David Robertson Brown

David Robertson Brown
Born(1869-08-28)August 28, 1869
Montreal, Quebec
DiedMarch 28, 1946(1946-03-28) (aged 76)
Montreal, Quebec
OccupationArchitect
Spouse
Harriet Fairbairn Robb
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(m. 1900)​


David Robertson Brown (August 28, 1869 – March 28, 1946) was a Canadian architect.

Early life and education

David Robertson Brown was born in Montreal on August 28, 1869, the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Robertson.[1] He was educated at the High School of Montreal[2] and then studied architecture for four years in Montreal under A. F. Dunlop.[3]

Career

Children's Memorial Hospital on Cedar Avenue, Montreal, pictured in 1913

In 1890, Brown went to Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked for architectural firms, including Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, heirs to the practice of Henry Hobson Richardson,[4] before returning to Montreal in 1894 and forming the architectural firm of Brown, McVicar, and Heriot. From 1900 to 1905 he worked alone,[3] then formed a temporary working partnership with Percy Erskine Nobbs,[5] and finally in 1907 went into partnership with Hugh Vallance. Brown served as President of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Quebec Association of Architects.[3]

Brown was a member of the Canada Club and the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club.[2]

Personal life

In 1900 Brown married Harriet Fairbairn Robb, a daughter of William Robb, City Treasurer of Montreal.[1]

He died at his home in Montreal on March 28, 1946.[6]

Notable buildings

References

  1. ^ a b Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Volumes 6-7. International Press Limited. 1914. pp. 597–598. Retrieved July 10, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Brown, David Robertson", in The Canadian Who's Who (1929)
  3. ^ a b c Marilyn Baker, Symbol in Stone: the Art and Politics of a Public Building, p. 35
  4. ^ The architecture of Edward & W.S. Maxwell (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1991), pp. 24-25
  5. ^ Rosalind M. Pepall, Construction d'un musée beaux-arts: Montréal, 1912 (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, 1986), p. 39
  6. ^ "Retired Architect David Brown Dies". The Gazette. March 29, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved July 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memorial gates: University of Saskatchewan: Memorial 47009-019 Saskatoon, SK". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2016.