William Washburn (architect)

American architect

William Washburn

Chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen
In office
1855
Preceded by| Office established
Succeeded by| Phelham Bonney
Member of the Boston Common Council
In office
1854–1855
Personal details
Born| (1868-09-12)September 12, 1868
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died| June 22, 1943(1943-06-22) (aged 74)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place| Mount Olivet Cemetery
Political party| Democratic
Profession| Architect

Revere House, Bowdoin Square, Boston, designed by Washburn, 1847; engraving by S.S. Kilburn

William Washburn (1808-1890) was an architect and city councilor in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 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] 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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1. ^ 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
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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
4. ^ Bostonian Society
5. ^ 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
6. ^ "Twelve missing in Boston fire", New York Times, January 16, 1912. p.1.
7. ^ a b c Bacon's dictionary of Boston, 1886
8. ^ 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
9. ^ Jane Holtz Kay. Lost Boston. Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2006

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