William Frederick McCaw (1850–1923) was an Irish born Canadian-American architect who worked in Toronto early in his career, then in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S., and then other areas in the U.S. He worked in a long succession of partnerships with various architects. McCaw was born in

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and moved to Canada in 1872 settling in Toronto, but moved to Portland, Oregon in 1882. Several of his works, alone or with shared attribution, are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Selected works

* First Presbyterian Church of Portland, 1200 SW Alder, Portland, OR (McCaw,William F.), NRHP-listed *

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, 519 SW 3rd St., Portland, OR (McCaw, Martin & White), NRHP-listed *

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, 123 NW Eleventh Ave., Portland, OR (McCaw & Martin), NRHP-listed * West Hall, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR (McCaw, Martin & White), NRHP-listed He lived in various cities for his work including San Francisco,

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and

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. He died in Fresno, California in 1923.

References

Canadian architects Architects from Portland, Oregon Architects from Oklahoma Architects from California Architects from Texas People from County Dublin 1850 births 1923 deaths Canadian emigrants to the United States Irish emigrants to Canada {{US-architect-stub