William Tinsley

William Tinsley (* 1804 in Clonmel , † 1885 in Cincinnati ) was an American architect of Irish origin.

William Tinsley's family was primarily involved in the construction business. Like his brother Thomas, he became an architect and spent the first part of his life in his native Ireland . He built private houses, churches, bridges and country estates, preferring the neo-Gothic style; one of his most notable projects was the design of Cahir for the Earl of Glengall. One of his bridges is the Tinsley Bridge, built around 1840, which is better known under the name Kilmaclugh Bridge and leads over the Clashawley . She was hit several times by severe flood damage.

In 1851 he emigrated to Cincinnati. His structures in the USA include buildings for Rockwell, Kenyon and Wabash Colleges, for the University of Wisconsin , Wesleyan University and Northwestern Christian University in Indianapolis . He also built Christ Church in Indianapolis, St. John's Episcopal Church in Lafayette, Indiana, and the Calvary Episcopal Church in Clifton near Cincinnati. He built here Henry Probascos house Oakwood . He was later commissioned to design the square around the Tyler Davidson fountain donated by Probasco .

literature

• JD Forbes: Victorian Architect. The Life and Work of William Tinsley. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 1953

Web links

• Biography (not accessible)
• Buildings

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0063207.html&StartPage=194&EndPage=224&volume=63&newtitle=Volume%2063%20Page%20194  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ http://fethard.com/news_archive/cnews.050110.html
3. ↑ http://www.daapspace.daap.uc.edu/mediadb/detail?work_id=15
4. ↑ http://web.mac.com/avergeen/iWeb/The%20Irish%20Who%20Built%20America/Mainstream%20Architects.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.