Background
Strickland, William was born in 1787 in Philadelphia, circa. Son of John Strickland. Designed Masonic Temple (his 1st major building), Philadelphia (socalled Gothic), 1810, also Custom House (1st in the United States), Philadelphia, 1819, Bank of the United States, 1824, Merchants.
Exchange, Philadelphia, 1834, New Chestnut Saint Theatre, Philadelphia, United States Mint, 1829.