William T. Towner
William T. Towner was an American architect based in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1]
"Architect William T. Towner of St. Paul was thirty years old when he designed the St. Croix County Courthouse in 1900. A native of Sussex, England, Towner was educated in London, and emigrated to America in 1881.... Before opening a St. Paul office in 1898, Towner worked in Montana and for the Land and Improvement Company in West Superior."[2]
A few of his works have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Notable works include:
- Litchfield Opera House (1900), 126 N. Marshall Ave., Litchfield, Minnesota (Towner, W.T.), NRHP-listed[3][1][4]
- St. Croix County Courthouse (1900), 904 3rd St., Hudson, Wisconsin (Towner, William T.), NRHP-listed[3][2]
- Waverly Junior and Senior High School (1913), 443 Pennsylvania Ave., Waverly, Tioga County, New York (Towner, W.T.), NRHP-listed[3]
In 1901 and/or 1902, W.T. Towner of 157 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts, designed a school for Rumford Falls, Maine and High Bridge, New Jersey, and an Industrial School for Colored Children in the Town of Union.[5]
In 1910, William T. Towner, then of 320 Fifth Avenue in New York City, had designed a high school for Schenevus, New York.[6]
In 1917 William T. Towner was an architect in New York City, and was designing a two-story brick municipal building for the village of Canastota, New York.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Saving a piece of history". May 14, 2011.
- 1 2 "State Historical Society of Wisconsin Intensive Survey: St. Croix County Courthouse". National Park Service. October 1981. Retrieved March 6, 2018. With photo from 1981.
- 1 2 3 4 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ James A. Sazevich; Brian C. Pease (November 15, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Litchfield Opera House / Litchfield Community Building" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ↑ American School Board Journal. 25–26. William George Bruce. 1902. p. 134.
- ↑ "Building News". The American Architect. May 25, 1910.
- ↑ "Building News". The American Architect. September 5, 1917.