William W. Boyington

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William W. Boyington was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his Gothic Revival and Romanesque designs, particularly in Chicago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American architect
architect
human
activeIn City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
surface form: Gothic Revival architecture

Romanesque architecture
basedIn City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
designed Chicago Avenue Pumping Station
Chicago Water Tower
Rosehill Cemetery entrance gate
surface form: Rosehill Cemetery gatehouse

multiple churches in Chicago
designedFor cemeteries
municipal buildings
religious institutions
era Victorian era
familyName Boyington
fieldOfWork architecture
genre church architecture
civic architecture
commercial architecture
givenName William
hasGender male
influenced development of Chicago’s architectural identity
knownAs William W. Boyington
surface form: W. W. Boyington
name William W. Boyington self-link
nationality American
notableFor Gothic Revival designs in Chicago
Romanesque designs in Chicago
design of the Chicago Water Tower
notableWork Chicago Avenue Pumping Station
Chicago Board of Trade Building (original)
surface form: Chicago Board of Trade Building (19th‑century version)

Chicago Water Tower
Illinois State Capitol
surface form: Illinois State Capitol (preliminary designs)

Old University of Chicago buildings
Rosehill Cemetery entrance gate
surface form: Rosehill Cemetery administration building

Rosehill Cemetery entrance gate
Second Presbyterian Church (Chicago, original building)
St. James Cathedral, Chicago
surface form: St. James Episcopal Church (Chicago, original building)

Tremont House (Chicago hotel, later version)
occupation architect
placeOfActivity City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Midwestern United States
usedMaterial limestone
stone

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Chicago Water Tower architect William W. Boyington
Historic Water Tower architect William W. Boyington
William W. Boyington knownAs William W. Boyington
this entity surface form: W. W. Boyington
William W. Boyington name William W. Boyington self-link