Gordon W. Lloyd was an

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origin, whose work was primarily in the

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. After being taught by his uncle,

Ewan Christian Ewan Christian (1814–1895) was a British architect. He is most frequently noted for the restorations of Southwell Minster and Carlisle Cathedral, and the design of the National Portrait Gallery. He was Architect to the Ecclesiastical Commiss ...

, at the

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, Lloyd moved to

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

in 1858. There he established himself as a popular architect of

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churches and cathedrals in the region, mostly in the states of

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and

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. In addition to churches, Lloyd designed several secular works, such as commercial buildings, residences and an

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. Though his office was in Detroit, Lloyd lived across the river in

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, Canada.

Main works

*Anthony Dudgeon Residence (1859) 1859 East River Road,

Grosse Ile, Michigan Große or Grosse is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Demetrius Grosse *Maurice Grosse *Katharina Grosse *Ben Grosse *Hans-Werner Grosse *Heinz-Josef Große *Julius Grosse Julius Waldemar Grosse (25 April 1828 – 9 ...

*Samuel T. Douglass Residence (1859) 1859 East River Road,

*Alexander H. Dey Residence (1862) 965 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, MI Demolished in 1960s *

Christ Church Detroit Christ Church Detroit is an Episcopal church located at 960 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It is also known as Old Christ Church, Detroit. It is the oldest Protestant church in Michigan still located on its original site.

, (1863),960 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI *Trinity Episcopal Church (1864) 101 E. Mansion Street, Marshall, MI. *Sidney D. Miller Residence (1864) 1432 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1955. *Seventh Street School (1866) 2525 Brooklyn, Detroit, Mi. Demolished in 1899. * Detroit & Milwaukee Railway Company Passenger Depot (1866) 400 Atwater, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1973. * Central United Methodist Church, (1866),23 East Adams, Detroit, MI *Our Lady of Help Roman Catholic Church (1867) 3156 East Congress, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1968. *Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (1867) 306 North Division Street, Ann Arbor, MI. *

Cathedral of St. Paul (Erie, Pennsylvania) The Cathedral of St. Paul is an Episcopal cathedral in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania. St. Paul's Church was founded on St. Patrick's Day in 1827. The church became the cathedral fo ...

, (1866) 134 W. Seventh St. * St. James Episcopal Church,

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, (1867),833 West Wisconsin Avenue * St. James Episcopal Church,

, (1867), 25150 East River Road *First Congregational Church (1868) 403 South Jefferson Avenue, Saginaw, MI. *

Thomas A. Parker House The Thomas A. Parker House was built as a private residence and is located at 975 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is currently the law offices of Liddle & D ...

, (1868), 975 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI *Trinity Episcopal Church (1868) 304 South Monroe Street, Monroe, MI *John Pridgeon Residence (1868) 2666 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1890s *Grace Episcopal Church (1869) 550 W Fort Street, Detroit, MI. Demolihsed in 1920s * Trinity Episcopal Church,

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, (1869),125 East Broad Street. *Grace Episcopal Church (1870)115 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI. *Church of the Holy Spirit, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, (1871) * Saint Mary of Good Counsel Catholic Church,

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, (1871) 305 Division Street. *Dr, William Brodie Residence (1871) 304 West Lafayette Boulevard Detroit MI. Demolished in 1914. *Saint Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum (1872) 529 McDougall, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1960s *Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church (1872) 328 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, PA. *Church of the Holy Spirit (1872) 102 College Park Street, Gambier, OH. * Chapter House for Trinity Anglican Church,

London, Ontario London (pronounced ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River, approximate ...

, Canada, 1872-1873 * Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (1873) 711 South Saginaw, Flint, MI. *

James McMillan James (or Jim or Jimmy) McMillan or MacMillan may refer to: Sportspeople * James McMillan (footballer, born c. 1866) (c. 1866–?), played for Sunderland * James McMillan (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1937), played for Scotland,Everton and St B ...

Residence (1873) 1411 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolisshed in 1931. * Joseph A. Moross Residence (1873) 6371 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1960s * Forest Hill Cemetery gatehouse, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1874) *Hone of the Friendless (1874) 7 West Waren, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1927. *C. J. Whitney & Company Building (1874) 140 West Fort Street, Demolished in 1911. *All Saints Episcopal Church (1874) 252 Grand Street, Saugatuck, MI. *Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (1875) 201 East Ridge Road , Marquette, MI. *Allan Shelden Residence (1875) 630 West Fort Street, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1918. *Abstract Building (1875) 125 West Lafayette, Demolished in 1912. *Simon Heavenrich Residence (1875) 75 Winder Street, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1931. *Emory Wendell Residence (1875) 1397 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1920s. *John S. Newberry Summer Residence (1875) 99 Lake Shore Drive Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. Demolished in 1910s *James McMillan. Summer Residence (1875) 100 Lake Shore Drive Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. Demolished in 1910s *Whitney Opera House (1875) 200 West Fort Street, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1889. * Grace Episcopal Church,

Galion Galion is a city in Crawford, Morrow, and Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 10,453 at the 2020 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County after Bucyrus. The Crawford County portion of Galion is p ...

, Ohio, 1875, NRHP *Elmwood Cemetery Gatehouse (1876) Detroit, MI. *First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor (1876) 608 East William, Ann Arbor, MI. *Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (1876) 4120 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH. * John S. Newberry Residence (1876) 1363 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1961. *Edward Y. Swift Residence (1876) 804 West Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1960s *Henry P. Baldwin Residence (1877) 410 West Fort Street, Detroit, Mi. Demolished in 1930s *Detroit Savings Bank Building (1878) 508 Griswold, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1929. *The Carpenter Block (1879) 1 West Jefferson, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1950s *Board of Trade Building (1879) 35 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1950s * Newberry & McMillan Building/Equity Building (1879) 428-432 Griswold, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1929. * Saint Mary's Hospital (1879) 1420 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI Demolished in 1990. * Heavenrich Borthers Building (1880) 129 West Jefferson, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1930s * Archibald G. Lindsay Residence (1880) 4639 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1914. * Palms Block (1881) 110 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI. Destroyed by fire in 1893. * Traugott Schmit House (1881) 1571 East Jefferson Detroit MI. Demolished in 1960s * Home for the Aged Little Sisters of the Poor (1881) 1825 Scott Street, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1930s * Westminster Presbyterian Church (1881) 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1919. * George F. Moore Residence (1881) 5106 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1925. * Henry B. Ledyard Summer Residence (1882) 259 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. Demolished in 1910s * Saint John's Episcopal Church (1883) 123 North Michigan Avenue, Saginaw, MI. *Parker Block, (1883) 1075 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Destroyed by fire in 1990. *Central Police Station (1883) 735 Randolph, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1928. *Commercial Building (1885) 200-218 West Jefferson, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1980s *St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Kalamazoo, 1885 *Engineering Shops Building (1885) 913 South University Avenue, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. * Russel A. Alger Residence (1885) 510 West Fort Street, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1937. *Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church Parish House (1886) 617 East Huron Street, Ann Arbor, MI. *

Bishop Worthington Residence The Bishop Worthington Residence was built at 1240 South 10th Street in Omaha, Nebraska in 1885. The personal home of Bishop George Worthington of the Episcopal Church, the Worthington Mansion was a place of high social and religious importance d ...

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, Nebraska, 1885 *" Building 50", (formerly Northern Michigan Asylum),

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, Michigan, 1885, NRHP *Brown Brothers Cigar Factory (1887) 119 State Street, Detroit, MI *Wayne Hotel (1887) 220 Third Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1931. *Henry Ledyard House (1887) 1545 East Jefferson. Detroit MI. Demolished in 1960s *Grace Hospital (1888) 4160 John R, Detroit, MI, Demolished in 1979. *Dowling Hall, University of Detroit, 1887 *R. H. Traver Company Building (1889) 1211-1219 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI *William Reed & Company Building (1890) 426-430 West Larned, Detroit, Mi. Demolished in 1984. *Detroit College (1890) 651 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI. *Laura Rust Residence (1890) 3625 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1950s * Wright-Kay Building, (1891) 1500 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. * D. M. Ferry Company Building (1891) 400 Monroe, Detroit, MI. *Women's Hospital and Foundlings Home (1891) 443 East Forest, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1940s *Detroit Telephone Exchange Building (1894) 116 Clifford, Detroit, MI. Extensively modified in the 60s. *

David Whitney House The David Whitney House is a historic mansion located at 4421 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. The building was constructed during the 1890s as a private residence. It was restored in 1986 and is now a restaurant. The building was l ...

, (1894) 4421 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. *Commercial Building (1898) 1236 Randolph, Detroit, MI. *SS Peter & Paul Parish School (1899) 601 East Larned, Detroit, MI. Demolished in 1963. File:Brush Street Station.jpg,

Brush Street Station Brush Street Station was a passenger train station on the eastside of downtown Detroit, Michigan, located at the foot of Brush Street at its intersection with Atwater Street and bordered by the Detroit River to the south. History The original sta ...

, built in 1867, SE corner of Brush and Atwater File:Christ Church, Detroit MI.jpg,

Episcopal, built in 1861 File:St James Episcopal Mar10.jpg, St James Episcopal Church, built in 1867, in

File:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (8483678294).jpg, Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church, built in 1872, in

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

File:St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Cleveland, Ohio.jpg, St Paul Episcopal Chruch (Today Catholic), built in 1876 in

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

File:FARMER(1884) Detroit, p916 DETROIT SAVINGS BANK BUILDING. NORTHEAST CORNER OF GRISWOLD AND LARNED STREETS. BUILT IN 1878.jpg, Detroit Savings Bank Building, built in 1878 and demolished in 1928. File:FARMER(1884) Detroit, p841 NEW BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING.jpg, New Board of Commerce Building built in 1880 and demolished in 1940s File:FARMER(1884) Detroit, p705 ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL. NEW BUILDING.jpg, St Mary Hospital built in 1879 and demolished in 1990 File:FARMER(1884) Detroit, p514 THE NEWBERRY & McMILLAN BUILDING. SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GRISWOLD AND LARNED STREETS. BUILT IN 1879.jpg, Newberry & McMillan Building built in 1879, was demolished in 1929. File:R.H Traver Company Building.jpg, R.H Traver Building built in 1889. File:Brown Brothers Cigar Factory.jpg, Brown Brothers Cigar Factory Building built in 1887. File:Detroit December 2021 42 (David Whitney House).jpg, David Whitney Jr Residence built in 1894.

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LLOYD, Gordon William (1832-1904)
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800–1950. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Gordon W. 1832 births 1905 deaths 19th-century American architects 19th-century English architects Canadian architects British emigrants to the United States Architects from London

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