Bertram Charles Hill

Bertram Charles Hill (27 April 1881 - 29 May 1977) was a British-born architect who made his home in Dallas, Texas, and helped design many of the most famous buildings in the city.

His first major projects were the Adolphus Hotel and the Dallas City Hall (circa 1914), the basement of which is where Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, was gunned down in 1963 by Jack Ruby.

He also worked on commercial properties, apartments, several churches, and the original Dallas and Lakewood Country Club buildings.

[1] Hill is especially known for his traditional, grand, Georgian-style homes, many examples of which can be seen in the Swiss Avenue Historic District in East Dallas.

A collection of his personal papers held by the DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University contain correspondence, journals, photographs of his work, and designs to several of his buildings.