Work in San Antonio
In 1911, he moved to San Antonio and was employed by Atlee B. Ayres until 1916, where he produced Prairie Style homes for Frank Winerich (1913) and Lonnie Wright (1914-1917). Thereafter he formed his own architectural practice.
Among Willis’ San Antonio works are the Lawrence T. Wright house (1914-1917), houses in Alamo Heights and Monte Vista, and a grouping of four small apartments at the corner of Bandera Road and E. Skyview, providing fine Texas example of Prairie School architecture. George Willis should be credited as having designed the first air conditioned tall office building in the United States, the 21-story Milam Building, completed in San Antonio in 1928. The air-conditioning design team was led by Willis H. Carrier, founder of the Carrier Engineering Corporation. Willis also designed the Brackenridge Park Amphitheater.
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