WILLIAMS, Warren Heywood (1844-1888)
(biography in preparation)
A lengthy biography and list of works by W.H. Williams in the city of Portland, Oregon was published by the Portland Friends of Cast-Iron Architecture Newsletter, Issue No. 17, December 1980. This twenty-two page document includes a photographic portrait of the architect taken c. 1885. This list, published in 1980, has now been supplemented with several new citations extracted from Portland newspapers and included below.
W.H. WILLIAMS (works in Canada)
VICTORIA, B.C., a large mansion for Capt. John Irving, Menzies Street at Michigan Street, 1884; demol. 1944 (Victoria Daily Times, 9 June 1884, 1, extensive descrip.)
VICTORIA, B.C., Bank of British Columbia, Fort Street at Government Street, 1885 (Daily British Colonist [Victoria], 14 March 1885, 3, descrip.; 1 Jan. 1886, 2, descrip.; M. Segger, Victoria: A History in Architecture, 1979, 120-23, illus. & descrip.)
WILLIAMS & SMITH
VICTORIA, B.C., "Craigdarroch Castle", Joan Crescent, a mansion for Robert Dunsmuir, 1887-90 (Victoria Daily Times, 12 July 1887, 4, descrip., but lacking attribution, and only referring to "....a firm of Portland architects"; Victoria Daily Times, 15 Dec. 1888, 4, crediting Arthur L. Smith, as "...the Portland architect of Mr. Dunsmuir's new house"; Victoria Daily Times, 7 May 1889, 4, crediting "Arthur L. Smith and his partner Frank Williams" [son of Warren H. Williams] of Portland for overseeing the work on the Dunsmuir mansion; M. Segger, Victoria: A History in Architecture, 1979, 284-87, illus. & descrip.; Canadian Heritage [Ottawa], Aug. 1982, 8-10, illus. & descrip.; This Old House: Victoria's Heritage Neighbourhoods, iii, 2021, 169-72, illus. & descrip.)
W.H. WILLIAMS
(works in Portland, Oregon)
WILLAMETTE ENGINE CO. NO 1 FIRE HOUSE, Morrison Street, 1878 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 22 March 1878, 3, descrip.)
L. BLUMALER & CO. BLOCK, First Street at Stark Street, 1879 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 15 Nov. 1879, 3, descrip.)
PORTLAND ROWING ASSOCIATION, a new boat house, 1880 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 10 May 1880, 2, t.c.)
MULTNOMAH COUNTY COURT HOUSE, major addition, 1882, and another addition, 1885 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 14 Feb. 1882, 2, t.c.; 29 April 1885, 3, descrip.)
ST. VINCENT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, addition of the South Wing, 1882 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 5 April 1882, 3, descrip.)
THOMPSON & DOLPH BLOCK, Front Street, between Oak Street and Pine Street, a large 4 storey commercial block, 1882 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 11 March 1882, 3, descrip.)
C.H. LEWIS BLOCK, Front Street at D Street, for Allen & Lewis, 1882 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 11 March 1882, 3, descrip.)
STOUT STREET, several cottages for Messrs. Brown and Sam Smith, 1883 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 6 Aug. 1883, 2)
WOODWARD-BRAVENDER BLOCK, First Street at Yamhill Street, a commercial block for Mrs. Tyler Woodward and Mrs. R.R. Bravender, 1884-85 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 6 Dec. 1885, 4, descrip.)
PORTLAND SAVINGS BANK, Second Street at Washington Street, 1885 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 26 Feb. 1885, 3, descrip.)
RIVERSIDE INN, for H.C. Leonard, located "...just across the road from The White House" in Portland, 1887 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 16 April 1887, 8, descrip.)
S.G. REED STORE, Front Street at Taylor Street, major addition and alterations, 1887 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 16 April 1887, 8, descrip.)
VAUGHAN ESTATE BLOCK, Morrison Street at Front Street, major alterations and improvements, for S.G. Reed, 1887 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 16 April 1887, 8, descrip.)
SMITH BLOCK, First Street at Taylor Street, additional storey added, with major improvements, for Charles Smith, 1887 (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 16 April 1887, 8, descrip.)
(works elsewhere)
SEATTLE, WASH., a mansion for James McNaught, 4th Avenue at Spring Street, 1885; demol. (Morning Oregonian [Portland], 5 Jan. 1885, 4)