William Washburn (architect)
William Washburn (1808–1890) was an architect and city councilor in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century. He designed Boston's National Theatre (1836), Revere House hotel (1847), Tremont Temple (1853), and Parker House hotel (1854).[1][2] He served on the Boston City Council 1853-1855.[3]
Designed by Washburn
- Renovation of Old State House, Boston (with Isaiah Rogers, 1830)[4]
- Grace Church, Temple Street, Boston (c. 1835)[5][6]
- National Theatre, West End, Boston (1836)
- Revere House hotel, Boston, (1847)[7]
- American House, Hanover St., Boston (rebuilt 1851)[8]
- Tremont Temple, Tremont St., Boston (1853)
- Remodelling of interior of Massachusetts State House (1853)[9]
- Parker House hotel, School St., Boston (1854)
- Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York (1859)
- Victoria Hotel, New York
- Charlestown City Hall, Massachusetts[10]
- Young's Hotel, Boston (1860)[8]
- Adams House, Washington St., Boston[8]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Washburn.
- ^ Kidder. The architect's and builder's pocket-book: A handbook for architects, structural engineers, builders, and draughtsmen, 15th ed. London: J. Wiley, 1908; p.1545
- ^ Boston Directory. 1851, 1862
- ^ Roberts. History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, now called, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts: 1637-1888, Volume 3. Boston: A. Mudge & Son, 1898
- ^ Bostonian Society
- ^ American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge, v.10, no.2, June 1836
- ^ Catalogue of the valuable private library of the late William H. Whitmore, of Boston, genealogist and historian, and for many years registrar of the city of Boston: Part I, comprising a collection of about 1300 genealogies, part II, historical and miscellaneous books, including a large number of books relating to the local history of Boston ... to be sold by auction Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Nov. 11 to 14, 1902
- ^ Twelve missing in Boston fire. New York Times, Jan 16, 1912. p.1.
- ^ a b c Bacon's dictionary of Boston. 1886
- ^ William Rotch Ware. The Georgian period: a series of measured drawings of colonial work, Part 12. U.P.C. Book company inc., The American architect book dept., 1902
- ^ Jane Holtz Kay. Lost Boston. Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2006
Image gallery
- Buildings designed by Washburn
-
Grace Church, Temple St., Boston, 1836 -
National Theatre, Boston, c. 1838 -
Tremont Temple, Boston, c. 1857 -
City Hall, Charlestown, Mass., 19th century -
Parker House, Boston, 19th century
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
