William Smith was a Scottish architect. A partner in the Aberdonian

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

 firms J & W Smith (1845-1879), W & J Smith (1879-1887) and W & J Smith and Kelly (1887-1891), and employed as Aberdeen's superintendent of works (1852-1891), he designed a large number of buildings in north east Scotland.

Smith was a prolific designer of manse

Manse

A manse is a house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of a Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist or United Church...

s, including those at Peterhead

Peterhead

Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....

, Tarland

Tarland

Tarland is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is located five miles northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles west of Aberdeen. Population 540 ....

, Methlick

Methlick

Methlick is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the River Ythan north-west of Ellon.- Services :Methlick is served by a general store, a garage and hardware store, one hotel and a village hall...

, St Fergus and Woodside

Woodside, Aberdeen

Woodside is a part of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.The area used to be separate from the city but was incorporated in 1891....

. His major commissions includes Fraserburgh Prison (1845), Trinity Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen (1846), King Street Iron Works, Aberdeen (1847), Badentoy House (1849), Drumside House (before 1852), Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located near the village of Crathie, west of Ballater and east of Braemar. Balmoral has been one of the residences of the British Royal Family since 1852, when it was purchased by Queen Victoria and her...

 (1852), Alexander Scott's Hospital, Huntly (1853), Miller's Institution, Thurso (1859) and the Anderson Institute, Lerwick (1860).