William Smith (16 September 1817 - 22 December 1891) was a Scottish architect. A partner in the Aberdonian firms J & W Smith (1845-1879), W & J Smith (1879-1887) and W & J Smith and Kelly (1887-1891), and employed as Aberdeen's superintendent of works (1852-1891), he designed a large number of buildings in north east Scotland.[1]
Smith was a prolific designer of manses, including those at Peterhead, Tarland, Methlick, St Fergus and Woodside. His major commissions includes Fraserburgh Prison (1845), Trinity Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen (1846), King Street Iron Works, Aberdeen (1847), Badentoy House (1849), Drumside House (before 1852), Balmoral Castle (1852), Alexander Scott's Hospital, Huntly (1853), Miller's Institution, Thurso (1859) and the Anderson Institute, Lerwick (1860).[1]