William Strickland (architect)
William Strickland | |
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1829 portrait of Strickland by John Neagle | |
| Born | November , 1788 Navesink, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1854 (aged 65) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Rachel McCulloch Trenchard |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | John Strickland Elizabeth Campbell |
| Buildings | Second Bank of the United States and Merchants' Exchange |
William Strickland (November 1788 – April 6, 1854) was a noted architect and civil engineer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Nashville, Tennessee. A student of Benjamin Latrobe and mentor to Thomas Ustick Walter, Strickland helped establish the Greek Revival movement in the United States. A pioneering engineer, he wrote a seminal book on railroad construction, helped build several early American railroads, and designed the first ocean breakwater in the Western Hemisphere. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1820.