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Robert Henry MacDonald
Robert Henry MacDonald was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1875. He was an architect and designed many landmark buildings in Canada. He articled to Richard B. Whitaker, M.S.A. of Melbourne. He died in 1942.
Postions held:
- junior draftsman to Robert Findlay, Montreal, Quebec, 1895-1900, 1900-1902
- draftsman to George B. Post, New York, 1903-1905
- senior draughtsman, Crichton & McKay, Wellington, New Zealand, 1905-1906
- head draftsman, W. W. Bosworth, New York, 1906-1907
- junior partner and chief draftsman for Ross & McFarlane, Montreal, Quebec, 1907-1912
- partner of Ross & MacDonald, Montreal, Quebec, 1912
Buildings:
- Architects' Building, Montreal, Quebec
- Bank of Toronto, rues Guy et Ste. Catherine, Montreal, Quebec
- Château Apartments, Montreal, Quebec
- Château Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario
- Homeopathic Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
- Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario
- Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
- Neurological Institute of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
- Royal Bank Building, Toronto, Ontario
- Union Station, Ottawa, Ontario
- Union Station, Toronto, Ontario
Memberships and Honors:
- Quebec Association of Architects, President (1939), Award of Merit
- Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Fellow
- Royal Institute of British Architects, Fellow
References:
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