William Nichols (architect)

William Nichols
Old Mississippi State Capitol building in 2010
Born1780
Bath, England
DiedDecember 12, 1853(1853-12-12) (aged 72–73)
Lexington, Mississippi, United States
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsOld North Carolina State Capitol
Old Alabama State Capitol
Old Mississippi State Capitol

William Nichols, Sr. (1780 December 12, 1853) was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his early Neoclassical-style buildings in the American South. He designed statehouses for North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.