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John T. Findlay research files series
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Paul Baldwin fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1900-2012
- Accession Number
- 2013-21
- Storage Location
- C4 Sh4 B1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Paul Baldwin fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Accession Number
- 2013-21
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C4 Sh4 B1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1900-2012
- Series
- Paul Baldwin fonds - John T. Findlay research files series
- Physical Description
- 10.8 cm of textual records
- 2 volumes
- History / Biographical
- John T. Findlay was born in Scotland in 1844 and was a prominent architect in Iverness from 1901-1905. He emigrated to Canada in 1907 and settled in St. Thomas, Ontario, where he became a draftsman for Neil R. Darrach. He worked briefly for John L. Thomas, an architect in London, Ontario who had opened a branch office in St. Thomas. In late 1909, Findlay moved to Toronto and spent two years in the office of Ellis & Connery before returning to St. Thomas in 1911 to open an idependent architectural office under his own name. Findlay maintained his practise until 1917. Around this time, he rejoined Neil R. Darrach, who had returned to St. Thomas after working in Regina, Saskatchewan for a brief period. Together they formed a new partnership, Darrach & Findlay, and collaborated until Darrach retired in 1925. Findlay continued to operate his own office until 1947. During the Second World War, Findlay temporarily moved to Ottawa to assist the federal government with designs for wartime structures. He died in St. Thomas on December 20, 1947, and his office was subsequently acquired by George Morley.
Some of Findlay's notable designs in St. Thomas and Elgin County include Scott Street Public School, Aldborough School Section No. 11 building, the Talbot Street YMCA building, the Curtis Street YWCA building, Memorial Hospital, Grace United Church, West Lorne town hall and the Port Stanley Public Library, among others.
Information paraphrased from John T. Findlay's entry in Biographic Dictionary of Architects in Canada.
- Scope and Content
- Series contains research material collected by historian Paul Baldwin about St. Thomas architect John T. Findlay. Includes photocopied and original newspaper clippings, reference material, correspondence and handwritten notes. Also includes a project journal maintained by Findlay and Neil R. Darrach, 1900-1915.
- Name Access
- Baldwin, Paul
- Findlay, J.T.
- Subject Access
- Architecture
- Architects
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