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Peter J. Williamson (April 20, 1823, Elst, Netherlands - February 15, 1907, Nashville, Tennessee) was a Dutch-American architect. == Biography == He emigrated to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1849 at the age of 26. He was trained at a post-secondary educational institution in the Netherlands in an era prior to the true profession of “architect.” He thought of himself as a professional architect from an early date, and he is listed as one in the 1860 U.S. Census. In 1854, he bought 40 acres in the township of Segole, Wisconsin, which is now Freedom, Wisconsin, near the Oneida Reservation in the Fox River Valley. He built a farmhouse there, and was joined by his family members from Elst. Prior to the Civil War, in Appleton, Wisconsin, he is thought to have helped with the remodeling design of Old Main Hall of Lawrence University, designed a local school and the County Jail in Appleton described as “an excellent piece of workmanship”, and one of the early bridges over the ravine on College Avenue, Appleton, Wisconsin. When the Civil War broke out, Williamson enlisted in the Wisconsin First Cavalry in 1862. His daughter donated the letters to the Nashville Public Library the next week, and they remain there today. Many of them were published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History.,〔Wisconsin Magazine of History, Vol. 25, Issue Nos 3 and 4 (1942-1943)〕 through the help of a Vanderbilt professor. He joined the First Regiment of the Wisconsin Cavalry as a Private at the age of 38. In January he was mustered in as a Sgt. Major. He was promoted to First Lieutenant and made Company Commander. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter J. Williamson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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