William Wilson Corcoran
American
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | The Corcoran | Washington, DC | |||||
| 1848/06/07 | William Corcoran buys Parrott's Woods, a 15-acre (6.1 ha) forest overlooking Rock Creek Park, from Lewis Washington, great-grandnephew of George Washington. | Owner | Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington DC) | Washington, DC | |||
| 1849/03/03 | William Corcoran organizes a company to establish a cemetery. Chartered by an Act of Congress, Corcoran will spend over $100,000 in its beautification and provide in its charter that it should "be forever inalienable". | Benefactor | Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington DC) | Washington, DC | |||
| 1850/00/00 | Funded by William Corcoran, Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel is built at a cost of $9,400. | Owner | Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel | Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington DC) | |||
| 1863/00/00 | American banker William W Corcoran buys a marble bust for $300 during a visit to Rome. | Owner | |||||
| 1924/10/28 | Corcoran Hall, the first building built on the University's Foggy Bottom campus, is dedicated and named after William W Corcoran, who was President of the Trustees and benefactor of the University. | Benefactor | Corcoran Hall | Washington, DC |
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