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William C. Weston
William C. Weston (April 28, 1866 – September 19, 1932) was a New Zealand-born American architect. Weston practiced architecture in Birmingham, Alabama from 1901 until 1915 and in Detroit until his death in 1932. Life and career William Crowley Weston was born April 28, 1866, in Wellington, New Zealand. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 19. He was trained as an architect in the office of D. H. Burnham & Company in Chicago, and in other offices, before opening his own office in Birmingham, Alabama in 1901. His first work in Birmingham was the Woodward Building (1902), which he designed in association with Stone Brothers Ltd., architects of New Orleans. In 1915 Weston moved to Detroit. Despite his success in Birmingham he found little work there, and closed his office during World War I. In 1922 he reopened his office and formed the partnership of Weston & Smith. This lasted only until 1923, when he formed the new partnership of Weston & Ellington. His new partne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
