and Rigdon. Maloney died on January 23, 1978, in Seattle. [2] [1]
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