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David Robertson Brown (August 28, 1869 – March 28, 1946) was a Canadian architect.
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, before returning to Montreal in 1894 and forming the architectural firm of Brown, McVicar, and Heriot. From 1900 to 1905 he worked alone,Marilyn Baker, ''Symbol in Stone: the Art and Politics of a Public Building'', p. 35 then formed a temporary working partnership with Percy Erskine Nobbs, 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.
Brown was a member of the Canada Club and the
Early life and education
David Robertson Brown was born in Montreal on August 28, 1869, the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Robertson. He was educated at the High School of Montreal"Brown, David Robertson", in ''The Canadian Who's Who'' (1929) and then studied architecture for four years in Montreal under A. F. Dunlop.Career
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, before returning to Montreal in 1894 and forming the architectural firm of Brown, McVicar, and Heriot. From 1900 to 1905 he worked alone,Marilyn Baker, ''Symbol in Stone: the Art and Politics of a Public Building'', p. 35 then formed a temporary working partnership with Percy Erskine Nobbs, 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.
Brown was a member of the Canada Club and the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
The Royal Saint Lawrence Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Dorval, Quebec, Canada on the shore of Lake St. Louis.
History
Created in 1888 by a group of men from the Amateur Athletic Association, the club quickly grew.
In 1892, John Rawso ...
.
Personal life
In 1900 Brown married Harriet Fairbairn Robb, a daughter of William Robb, City Treasurer of Montreal. He died at his home in Montreal on March 28, 1946.Notable buildings
*Board of Trade Building, Montreal *Medical Building of McGill University * Montreal Children's Hospital (1904) *Standard Shirt Building *Southam Building
The Southam Building was a ten-storey office tower located at 130 7th Avenue Southwest in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Designed by Montreal architectural firm Brown and Vallance and built between 1912 and 1913, the Southam Building was one of Calga ...
, Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
(1912–13, demolished)
*Memorial Gates, University of Saskatchewan (1927)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, David Robertson 1869 births 1946 deaths Canadian architects High School of Montreal alumni