David Younghusband (1883–1965) was a residential

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

and building contractor in

Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

, Canada. His houses, typically brick construction in the Arts and Crafts style and featuring a centre hall plan, form a prominent part of the residential architectural fabric in a number of Ottawa neighbourhoods dating from the first half of the 20th century, in particular the

Glebe Glebe (; also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close(s))McGurk 1970, p. 17 is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved ...

neighbourhood.

References

* John Leaning
The story of the Glebe
accessed September 19, 2009. * Maria Cook
Walking tour of the Glebe
''Ottawa Citizen'', September 18, 2009. Canadian architects 1965 deaths 1883 births People from Ottawa {{Canada-architect-stub