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Warren (WHITNEY an American architect)

WHITNEY, an American architect. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, and began the practice of architecture in New York. He established the firm of Warren and Wetmore. He was awarded the silver medal War he spent much time in France and sculptural work.

War he spent much time in France and During the World Italy in relief work, and made a careful examination and report on the condition of the Rheims Cathedral. In 1921 he the library of Louvain, which was burned by the Germans during the inburned by the Germans during the invasion of Belgium in 1914. WARRINGTON, parliamentary borough and manufaca municipal and turing town of Lancashire, England, on the right bank of the Mersey, 18 miles E. of Liverpool, 16 W. S. W. of Manchester, and 182 N. W. of London. Though of recent development, it is an day; and, acquiring strategic importance through its bridge (1496) over tance through its bridge (1496) over the Mersey, it was the scene of defeats of the Scots (1648), the Royalists (1651), and a portion of Prince Charles Edward's forces (1745). To a dissenting academy, founded in 1757, it owes its memories of Drs. Aikin, Priestley, Taylor, etc.; and Lucy Aikin was a native. The parish church, St. Elphin's, with a spire 300 feet high, is a fine cruciform Decorated structure, restored in 1859- 1867 at a cost of over $75,000. Other buildings are the town hall, the Royal Court theater (1862), postoffice (1876), hospital (1876), museum and library (1857), school of art (1882), public baths (1866), grammar school (1526; rebuilt 1857), etc. There are also public gardens and a park. The manufactures include iron, wire, pins, files, cottons, glass, leather, and soap. Pop. about include iron, wire, pins, files, cottons, 75,000.