William Bell (architect)

William Bell (1789 – 1865) was a Scottish architect and builder, who emigrated to the United States and practiced in North Carolina.

[1] Bell trained in Medicine at Edinburgh University prior to turning to architecture.

Bell's known works in Scotland are limited to churches in the north (harbour area) of Edinburgh.

In 1837 Paton recommended Bell for a federal commission to build a massive United States Arsenal in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

When the Confederate States of America took over the arsenal in 1861, Bell continued as architect and facility manager.