Samuel Shackford Otis (1891-1974) was an architect from Winnetka, Illinois who designed numerous hotels, housing complexes, and other buildings during a nearly 40-year career.
While working with H.
L.
Stevens & Company, Otis supervised hotel designs in six U.S.
states (Alabama, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, and Ohio).
Serving as a supervising architect for the Works Progress Administration, he oversaw the design of housing complexes in Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.