William Waters (1843–1917) was an American architect who designed numerous buildings in

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that eventually were listed on the

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. He was responsible for designing much of historic

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. He was also responsible for designing the Wisconsin building for the

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. Waters died in 1917 and is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Oshkosh. After his death, Oshkosh honored him by naming the intersection of Washington Avenue and State Street as the "William Waters Plaza". His works include: *King House, 421 Waugoo Ave., Oshkosh, WI *Oscar F. Crary House, 310 Waugoo Ave., Oshkosh, WI. Built in 1880. Was winner of the City of Oshkosh Acanthus Award in 1987 for Exterior Preservation completed by Daniel Beyerl, owner of the home at that time. *

Havilah Babcock House The Havilah Babcock House is located in Neenah, Wisconsin, United States. History The house, designed by William Waters (architect), William Waters, was built for Havilah Babcock, a co-founder of Kimberly-Clark. It was listed on the National Re ...

, 537 E. Wisconsin Ave., Neenah, WI * George, Sr., and Ellen Banta House, 348 Naymut St., Menasha, WI * George O. Bergstrom House, 579 E. Wisconsin Ave., Neenah, WI *

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, Off WI 22, King, WI * Danes Hall, 303 N. Main St., Waupaca, WI, built in 1894 * Green Lake County Courthouse, 492 Hill St.,

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* Richard Guenther House, 1200 Washington Ave., Oshkosh, WI *

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, 625 W. Prospect Ave.,

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*Hotel Menasha, 177 Main St.,

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Jessie Jack Hooper House The Jessie Jack Hooper House is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. History Home of women's suffrage leader Jessie Jack Hooper. The house and matching coach house are Shingle style, designed by Waters and built in 1888. Her husband Benjamin was a ...

, 1149 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI *

Ellis Jennings House The Ellis Jennings House is located in Neenah, Wisconsin. History The house belonged to Ellis Jennings, a partner in a local lumber company. It was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of H ...

, 711 E. Forest Ave., Neenah, WI *

Robert Lutz House Robert Lutz House, sometimes referred to as Lutz Mansion, is a home located at 1449 Knapp Street in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. Situated at the corner of Knapp Street and South Park Avenue, it was the home of Robert Lutz, owner of Lutz B ...

, 1449 Knapp St. Oshkosh, WI *

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, 240 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI *

Oshkosh Grand Opera House The Grand Opera House, commonly referred as The Grand, is a historic opera house located at the corner of High Avenue and Market Street in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. It was built in 1883, designed by William Waters, a local architect, a ...

, 100 High Ave., Oshkosh, WI *

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, 1331 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI, originally the Edgar P. Sawyer residence, 1908 *

Oviatt House The Oviatt House is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. History The house was designed by Waters and built in 1883 for Moses Hooper. Hooper was an Oshkosh attorney who represented Kimberly-Clark among others, and was such an authority on riparian ri ...

, 842 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI * Read School, 1120 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI *

Henry Sherry House The Henry Sherry House is a historic house located in Neenah, Wisconsin. Home with 5-story tower and porte cochere, designed by Waters in High Victorian Gothic style with some Queen Anne decoration and built in 1883. Sherry was a lumberman wit ...

, 527 E. Wisconsin Ave., Neenah, WI * Henry Spencer Smith House, 706 E. Forest Ave., Neenah, WI *Smith School, 1745 Oregon St., Oshkosh, 1895 * South Hall, River Falls State Normal School, 320 E. Cascade Ave., River Falls, WI * Trinity Episcopal Church, 203 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI * Thomas R. Wall Residence, 751 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI *

John Hart Whorton House The John Hart Whorton House is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. History The original owner of the house was John Hart Whorton. Whorton was a prominent businessman an ...

, 315 W. Prospect Ave., Appleton, WI * Brooklyn No. 4 Fire House, 17 W. Sixth Ave., Oshkosh, WI * Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail, Court House Sq., jct. of Dodge and Vliet Sts., Kewaunee, WI *

Perry Lindsley House The Perry Lindsley House is located in Neenah, Wisconsin. It was added to both the State and the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list ...

, 1102 E. Forest Ave., Neenah, WI *Godfried Ulrich House, 308 East Wisconsin Ave., Neenah, WI He also designed properties that contributed to the following Historic Districts: * Algoma Boulevard Historic District, Roughly, Algoma Blvd. from Woodland Ave. to Hollister Ave., Oshkosh, WI * East Forest Avenue Historic District, Generally bounded by E. Forest Ave., Webster St., Hewitt St. and Eleventh St., Neenah, WI * Irving Church Historic District, Roughly bounded by W. Irving Ave., Franklin St., Church Ave., Wisconsin St. and Amherst Ave. , Oshkosh, WI * Main Street Historic District, Roughly along S. and N. Main Sts. from W. Union to Granite Sts., Waupaca, WI * Nathan Strong Park Historic District, Roughly bounded by N. Wisconsin, E. Moore, N. Swetting and E. Huron Sts., Berlin, WI * North Main Street Historic District, Roughly, N. Main St. from Parkway Ave. to Algoma Blvd., and Market St. NW. to High Ave., Oshkosh, WI * Veterans Cottages Historic District, Off WI 22, King, WI * Washington Avenue Historic District, Roughly bounded by Merritt Ave., Linde and Lampert Sts., Washington Ave., Bowen and Evan Sts., Oshkosh, WI * West Prospect Avenue Historic District, 315-330 West Prospect Ave., Appleton, WI

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