Manager, architect.
Born in Northumberland County, Ontario on 11 April 1876, he moved to Winnipeg in 1905 where he was the local office manager for Montreal-based architect Howard C. Stone. In 1906, he was the founding Treasurer of the Manitoba Association of Architects. By 1908, he was operating his own sole proprietorship but, the following year, he moved to California where he practiced until around 1916. He worked as a salesman for building product companies until 1926. He died at Sebastopol, California on 4 September 1966.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
697 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
1905
Demolished (2022)
678 Main Street, Winnipeg
1907-1908
Imperial Theatre
Winnipeg
1908
Bank of Toronto
Winnipeg
?
“A correction,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 January 1908, page 7.
“Bank of Toronto,” The Western Architect, volume 11, May 1908. [Internet Archive]
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 July 2025
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