Daniel (Dan)
Preston
MacMillan Jr.

(1921–2020)

Dan MacMillan was one of Fayetteville's most recognized architects. He went to school at NCSU and graduated in 1948 just before Henry Kamphoefner came on board as Dean of the newly formed School of Design. After working a few years for Jim Webb, he worked for a year as a project engineer for Muirhead Construction on Raleigh's Dorton Arena. MacMillan recalled that Mies Van Der Rohe came to visit during that year to see the Arena.

In 1952, he founded Dan MacMillan Architect and Associates in Fayetteville with his brother Frank MacMillan. When Frank got his license, the firm was renamed MacMillan and MacMillan. They were soon joined by Mason Hicks. Photo above, left to right: Dan MacMillan, Mason Hicks, Frank MacMillan. In 1968, the MacMillans joined with two new partners to form MacMillan, MacMillan, Shawcroft and Thames. That partnership brokeup in 1970. MacMillan sold the business to George Ellinwood after his brother Frank died in 1991 and worked there for a few years, then retired. His archives are at NCSU.

Late 1950s - The NCO Club at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville NC. Dick Bell was the landscape architect. Instead of working through the Army Corps of Engineers, as was common practice, the sergeants involved wanted a great Modernist building and got a loan from the Army to fund construction.

Frank MacMillan

"The office you go into the first few years is really determinant of the way you turn out." –Dan MacMillan

After the Dust Settles, a documentary on a Fayetteville tear down, the Kistler-Hollstein House designed by Dan MacMillan. Produced by Jan Johnson and Pat Wright of Moonlight Communications. Part 1 Watch Part 2 Watch

1953 - The Tom Suggs House, 728 Athens Avenue, Fayetteville NC. According to Dan MacMillan, it featured the first deck in town. Sold to Robert J. Lints. Still owner as of 2026.