William P. Wentworth Explained

William Pitt Wentworth (1839–1896), often abbreviated as W.P. Wentworth or William P. Wentworth, was a Vermont-based architect who worked in Boston, but did institutional and ecclesiastic commissions in other areas.^[1]

Works by Wentworth that both survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places include:

• Church of Saint Lawrence, (1889), Fuller St., jct. with Sisson St., Alexandria Bay, NY (Wentworth, William P.)
• Medfield State Hospital, 45 Hospital Rd., Medfield, MA (Wentworth, William P.)
• People's Unitarian Church, 1640 N St., Ord, Nebraska (Wentworth, William)
• Trinity Episcopal Church and Parish House, 227 Sherman St., Watertown, NY, (Wentworth, W.P.)
• St. George's Episcopal Church (Leadville, Colorado), 200 W. 4th St., Leadville, CO, (Wentworth, W.P.)
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Jamestown, NY), 410 N, Main ST Jamestown, NY, Wentworth, W.P.)

Mr Wentworth is also credited with designing the private home of James Wilson Hunter, a prominent dry goods merchant and banker in Norfolk, VA in 1894. The home is now a museum for Victorian art and architecture. (https://www.hunterhousemuseum.org/)

Wentworth may be confused with Charles F. Wentworth who was the architect who worked with Ralph Adams Cram.^[2]

External links

• Photo of hospital building in Burlington, Vermont

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Church of Saint Lawrence. January 1997. 2009-12-10 . Christine B. Lozner. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying two photos.
2. Web site: Back Bay Houses . 3 August 2013 . 19 January 2019.