W. B. W. Howe Jr.

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For the Episcopal bishop see William B. W. Howe, father of this architect

William Bell White Howe, Jr. (1851 – 1912), who used his first three initials and last name, was an architect in Charleston, South Carolina. He was chief engineer for branches of the Charleston & Savannah Railway and the Savannah Florida and Western Railway. [1] A residence and a residential complex he designed in Charleston are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). He was also involved in the design of the Jacksonville Terminal Complex (Union Station).

He was the son of the Episcopal bishop William B. W. Howe. [2]

He co-patented an automatic air brake design in 1885. [3]

The home he built for himself was in Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina, and is now part of the Flat Rock Historic District. He lived in Flat Rock when he expressed interest in work on Jacksonville, Florida's Union Station. [4]

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References

  1. "Poor's Directory of Railway Officials". Poor's Railroad Manual. June 11, 1887 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Dorothy Middleton; Eastman, Margaret Middleton Rivers (May 4, 2015). St. Philip's Church of Charleston: An Early History of the Oldest Parish in South Carolina. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9781625854070 via Google Books.
  3. Office, United States Patent (June 11, 1886). "Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents". U.S. Government Printing Office via Google Books.
  4. "Engineering News and American Railway Journal". Engineering News Publishing Company. June 11, 1896 via Google Books.
  5. "Journal of the ... Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina Held in ..." R.L. Bryan Company. June 11, 1880 via Google Books.
  6. "Engineering News-record". McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. June 11, 1900 via Google Books.
  7. Tomlan, Michael A. (November 21, 2014). Historic Preservation: Caring for Our Expanding Legacy. Springer. ISBN   9783319049755 via Google Books.