Background
Otis, William Augustus was born on August 14, 1855 in Almond, Allegany County, New York, United States. Son of Major Seth T. and Frances L. (Kellogg) Otis.
Otis, William Augustus was born on August 14, 1855 in Almond, Allegany County, New York, United States. Son of Major Seth T. and Frances L. (Kellogg) Otis.
Civil Engineer, University of Michigan, 1878. Studied École des Beaux Arts, Paris, 3 years.
Head draftsman West. L. B. Jenney, architect, Chicago, later partner, Jenney & Otis, Chicago, till 1889. Company-partner Otis & Fuller, since 1922. Lecturer on history of architecture at Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago.
Married Elizabeth Lincoln Shackford, September 11, 1888. Children: Samuel South., Louise.