Douglas G. Fuller
PROJECT ARCHITECT
A registered architect, Doug earned his Bachelor of Architecture in 1973 from Kent State University. During more than 40 years of practice in Kent, Ohio, he has completed work in the areas of historic preservation and adaptive transformation as well as educational and municipal facilities and office, industrial, site development, and planning projects. He has a passion for historic preservation, demonstrated by his status as a Qualified Architect: Architecture and Historic Architecture by the State of Ohio Historic Preservation Office, his past roles as Chair of the Design Committee for Main Street Kent and Board Member of the Kent Historical Society, and his membership with The Society for the Preservation of Old Mills, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Heritage Ohio. Doug has been instrumental in the redevelopment and preservation of downtown Kent, particularly the Historic Franklin Hotel and Acorn Alley projects.
INTERVIEW
WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?
Wenham, Massachusetts; it is a very small town about 24 miles north of Boston (near the coast)
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH DS ARCHITECTURE?
Since 2014
FAVORITE PROJECT AND WHY?
All of the Acorn Alley projects, in particular the renovation of the Old Franklin Hotel
FAVORITE HOBBY OR PASTIME?
Local history, hiking, and biking but I do not do enough of either. KSU sports.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT?
10 Hen Pecked Row, Province Lake, New Hampshire, family camp for 50 years. (now sold)
WHAT SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU HAVE?
Heck, I’d just like to have my normal powers from 30 years ago.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
2 cats, 1 dog, and a Rat Terrier
