Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Edward Cubbidge (1881-1952)
Born at Maidstone, England on 23 May 1881, he emigrated to Canada about 1907 and worked as an assistant to Winnipeg architect John Woodman, who in 1917 invited him to become a full partner in the practice. They specialized in the design of commercial and institional buildings, including schools in Winnipeg and its outlying suburbs. The partnership ended in 1924 after which Cubbidge practiced alone, designing a variety of homes in the prosperous suburbs of Crescentwood and Tuxedo. In 1932, he served as President of the Manitoba Association of Architects, and continued to practice until 1950. He died at his Winnipeg home, 12B Locarno Apartments on Roslyn Road, on 28 October 1952 and was buried in St. John’s Cemetery.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
290 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg
1917
757 Lyon Street, Winnipeg
1921
Percy J. Rich House
102 Handsart Blvd, Winnipeg
1927
L. J. H. Redmond House
101 Handsart Blvd, Winnipeg
1927
25 Ruskin Row, Winnipeg
1928
W. Cohen Fur Company Building
Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
James D. Carruthers House
Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
c1930
Eaton House
Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
1932
St. Paul’s High School & College (expansion)
Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg
1932
Demolished (1964)
1015 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
1932
761 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
1935
International Harvester Company Warehouse
Portage Avenue at Burnell, Winnipeg
1937
Pointe du Bois
1942-1943
Sources:
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 31 October 1952, page 33.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 December 2019
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