William W. Boyington was an architect

Architect

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

 who designed several notable structures in and around Chicago, Illinois. Originally from Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, W.W. Boyington studied engineering and architecture in the State of New York

New York

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. After this, he practiced there and served in the New York State Legislature before he decided to settle and work in the emerging metropolis of Chicago, Illinois in 1853. Many of his buildings were constructed before the Great Chicago Fire

Great Chicago Fire

The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S...

 of 1871; however, the Chicago Water Tower

Chicago Water Tower

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 and Pumping Station, designed by Boyington, survived.

Other buildings accredited to W.W. Boyington include: The New State Capitol Building

Illinois State Capitol

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 in Springfield, Illinois

Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...

; the first University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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 located at 34th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue (1859, 1863, 1865; all demolished); the first Sherman House located at Clark and Randolf Streets (1859, demolished in 1910); the entrance gate of Rosehill Cemetery

Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago

Rosehill Cemetery is a Victorian era cemetery on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, and at , is the largest cemetery in the City of Chicago. The name "Rosehill" resulted from a City Clerk's error – the area was previously called "Roe's Hill", named for nearby farmer Hiram Roe...

; the old Second Baptist Church of Chicago (now the Aiken Institute); the 1864 Democratic Convention Hall; the old Chicago Board of Trade Building at the Head of LaSalle Street (1885, demolished in 1928 for construction of the present Holabird and Root Building

Chicago Board of Trade Building

The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a skyscraper located in :Chicago, Illinois, United States. It stands at 141 W. Jackson Boulevard at the foot of the LaSalle Street canyon, in the Loop community area in Cook County. Built in 1930 and first designated a Chicago Landmark on May 4, 1977, the...

); and the Windsor Hotels of Montreal, Canada and Denver, Colorado; the Terrace Hill

Terrace Hill

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 Homestead (Iowa's Governor's Mansion); the Hegeler Carus Mansion

Hegeler Carus Mansion

The Hegeler Carus Mansion, located at 1307 Seventh Street in La Salle, Illinois is one of the midwest's great Second Empire structures.Built in 1876 by Edward C. Hegeler, partner in nearby Matthiessen Hegeler Zinc Company, the mansion was designed by Chicago architect William W. Boyington...

; the Milikin Bank Building (demolished) in Decatur, Illinois

Decatur, Illinois

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; the Transfer House (1896) in Decatur; and the Joliet Prison

Joliet Prison

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Boyington is buried at Rosehill Cemetery.