Background
Aiken, William Martin was born on April 1, 1855 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Daniel and Ellen Daniel (Martin) Aiken.
Aiken, William Martin was born on April 1, 1855 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Daniel and Ellen Daniel (Martin) Aiken.
Student in office of H. H. Richardson, 1880-1883 and West.
He taught at his alma mater in his last year of attendance and moved to Charleston, South Carolina to teach a special course Architecture. In 1877, he moved to Boston, Master of Arts andl 1886. He left Boston to start his own practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. Aiken was appointed as of the United States Treasury and sworn in on April 1, 1895.
During his short tenure, he oversaw the design of many notable federal buildings such as the Denver and Philadelphia mints.
He resigned his position on June 30, 1897 to practice architecture in New York with Bruce Price and act as a consultant architect to the City of New New York
Fellow American Institute Architects. Collaborator with Russell Sturgis: Dictionary of Architecture.