FRANK ALBERT DePASQUALE, AIA (1925-2010)

DePasquale (pronounced duh-pass-kwull) grew up in Roselle Park NJ and served in the Army during WWII.  He entered the NCSU School of Architecture and Engineering in 1946 and graduated in 1951, the second class under Henry Kamphoefner.  He worked for Platt and Davis Engineers, John Latimer, and Thomas Hayes.  Starting in 1956, he worked and became a partner in for George Watts Carr. 

Three years later, Leslie Walker, a former Durham architect, enticed DePasquale to come to Tampa. In late 1961, Walker's firm dissolved and DePasquale established the firm of Frank A. DePasquale, AIA Architect in Tampa. A recession in late 1962 caused DePasquale to return to Durham.  In December of 1963, DePasquale returned to the firm of George Watts Carr Architects in the position of Associate. The following year, Mr. Carr reorganized the firm as a partnership, renaming it Carr Harrison Pruden and DePasquale Architects. For the next fifteen years, DePasquale was in charge of manu diverse architectural projects.

When partner Robert Carr decided to create a new firm with his son in 1978, DePasquale founded DePasquale Markham Thompson Wilson Architects & Planners, Ltd.  Later the firm changed to DTW Architects & Planners, Ltd. They designed eleven schools during Durham County's building boom in the late 1980s.  

DePasquale "retired" in the mid 1990's from DTW but came into work almost every day.  He was President emeritus of the Historic Preservation Society of Durham.  He also designed many churches including his own, St. Luke's Episcopal, and Grace Lutheran Church.  Awards included the AIANC Merit Award for the Durham Arts Council Building in 1990; the AIANC Tower Award for the Hayti Heritage Center in 1993; and the Golden Leaf Architectural Award for Design Excellence in the City and County of Durham in 2005.  DePasquale was honored at a Durham Tribute Luncheon in April 2010.

1959 - The Melvin and Cynia Brown Shimm House, 2429 Wrightwood Road, Durham.  DePasquale also did a studio addition.  Sold to Jeremy Packer and Sarah Sharma in 2006. 

1962 - The Gordon and Alida Tennant Residence, 514 South Riverhills Drive, Temple Terrace FL.  Sold to Don Saff.  Sold in 1991 to Leon and Sara Mandell.  Kitchen remodeled in 2003.  The house was on the cover of the Temple Terrace brochure for years.  Featured in the Tampa Tribune with photos.  The Mandells were told that while it was being built, people in the neighborhood were calling it the "Frank Lloyd Left" house.  B/W photos by Frank DePasquale.  Color photo by Grant Rimbey.

1962 - The Randolph and Betty Jo Jackson House, 530 South Riverhills Drive, Temple Terrace FL.  Sold around 1981 and they put in a pool and enclosed the open carport.  Several owners since.  The carport has been reopened.  As of 2011 owned by Leonard Stefanisko. For sale in 2011.

1962 - The Salber Residence, Puritan Circle, Temple Terrace FL.  Photos by Todd Foley.

1963 - 2442 West Alpine Road, Durham NC.  1949 sf.  Sold to Edgar and Twila Q. Gardner.  Sold in 1991 to David Covington and Elin Nagel.

1964 - His own house at 126 Chateau, Durham.  Sold to Jacob Sternfeld in 2006. 

1966 - The Herbert and Elaine K. Crovitz Residence, 2745 Montgomery Street, Durham.  Sold in 1990 to John and Myrna Longenecker.  Sold in 2003 to Nancy Weigle and Norman A. Smith, Jr.  Photo by Julie Hollenbeck.

1966 - The Frank and Berniece Daddario Residence, 2438 Alpine Road, Durham.  3143 square feet.  They lived there for over 40 years.  Sold in 2009 to Rebecca and Bill Newton.  Bottom four photos by Leilani Carter.

1978 - The David and Diane Rose Residence, 3205 Cameron Drive, Henderson NC. 
As of 2011 still owned by the Roses.

Sources include:  Julie Hollenbeck, Rebecca Newton, Frank DePasquale, DTW website.