M. Elliott Carroll, FAIA, FAPT, passed away at his Chevy Chase, Md., home July 11 after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Carroll’s extensive career in architecture included distinguished service in both the AIA and the Association for Preservation Technology International, both of which conferred fellowship honors on him.

Carroll arguably was best known in the architecture community in his role as executive assistant architect of the U.S. Capitol, a position in which he served from 1972 to 1988. During this time, he directed many of the preservation activities of the Capitol, most notability its award-winning 1981 long-range master plan.

Carroll practiced architecture in North Carolina before moving to the Washington, D.C., area in 1960. He spent 11 years on the AIA national component staff, where his final job was deputy executive vice president. He worked to accredit historically black architecture schools and establish scholarship programs to increase the number of minority architects during his AIA tenure. Also as part of his career in the nation’s capital, Carroll conducted a private consulting practice in historic preservation and served on restoration teams nationwide.

Generous with giving his time to the profession, Carroll served as president of APTI from 1980 to 1983. He also was chair of the AIA committee for the eighth edition of Architectural Graphic Standards, (1988), the first edition to include a section on historic architecture and preservation. He was a former president of the Association for Preservation Technology; chair of the Historic American Landscape Survey Foundation; and a member of the D.C. Zoning Commission, the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment, and the National Capital Memorial Commission.

Carroll also shared his extensive professional expertise with community and professional organizations, from international to local. Recipients of his talents included the Old Georgetown Board of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the Octagon Restoration Committee, the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, and the HABS/HAER Foundation, for which he served as president. He also was a former vice president of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and chair of its U.S. committee. On the local level, he was former treasurer and mayor of the Village of Drummond, a community in Chevy Chase.

A native of Durham, N.C., Carroll earned his MArch from Harvard University. He served in the Navy in the Pacific arena during World War II and was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He retired from the reserves in 1973 as a captain.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Grune Carroll of Chevy Chase, daughter Jane Carroll, and son Marshall E. “Tim” Carroll Jr. A memorial service was held July 20 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Westtown School, Westtown, PA 19395.

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