Occupation Architect Name David Ewart | Role Architect | |
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Born 18 February 1841 ( 1841-02-18 ) Penicuik, Scotland Awards Imperial Service Order. Practice Chief Dominion Architect Died June 6, 1921, Ottawa, Canada Buildings Connaught Building, Canadian Museum of Nature, Royal Canadian Mint Structures Connaught Building, Beatty Street Drill Hall, Rideau Hall, Prince Edward Building, Victoria Memorial Museum | ||
David Ewart (18 February 1841 – 6 June 1921) was a Canadian architect who served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1896 to 1914.
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As chief government architect he was responsible for many of the federal buildings constructed in this period. He broke with the Neo-Gothic style adopted by his predecessors Thomas Seaton Scott and Thomas Fuller; rather he embraced the Baronial style exemplified in several important buildings.
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Ewart was married to Jeanne Marie Doyen until her death in 1885 and then with Annie Sigsworth Simpson from 1887 to his death in 1921. His son John Albert Ewart was an acclaimed Ottawa architect.
As federal architect he oversaw the design and construction of several buildings at the Central Experimental Farm including the Dominion Observatory, Carling Avenue in 1902; Chief Astronomer's Residence, 1909; and the Geodetic Survey Building, 1914. He also oversaw the design and construction of numerous post offices (such as the Humboldt Post Office). He oversaw the design and construction of numerous armouries across Canada.
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His son John Albert Ewart was also a prominent Ottawa architect.
In 1903, he was awarded the Imperial Service Order.