title: William Washburn (architect)
text: # William Washburn (architect)
  
  William Washburn (1808–1890) was an architect and city councilor in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the mid-19th century. He designed Boston's National Theatre (1836), Revere House hotel (1847), Tremont Temple (1853) and Parker House hotel (1854). He served on the Boston Common Council from ward 6 in 1854 and 1855. He was chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen in 1855.
  
  ## Designed by Washburn
  
  * Renovation of Old State House, Boston (with Isaiah Rogers, 1830)
  * Grace Church, Temple Street, Boston (c. 1835)
  * National Theatre, West End, Boston (1836)
  * Revere House hotel, Boston (1847)
  * American House, Hanover St., Boston (rebuilt 1851)
  * Tremont Temple, Tremont St., Boston (1853)
  * Remodelling of interior of Massachusetts State House (1853)
  * Parker House hotel, School St., Boston (1854)
  * Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York (1859)
  * Victoria Hotel, New York
  * Charlestown City Hall, Massachusetts
  * Young's Hotel, Boston (1860)
  * Adams House, Washington St., Boston
  
  ## Image gallery
  
  ### Buildings designed by Washburn
  
  * Grace Church, Temple St., Boston, 1836
  * National Theatre, Boston, c. 1838
  * Tremont Temple, Boston, c. 1857
  * City Hall, Charlestown, Mass., 19th century
  * Parker House, Boston, 19th century
  