Wiley Gulick Clarkson (November 28, 1885 May 5, 1952) was an American architect who was active in Texas.
Biography Clarkson was born on November 28, 1885, in Corsicana, Texas. He received his architectural training at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After practicing for a few years in Corsicana, Clarkson set up shop in 1912 in Fort Worth. He would remain one of the most prominent architects in Cowtown through the 1950s, where his Classical, Gothic, Italianate, and Beaux Arts buildings still stand.
Family Wiley Clarkson's grandson Clay Clarkson, along with Clay's wife Sally Clarkson, are both Christian ministry leaders.
Notable buildings Texas Christian University Library, Fort Worth, Texas Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Texas Sanger Brothers Department Store, Fort Worth, Texas Young Men's Christian Association Building, Fort Worth, Texas Woolworth Building, Fort Worth, Texas First Methodist Church, Fort Worth, Texas W.I. Cook Memorial Children's Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas Collins Art Company, Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Masonic Temple, Fort Worth, Texas Hancock Paint Store, Fort Worth, Texas North Side Senior High School, Fort Worth, Texas Shelton Building (McCrory's Variety Store), Fort Worth, Texas Sinclair Building, Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County Building and Loan Association Building, Fort Worth, Texas W.C. Stripling Department Store, Fort Worth, Texas Municipal Airport Administration Building, Fort Worth, Texas United States Courthouse, Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Art Center (now Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, Texas
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