Charles A. (Andy) Morton, Architect

Mr. Morton is a native of Blount County, Tennessee. He is a 1966 graduate of Maryville High School and a 1971 graduate of the School of Architecture at the University of Tennessee. Mr. Morton’s father was a forty three year employee of the Aluminum Company of America and his mother the long-time secretary to the principal at Everett High School.

After graduating from UT, Morton moved to Memphis where he worked for some of the city’s best architectural firms, including Mel O’Brien Associates, Taylor and Crump, and Rudolph Jones Jr., and later formed his own firm, JMW Architects. In 1985 Morton teamed with Jones to create the Facilities consulting arm of National Commerce Bank Services, supplying design and construction of over 1200 In-store banks for supermarkets and banks in all fifty states

While in Memphis Morton became the corporate architect for the Huey’s restaurant chain, developing a design identity that replicates the character of the restaurant’s original facility. Morton also became known for his work in the area of historic and compatible architecture, designing additions to many residential structures as well as the historic Tennessee Hotel (Radisson) and the first section of restored buildings on historic Beale Street. Morton was awarded a Certificate of Merit for “Historically Compatible Design of Addition” at the Memphis Preservation Awards 2003 by the Memphis Landmarks Commission and Memphis Heritage, Inc.

In 2001 Morton returned to Blount County, settling in Townsend. In 2003 he joined Sterling Engineering, Inc. in Maryville as head of its architecture department. In 2005 he partnered with Anthony Montagnari to form ESDS Architects in Pigeon Forge. Since returning to East Tennessee Morton has designed many residences in Townsend as well as the Rarity Bay and Kahite neighborhoods on Tellico Lake. His design for the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Scott in Rarity Pointe was designated Best of Show in the 2008 Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville Parade of Homes. He also designed a new Fire Station for the City of Townsend, a “cover” for the historic Sunshine Bridge in Townsend, and provided design services for Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center, the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum, and Camp Wesley Woods

Mr. Morton and his grandson reside in Townsend where he is Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 777 and a member of Bethel Baptist Church.