Moses Chamberlain Edey (1845–1919) was an

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architect who designed the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park, a National Historic Site and the

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(1905–1992), which was Ottawa's first department store. His architectural styles were

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, Romanesque, and Beaux Arts, with the Daly Building a Chicago style. Edey had worked with Ottawa architect W.E. Noffke and Ottawa architect

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had once worked as a draftsman for Edey.

History

Moses Edey was born 1845 in the southwestern area of Quebec,

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near

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. He was the second son of six children of Richard and Mary Edey, descendants of United Empire Loyalists. The Edeys were part of the second wave of settlers to the Ottawa Valley, after

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arrived in 1800 (the founder of

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). Moses Edey came to

from Randolph, Vermont, in 1805. Moses' father, Richard had been born in 1812 in

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. Moses designed the red-brick Methodist chapel that still stands on Vanier Road, Aylmer. Artifacts from the Mayflower still exist, the possessions of the family of Moses' mother, whose ancestors journeyed on that famous ship. Following some time with the Casey Tool Company of Auburn, New York, he later worked for 10 years in design and construction in

under an A. Sparks. Thereafter, he concentrated on architecture. Rideau Street 08

By the 1860s Moses Edey had completed apprenticeships in architecture and building construction, as well as in carriage design and construction. He had moved to Arnprior at 17, where he worked in carriage making for two years, and two more in

in that trade. He then studied under Thomas in Toronto and went to Moravia, New York and studied under Z. D. Stearns During this time, he spent five years at the

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s and held diplomas from the Ontario School of Art. He joined the Ontario Society of Architects. After studying design at the Ottawa Art School, he set up shop on Sparks Street Moses Edey married Mary Whillans from

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and had two children, Mabel Gertrude Mary Edey, and Isabel Maude Edey. Edey had building plans for Lansdowne Park, a fairground in Ottawa, with the centrepiece the Aberdeen Pavilion, which came to be known affectionately as the "Cattle Castle". The building survived despite sustained calls for demolition, and was rehabilitated.

Work

* Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park for (a.k.a. the "Cattle Castle" for the

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), which is a National Historic Site *

(1905-1992) which was Ottawa's first department store. *

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Mountain View Chapel, chemin Vanier, Aylmer, Qc
* Garland Building (demolished) He also possibly designed: * The Geggie Home at 801, Chemin Riverside, Wakefield, Quebec * Mount Pleasant (apparently gone), a home at 40 Riverdale Avenue (City of Ottawa has an archive picture probably CA-2954)

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;Bibliography *

External links

*Geggie hom

*Slattery homestead article with picture of "Mount Pleasant

Historic Places in Canada
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