SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA.- Architect Leland King, 96, died. Sheryl King Neely, daughter of King, stated, “He tried to bring modern architecture and the image of this country abroad. He worked with the finest architects of the time.”

Leland King was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on December 17, 1907. He began practicing architecture in Tucson in the early 1930’s. From 1935 to 1938 he worked as associate architect for post offices and federal buildings in Washington, D.C. He became chief architect for foreign buildings operations, a division of the State Department, in 1938. He was in charge of a $200 million building program that covered 72 countries. He was honored in 1956 by the American Institute of Architects for distinguished achievement in public buildings for his 17 years with the State Department. Leland King collaborated in 1962 with architect John Carl Warnecke on the restoration of Lafayette Square north of the White House