William Whitney Lewis

Personal Data

William Whitney Lewis was born September 18, 1850, in Manchester, England, the son of William Stump Lewis and his wife, Frances Ellen Whitney (daughter of William F. Whitney).

He married on May 10, 1882, in Philadelphia to Eleanor Hansell (b. 26Jul1856 in Philadelphia; d. 19Jun1916 in Cohasset), daughter of Barnett Hansell and his wife, Rebecca Wetherill.

W. Whitney Lewis died on August 19, 1933, in Cohasset.

Career

William Whitney Lewis came to the United States at an early age.  He studied at Boston Boys’ High School in Philadelphia and then at MIT.  From 1868 to 1875 he was a draftsman with Cummings and Sears.

In 1876, he formed his own practice, specializing in residential architecture, including homes in Boston and the neighboring communities, Lowell, and Manchester-by-the-Sea. In 1881-1882, he designed and built 267-269 Newbury as his home (at 269 Newbury) and the home of his widowed mother, Francis (Whitney) Lewis, at 267 Newbury.

W. Whitney Lewis also designed commercial and educational buildings, including the Sears Laboratory at Harvard Medical School (ca. 1890) and Volkmann School at 415 Newbury (1901; demolished).

Back Bay Work

1875 20 Fairfield
1876 29 Fairfield
1877 245 Commonwealth
1877 313 Commonwealth
1877 311 Commonwealth (Demolished)
1879 222 Commonwealth
1879 224 Commonwealth
1879 236 Commonwealth
1879 228 Marlborough
1880 253 Commonwealth
1880 255 Commonwealth
1880 21 Fairfield
1882 226 Marlborough
1883 272 Marlborough
1886 16 Exeter (196 Marlborough)
1889 477 Beacon
1889 234 Commonwealth
1889 364 Marlborough (Remodeling)
1892 472 Beacon
1917 17 Marlborough (Remodeling)