Russell Barr Williamson (May 2, 1893 - October 3, 1964) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Wisconsin, including the NRHP-listed Eagles Club in Milwaukee, and the NRHP-listed Anthony and Caroline Isermann House and Frank and Jane Isermann House in Kenosha.

Life

Williamson was born on May 2, 1893, in Royal Center, Indiana, and he grew up near Princeton, Kansas. He graduated from the Kansas State University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Russell Barr Williamson

Williamson first worked as a draftsman for Frank Lloyd Wright in 1915-1917. He became an architect in Kansas City, Missouri, until 1919, when he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and he designed many houses. He also designed the NRHP-listed Eagles Club in Milwaukee, and the NRHP-listed Anthony and Caroline Isermann House and Frank and Jane Isermann House in Kenosha.

Russell Barr Williamson

Williamson married Nola Mae Hawthorne, and they had a son and a daughter. Williamson died of a heart attack on October 3, 1964, in Oostburg, Wisconsin, at age 71.

Russell Barr Williamson

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1893 births

1964 deaths

Architects from Kansas

Architects from Wisconsin

Kansas State University alumni

People from Cass County, Indiana

People from Franklin County, Kansas

People from Oostburg, Wisconsin

School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni

20th-century American architects