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American architect
William Washburn
(1808–1890) was an architect and city councilor in
Boston
,
Massachusetts
, United States, in the mid-19th century. He designed Boston's
National Theatre
(1836),
Revere House
hotel (1847),
Tremont Temple
(1853) and
Parker House
hotel (1854).
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He served on the
Boston Common Council
from ward 6 in 1854 and 1855.
[2]
[3]
He was
chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen
in 1855.
[2]
Designed by Washburn
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- Renovation of
Old State House
, Boston (with
Isaiah Rogers
, 1830)
[4]
- Grace Church
, Temple Street, Boston (c. 1835)
[5]
- National Theatre
, West End, Boston (1836)
- Revere House
hotel, Boston (1847)
[6]
- American House
, Hanover St., Boston (rebuilt 1851)
[7]
- Tremont Temple
, Tremont St., Boston (1853)
- Remodelling of interior of
Massachusetts State House
(1853)
[8]
- Parker House
hotel, School St., Boston (1854)
- Fifth Avenue Hotel
, New York (1859)
- Victoria Hotel, New York
- Charlestown City Hall, Massachusetts
[9]
- Young's Hotel
, Boston (1860)
[7]
- Adams House, Washington St., Boston
[7]
Image gallery
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- Buildings designed by Washburn
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Grace Church, Temple St., Boston, 1836
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National Theatre, Boston, c. 1838
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Tremont Temple, Boston, c. 1857
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City Hall, Charlestown, Mass., 19th century
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Parker House, Boston, 19th century
References
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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
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Boston Directory
, 1851, 1862
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a
b
"A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers"
. City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. pp. 45 and 92
. Retrieved
30 October
2022
.
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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
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Bostonian Society
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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
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"Twelve missing in Boston fire",
New York Times
, January 16, 1912. p.1.
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a
b
c
Bacon's dictionary of Boston
, 1886
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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
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Jane Holtz Kay
. Lost Boston. Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2006
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