William T. Towner Explained

William T. Towner (1869–1950) 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 immigrated 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.

Notable works include:

• Litchfield Opera House (1900), 126 N. Marshall Ave., Litchfield, Minnesota (Towner, W.T.), NRHP-listed^{[1] [3]}
• St. Croix County Courthouse (1900), 904 3rd St., Hudson, Wisconsin (Towner, William T.), NRHP-listed^[2]
• Waverly Junior and Senior High School (1913), 443 Pennsylvania Ave., Waverly, Tioga County, New York (Towner, W.T.), NRHP-listed

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.^[4]

In 1910, William T. Towner, then of 320 Fifth Avenue in New York City, had designed a high school for Schenevus, New York.^[5]

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.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Saving a piece of history . May 14, 2011.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82000710}} State Historical Society of Wisconsin Intensive Survey: St. Croix County Courthouse ]. National Park Service. October 1981 . March 6, 2018. With .
3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Litchfield Opera House / Litchfield Community Building . Minnesota Historical Society. James A. Sazevich . Brian C. Pease . November 15, 1983 . March 7, 2018.
4. Book: American School Board Journal. 25–26. 1902. William George Bruce. 134.
5. Web site: Building News. May 25, 1910 . The American Architect .
6. Web site: Building News. September 5, 1917 . The American Architect.