John W. Maloney

John W. Maloney (October 6, 1896 – January 23, 1978) was an American architect, responsible for numerous public buildings in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States in the mid-20th Century.

[1] His family subsequently moved to the Puget Sound area of Washington, where he graduated from Auburn High School.

He designed the Art Deco A. E. Larson Building, Yakima's most prominent structure, in 1931.

That year, he partnered to form Maloney, Herrington, Freesz & Lund, transitioning into a more modern style of work.

Maloney, Herrington, Freesz & Lund eventually became Mills, John and Rigdon.