User:Gatoclass/SB/William Rowland

William Rowland (April 28, 1828–July 30, 1911) was a 19th-century American master shipjoiner. Known for the exceptional quality of his work, Rowland designed and built the interiors of scores of American steamships and steamboats over the course of a career spanning more than fifty years. He has been described as the Lorenzo Ghiberti of his trade.

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 * National Cyclopedia entry.
 * Evening Star 1868, Allaire engine.
 * Newport good description.
 * Wife? Rowland d. July 30 1911?