Bruce & Morgan were the successors to Parkins & Bruce. Senior partner
William H. Parkins was the first architect to practice in postbellum Atlanta, having moved there in 1868. Although the firm designed a range of buildings types and sizes, the firm largely focused on designing public buildings (courthouses, schools, religious buildings, etc.).[2] The firm's major projects often contain
Romanesque elements such as bell towers and attempts at classical architectural symmetry. In the twentieth century, the firm's projects shifted towards steel framed skyscrapers in Atlanta.[2] In 1903 the partnership was expanded to include
John Robert Dillon, formerly of
Chicago, and became known as Bruce, Morgan & Dillon.[3] Bruce withdrew from the partnership in 1904, after which it became known as
Morgan & Dillon and later Morgan, Dillon & Lewis. Under Morgan's leadership the firm lasted until his death in 1940.
One or more works in
Winthrop College Historic District, along Oakland Ave. between Cherry Rd. and Stewart Ave. on the Winthrop College campus, Rock Hill, South Carolina (Bruce & Morgan) NRHP-listed[4]
See also
St. Nicholas Hotel, 141 Flint Ave., 300—310 Washington St., Albany, GA (Bruce & Everett) NRHP-listed[4]