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2 unusual facts about William Barclay Parsons


Head house

In 1901, William Barclay Parsons, chief engineer for the New York Rapid Transit Commission, had traveled to Boston with Christopher Lafarge, where he was apparently inspired by the ornamental houses he saw used as entrances on the Tremont Street Subway.

Henry M. Brinckerhoff

Henry M. Brinckerhoff (1868-1949) was a pioneering highway engineer who in 1906 partnered with William Barclay Parsons to found what would eventually be known as Parsons Brinckerhoff, one of the largest transportation, planning and engineering companies in the United States.



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