William Nichols | |
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| Born | 1780 Bath, England |
| Died | December 12, 1853 (aged 72–73) Lexington, Mississippi, United States |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Old North Carolina State Capitol Old Alabama State Capitol Old Mississippi State Capitol |
William Nichols, Sr. (1780 – December 12, 1853) was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his early Neoclassical-style buildings in the American South.[1] He designed statehouses for North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.[2][3][4]
- ^ Mellown, Robert O.; Peatross, C. Ford (1979). William Nichols, architect. University, Alabama: University of Alabama Art Gallery. pp. 1–6.
- ^ "Nichols, William (1780-1853)". North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Directory. The NCSU Libraries Digital Scholarship and Publishing Center. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ Mellown, Robert O. (2005). "Variations on a Capitol Plan". Alabama Heritage. Summer 2005 (77).
- ^ "Old Capitol Museum: The Architect". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2009-11-29.