William C. Weston
New Zealand-born architect who worked in Birmingham, Alabama, 1866 to 1932
Designer of the Metropolitan Building, the hotel that went up in Detroit in 1925. Beyond Metro Detroit, Weston designed the Woodward Building in Birmingham, Alabama (1902) and the Frank Nelson Building in Birmingham, Alabama (1903).
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William C. Weston's skyline, here and beyond
The Metropolitan Building beside 6 of Weston's notable works elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
The Metropolitan Building beside 6 of Weston's notable works elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
Metropolitan Building
1925, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Standing and open
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The story
William C. Weston lived from 1866 to 1932, and Wikidata describes Weston as a New Zealand-born architect who worked in Birmingham, Alabama. Metro Detroit knows Weston by the Metropolitan Building, a hotel in Detroit, finished in 1925. Built in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, it has stood for 101 years.
Far from Woodward Avenue, Weston designed the Woodward Building in Birmingham, Alabama (1902), the Frank Nelson Building in Birmingham, Alabama (1903), and the Birmingham Realty Company Building in Birmingham, Alabama (1905). On the Metropolitan Building, Weston shares credit with Harold Slaight Ellington. The Metropolitan Building still stands at 33 John R. St, and the best way to know Weston is to stand in front of it.
William C. Weston (April 28, 1866, September 19, 1932) was a New Zealand-born American architect. Weston practiced architecture in Birmingham, Alabama from 1901 until 1915 and in Detroit until his death in 1932.
William C. Weston's work in Metro Detroit
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Where else Weston built
6 notable works by William C. Weston in Birmingham, Alabama and Alabama, from 1902 to 1912, as Wikidata lists them.
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Woodward Building Birmingham, Alabama, 1902 Photo: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
Frank Nelson Building Birmingham, Alabama, 1903 Photo: Birmingham_Alabama_c1916_LOC_3c26173u.jpg: User:Balcer..., public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -
Birmingham Realty Company Building Birmingham, Alabama, 1905 Photo: John Margolies, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -
Wimberly-Thomas Warehouse Birmingham, Alabama, 1908 Photo: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
Age-Herald Building Birmingham, Alabama, 1910 Photo: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
Temple Emanu-El Alabama, 1912 Photo: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Who Weston worked with
- Harold Slaight Ellington on the Metropolitan Building
Where the work stands
Photo credits
All 6 photos on William C. Weston's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- Woodward Building Photo: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Nelson Building Photo: Birmingham_Alabama_c1916_LOC_3c26173u.jpg: User:Balcer..., public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Realty Company Building Photo: John Margolies, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wimberly-Thomas Warehouse Photo: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Age-Herald Building Photo: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Temple Emanu-El Photo: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on William C. Weston come from Historic Detroit, Wikidata, and Wikipedia; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.