David Williams was an American architect and community planner. He worked in the

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office of

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(FERA). Early in his professional career he worked in Tampico, Mexico for Gulf Oil as a civil engineer. He designed a building for prefabrication that was widely used by Gulf and other oil companies. In 1935, he met with President

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, who was "fascinated" with David's ideas. A number of his works are listed on the U.S.

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. Works include: * Berry House, 5805 N. Farm Loop Rd.,

Palmer, Alaska Palmer is a city in and the county seat, borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States, located northeast of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Matanuska Valley. It is the List of cities in A ...

(Williams, David), NRHP-listed * Bailey Colony Farm, 3150 N. Glenn Hwy.,

(Williams, David), NRHP-listed * Herried House, 4400 N. Palmer-Fishook Hwy.,

(Williams, David), NRHP-listed *

Matanuska Colony Community Center The Matanuska Colony Community Center, also Palmer Historic District, is a cluster of buildings near the center of Palmer, Alaska that were the centerpiece of the Depression-era Matanuska Valley Colony. This federal rural resettlement program w ...

, roughly bounded by S. Colony, E. Firewood, S. Eklutua, E. Elmwood, S. Denali and a line N of properties on E. Dahlia,

(Williams, David), NRHP-listed * Patten Colony Farm, Mi. 39.9 Glenn Hwy., across from State Fairground,

(Williams, David), NRHP-listed

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