William Nowland Van Powell (1904–1977), sometimes known professionally as William Van Powell[1] or Nowland Van Powell[2] was an American architect, painter, and historian from Memphis, Tennessee.[3]
Why does our fine city have such a penchant for tearing down some of the coolest-looking buildings ever constructed? Case in point, the Venetian-inspired Memphis Steam Laundry building, designed by noted architect Nowland Van Powell