John F. Morton, Jr.
Experience Highlights
- Dedicated experience in school, finance, healthcare, religious, and elderly housing projects
- As Quality Control specialist, reviews construction documents and specifi-cations on VergesRome’s projects
- Conducts training for Architect Interns in construction documents, specifications, and pertinent architectural history
- Master Planning for St. Charles Presbyterian Church, New Orleans; St. Francis Xavier Church and School and Metairie Park Country Day School, Metairie; College of William & Mary Alumni Complex; New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School, Thibodaux
- Restorations, repairs and/or renovations and additions to St. Joseph Catholic Church and Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans and St. Francis De Sales Cathedral in Houma
- Design of the non-denominational U.S. Navy Chapel at the Naval Air Station
Work Experience
1991 to Present: VergesRome Architects, APAC, New Orleans and predecessor firm, Morton Verges Architects:
Programming, Design, Project Management, Quality Control and Construction Administration for hundreds of projects in the firm’s long history.
Recent work includes:
- Guaranty Savings Banks locations throughout Greater New Orleans area; new constructions and renovations
- Carrollton Palms Shopping Center new retail center
- LSU Dental School and Health Sciences Center Campus restoration
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, New Orleans, upgrades and hurricane repairs
- ADA Upgrades at multiple State facilities in New Orleans
- Christian Brothers School Expansion
- First NBC Bank branch locations in New Orleans, Jefferson, Metairie
- New Firestone Retail Store
Education
(Degree and Specialization)
- Master of Architecture, Tulane University, 1962
- Bachelor of Arts, Art History, College of William and Mary, 1958
- Energy Conservation Certificate, University of Texas, Arlington, 1974
- Radiation Protection Certification Tulane University, 1972
Current Professional Registration (State and Discipline)
- Registered Architect, Louisiana; Virginia; Alabama; Mississippi
Accomplishments
- Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners
- Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) member and past officer of New Orleans Chapter
- Board Member, National Council Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
- Principal of John F. Morton, Jr. and Associates, 1972 to 1991; Principal Partner of Morton Verges Architects from 1991 to 2006
