William Weston

William C. Weston (born 1866 in New Zealand - died 1932 in Detroit, Michigan) was a prominent Birmingham architect.

Weston was born into the family that published the Taranaki Herald in Northern New Zealand. He emigrated to the United States with his immediate family in 1885. He practiced architecture with Daniel Burnham's firm in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Birmingham in 1901. After submitting the winning design in response to an invited competition for the Woodward Building, Weston soon busied himself with numerous notable commissions.

Weston relocated to Detroit, Michigan in 1915 and partnered with Harold Ellington in 1923. He continued to receive commissions from Birmingham, however, notably for Royal Arms Apartments (now known as Quinlan Castle).

Notable buildings

• Woodward Building (1902)
• Birmingham Title building (1903)
• Frank Nelson Building (1903)
• Moore & Handley Hardware Company warehouses (1904)
• Brown Marx Building (1906)
• Jordan House (1906)
• Hardin House (1907)
• Terrace Court (1907)
• Wimberly-Thomas Warehouse (1908)
• Arthur Adams residence (1909)
• Otto Marx residence (1909)
• Women's Club House (1911)
• City Federal Building (1913)
• Roden Hotel (unfinished, 1913)
• Temple Emanu-El (1913)
• Quinlan Castle (1927)

References

• "British Shipping Industry" (August 6, 1903) Taranaki (New Zealand) Herald. Vol. 50, No. 12,325
• Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation (2008) "1908 – 2008: A centennial of superior quality, unequaled service, and constant innovation". corporate history