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{{Infobox architect

|name = William G. Rantoul

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|nationality = United States

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1867|8|31}}

|birth_place = Beverly Farms, Massachusetts

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|6|10|1867|8|31}}

|death_place = Salem, Massachusetts

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|awards = Fellow, American Institute of Architects (1926)

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File:Salem Athenaeum.jpg, completed in 1907.]]

File:French Building, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester NH.jpg, completed in 1916.]]

William G. Rantoul {{post-nominals|list=FAIA}} (August 31, 1867 – June 10, 1949) was an American architect in practice in Boston from 1897 until his retirement in 1942.

Life and career

William Gibbons Rantoul was born August 31, 1867, in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, to Robert S. Rantoul, a lawyer and politician, and Harriet Charlotte Rantoul, née Neal. He was educated at Harvard University, graduating in 1889. After graduation he joined the office of Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul, where his elder brother, Augustus N. Rantoul, was a partner. In 1897 he left to open his own office, and practiced until his retirement in 1942.

Architectural works

1903 – Turner Hill, 315 Topsfield Rd, Ipswich, Massachusetts
1903 – West Chester, 3520 Grand Ave, Des Moines, Iowa
1907 – Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex St, Salem, Massachusetts
1916 – French Hall, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire