William Le Baron Jenney

(1832–1907) amerikansk arkitekt

William Le Baron Jenney (United States, 1832–1907) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, William Le Baron Jenney belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

William Le Baron Jenney was born in Fairhaven and died in Los Angeles. William Le Baron Jenney trained at École Centrale Paris, Harvard University, and Phillips Academy. William Le Baron Jenney worked in Chicago and Riverside. William Le Baron Jenney was awarded Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

One of the best-known works is ‘Home Insurance Building’. The catalogue has 7 buildings by William Le Baron Jenney. The dated buildings span the years 1877–1892. All the buildings in the catalogue are in Chicago.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Wilhelm Böckmann, Henry Van Brunt, Christian Christie, John Gideon Haskell, and John L. Smithmeyer.

• Home Insurance Building
• Manhattan Building
• Second Leiter Building
• Ludington Building
• Garfield Park
• First Leiter Building
• Humboldt Park