William B. Ittner

Who was William B. Ittner?

William Butts Ittner was an architect in St. Louis, Missouri. He designed many school buil­dings in Missouri and other areas, was president of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects from 1893–95, was awar­ded an ho­no­rary de­gree by the Uni­ver­sity of Mis­souri in 1930, ser­ved as pre­si­dent of the Ar­chi­tec­tu­ral Le­ague of Ame­rica during 1903–04, and at the time of his death was pre­si­dent of the St. Louis Plaza Com­mis­sion, a fel­low and life mem­ber of the Ame­ri­can In­sti­tute of Ar­chi­tects, and a thirty-third de­gree Mason. He was described as the most influential man in school architecture in the United States and has a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. He was appointed St. Louis School Board commissioner in 1897 and is said to have designed open buildings that featured "natural lighting, inviting exteriors, and classrooms tailored to specific needs."