Warren & Welton

Warren & Welton was an architectural practice formed by Montgomery native William Warren and William Leslie Welton of Nebraska, who met as employees of the New York firm of McKim, Meade & White. The pair had already solicited work in the fast-growing city of Birmingham, and published their unbuilt proposal for Southside Baptist Church. They moved South in 1907 to oversee construction of the Empire Building, which they had designed along with J. E. R. Carpenter of Carpenter & Blair in New York.

Warren & Welton opened an office in the completed Empire Building and were successful in gaining commissions for other important projects such as the Boy's Industrial School and Chamber of Commerce Building, along with several residences and interiors. The partners split up in 1910, with Warren finding Welton's aggressiveness in marketing his services to be unpalatable. Warren went on to partner with Eugene Knight in the firm that became well-known as Warren, Knight & Davis. Welton continued to practice on his own, with several large buildings to his credit.