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William Irving Turner (1890–1950), commonly known as Tim Turner or W.I. Turner, was an American architect. He served as a U.S. Forest Service architect and is credited with much of the design of Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon, an important and influential work. He is given individual credit for design of Cascadian Rustic Silcox Hut (alone) and Timberline Lodge (with others as "et al") in their listings in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. He contributed to many works that are listed on the National Register with attribution to USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group. It is believed that Turner's use of Picturesque style in the Timberline Lodge plans was influenced by architect
A.E. Doyle Albert Ernest Doyle (July 27, 1877 – January 23, 1928) was a prolific architect in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. He is most often credited for his works as A.E. Doyle. He opened his own architectural practice in 1907. From ...
's works.Mountain Architecture: Chapter IV - Part 3
/ref> With others he was recognized national Forest Service consulting architect
W. Ellis Groben William Ellis Groben, usually known as W. Ellis Groben, is an American architect and author. He was Washington (D.C.) Office Architect of the U.S. Forest Service during 1933-1953 and provided professional guidance as the national consulting archi ...
for developing the Cascadian Rustic style. Earlier in his career he worked for architect Victor W. Voorhies, including on the Vance Building.


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20th-century American architects 1890 births 1950 deaths {{US-architect-stub