# Washington Roebling — Sticks and Stones character guide

> Washington Roebling in Sticks and Stones by Lewis Mumford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Washington Roebling, the younger Roebling

**First appearance:** 0043-v

## Who they are

Engineer who completed the Brooklyn Bridge after his father's death.

## Relationships

### [John Ruskin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/characters/john_ruskin)

_social_

Ruskin's architectural theories and writings were known to Roebling, but they were not direct collaborators.

## In the story

### [The Brooklyn Bridge and the Limits of Romanticism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iv)

Son of John Roebling; took over construction and directed the work from his home for ten years, becoming an invalid.

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