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William Appleton Potter

American architect (1842–1909)
Person Human Q8004507

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
1842, December 10, 1842[6]
Date of death
1909, February 19, 1909[7]
Place of birth
Schenectady
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
architect
Educated at
Union College, Episcopal Academy[11][12]
Notable work
Alexander Hall, Church of the Presidents, First Reformed Church of Raritan[13][14][15]
Father
Alonzo Potter[8]
Mother
Sarah Benedict Potter[9]
Sibling
Robert Brown Potter, Clarkson Nott Potter, Edward Tuckerman Potter, Henry Codman Potter[20][21][22][23]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[24]
Family name
Potter[17]
Given name
William[18]
Partner in business or sport
R. H. Robertson[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en William A. Potter en William Appleton Potter ar وليم أبلتون بوتير
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
000000006707999X
VIAF cluster ID
65277001
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79033847
GND ID
1089111436
American National Biography ID
1701335
ArchINFORM person/group ID
49022
Artists of the World ID
00611053
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950 ID
1758
CANTIC ID
981058620280606706
FAST ID
33053
FamilySearch person ID
295Z-JS8
Find a Grave memorial ID
179179204
Show all 27 identifiers +15
Freebase ID
/m/02w_hzp
Genealogics.org person ID
I00536690
Geni profile ID
6000000012786920643
J9U entity ID
987007356959305171
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
104771
OpenMLOL author ID
394260
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100340388
Pacific Coast Architecture Database person ID
5639
Prabook ID
1717020
SNAC ARK ID
w61g3bgh
Structurae person ID
1001744
Union List of Artist Names ID
500004744
WikiTree person ID
Potter-12590
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvCTq9T8kHDKrpGkvPPcP
Yale LUX ID
person/fe92d96e-46a9-42bf-b63d-1e37615e621e

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Summary

William Appleton Potter was born in 1842[1] in Schenectady[2]. He died in 1909[3] in Rome[4]. He worked as an architect[5].

FAQs

Where was William Appleton Potter born?

William Appleton Potter was born in Schenectady[2].

Where did William Appleton Potter die?

William Appleton Potter died in Rome[4].

Who were William Appleton Potter's parents?

William Appleton Potter's father was Alonzo Potter[8]. William Appleton Potter's mother was Sarah Benedict Potter[9].

What did William Appleton Potter do for work?

William Appleton Potter worked as an architect[5].

Where did William Appleton Potter go to school?

William Appleton Potter was educated at Union College[11] and Episcopal Academy[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Potter, William Appleton (1842-1909), architect. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Potter, William Appleton (1842-1909), architect. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · MConradWard · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partner in business or sport → R. H. Robertson
    "Created claim: Partner in business or sport: R. H. Robertson"
  2. 25w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yale LUX ID → person/fe92d96e-46a9-42bf-b63d-1e37615e621e
    VIAF cluster ID → 65277001
    SNAC ARK ID → w61g3bgh
    Oxford Reference overview ID → 20110803100340388
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