J. Williams Beal, Sons

J. Williams Beal, Sons
Founders	John W. Beal; Horatio Williams Beal
Founded	January 1, 1920
Dissolved	1980s
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Buildings	Repertory Theatre of Boston; Granite Trust Company Building; 13 Massachusetts high schools

J. Williams Beal, Sons, successor to the office of J. Williams Beal, was a successful architectural firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1920 by the sons of the late architect Beal, it remained in business into the 1980s.

In 1888, J. Williams Beal established what would become a successful architectural practice in Boston. He would have three sons, the elder two of which would come to work for him. These were John W. Beal and Horatio W. Beal. A third son, Robert Washburn Beal, would be a landscape architect.

The firm of J. Williams Beal, Sons was established in early 1920, following the death of J. Williams Beal. The Beal brothers were the sole partners until 1960, when they added H. Story Granger and Raymond W. Dyer, as which point the firm became known as J. Williams Beal, Sons, Granger & Dyer. After Dyer's departure a new partner, Edward A. J. Poskus, was added. Horatio Williams Beal died in 1964. J. Williams Beal, Sons, Granger & Poskus was dissolved upon the death of Granger in 1969. John Woodbridge Beal died in 1971, after which Poskus managed the firm alone. J. Williams Beal, Sons & Poskus lasted at least until the mid-1980s.

John Woodbridge Beal was born on July 11, 1887, in Hanover, Massachusetts. Beal worked in his father's office for a number of years, until his father's death in 1919. At this point he established the firm of J. Williams Beal, Sons with his brother, Horatio. After Horatio's death in 1964, Beal managed the firm with H. Story Granger and Edward A. J. Poskus. He was active until the firm until his death. He died on December 3, 1971.

Horatio Williams Beal was born on September 1, 1889, in Hanover, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1911, and earned a masters degree from the school of architecture in 1915. After his graduation he entered the office of his father, J. Williams Beal. In 1917 he enlisted in the U. S. Navy for service in World War I. In 1919 he returned to Boston, and went back to work in his father's office. Upon his father's death, he and his brother established J. Williams Beal, Sons. Beal remained active in the firm for the rest of his life. He died at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth on December 23, 1964.

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