Wright Butler was a prominent architect in Cumberland, Maryland, United States.
Born as the son of a furniture manufacturer, Butler studied architecture at the Maryland Institute of Baltimore for three years beginning in 1888. At the Institute, Butler familiarized himself with fashionable architectural styles of the time like Richardsonian Romanesque and Queen Anne Architecture.
Upon his return to Cumberland in 1891, the young architect opened an office, working mainly on residential designs. In 1893, Butler received his first large commission, the Allegany County Courthouse.
Other impressive Butler designs include:
- the Cumberland Masonic Temple
- the Cumberland Liberty Bank Building
- the George Troug House.
His designs still dominate the Cumberland skyline today. (Paul et al. 2003)
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