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John Albert Ewart

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Nationality
  
Canadian

Died
  
1964, Ottawa, Canada

Occupation
  
Architect

Alma mater
  
University of Toronto


Name
  
John Ewart

Role
  
Architect

John Albert Ewart

Born
  
1872
Ottawa, Ontario

Buildings
  
Knox Presbyterian Church

Structures
  
Knox Presbyterian Church

John Albert Ewart (1872–1964) was a Canadian architect and son of Chief Dominion Architect David Ewart.

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Personal and Early Years

Ewart was born in Ottawa after his father's arrival in Canada. Ewart studied architecture at the University of Toronto in the 1890s.

Career

Eward moved to Ottawa to practice with King Arnoldi in 1895 and Burritt & Meredith in 1904, and Sproatt & Rolph in 1932. His buildings are built mostly in Ottawa with a few in nearby Pembroke, Ontario and Carleton Place, Ontario.

Death

Ewart died in 1964 in Ottawa.

Portfolio

List of buildings designed by Ewart include:

  • Booth Building, 1910–11
  • Transportation Building, 1916
  • Hunter Building, 1917–20
  • Metropolitan Life Building, 1924-27 (associate of Waid)
  • Ottawa Electric Building, 1926–27
  • Victoria Building, 1927–28
  • Architect to Ottawa Collegiate Institute Board
  • Knox Presbyterian Church (Ottawa) 1932
  • References

    John Albert Ewart Wikipedia