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Paul Baldwin research files - David Kilpatrick: work
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Paul Baldwin fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 2018-2019
- Accession Number
- 2020-02
- Storage Location
- M2 S1 Sh3 B7 F19
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Paul Baldwin fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2020-02
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M2 S1 Sh3 B7 F19
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 2018-2019
- Series
- Paul Baldwin fonds - Miscellaneous research files series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- David Kilpatrick was born in Ireland in 1852 and emigrated to Canada some time before 1870. According to the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, he was the first architect to establish an office in Elgin County. He maintained an architectural office in St. Thomas, Ontario from 1872 to circa 1882, and designed many of the gothic style churches in Elgin County, including the Methodist Church in Union, Ontario. Of note, Kilpatrick designed the original Balaclava Street Public School, Central School on Wellington Street in St. Thomas, the Elgin County House of Industry, and several private residences including the homes of William McKay and George Kains. In 1882, Kilpatrick relocated to Winnipeg and later practiced in the United States.
- Scope and Content
- File contains research material collected by Paul Baldwin, relating to the work of architect David Kilpatrick. One of the newspaper notices mentions the commencement of construction on the new Masonic Hall that was designed by David Kilpatrick (Canadian Home Journal, October 3, 1873). In that same notice, it mentions that David Kilpatrick designed the residences of William McKay (which is at 130 Centre Street) and George Kains (which is at 71 Metcalfe Street). There is also research material on other buildings that he designed, including: St. Davids First Methodist Church, St. David's School, the Arkell Block (254-264 Talbot Street), a complement of the Free Trade buildings for John McLean, the Sturgeon Sharon residence on Wellington Street, the James Hutchinson residence on Metcalfe Street, the Aaron Kirkpatrick residence on Metcalfe Street, David Kilpatrick's St. George Street Villa, the St. Thomas Post Office, the Presbyterian Manse on Mary Street, the Elgin House of Industry, the C.E. Learn store and the Graham Bros. store, the McBride Church in north Southwold Township, the Oddfellows and Green's block, the E. McCrone residence at 19 Wellington Street, Matthew H. Penhale's residence, the Hay & Turner block, the Bible Christian Church, the Union Methodist Church, a residence for C.E. Ernatinger on Stanley Street, the Southwick Block, the Talbotville Methodist Church, the residence of George Wegg on the corner of Pearl and Curtis Streets, the Fingal Methodist Church, the Delawre Presbyterian Church, the residence of Jabel Robinson, the Thorndale Church, the George Casey house, the Shedden Congregation Church, the Wallacetown School House, the First Methodist Church in St. Thomas, the residence of John Mclean on St. George Street, the Roman Catholic School House and Convent (includes the publication "Testamnet to Faith- A History of the Elgin Roman Catholic Family of Parishes" by Blair Ferguson (2019), St. Thomas High School, SS #6 Yarmouth (Chestnut Grove School), , . Appears to have been compiled in 2018-2019.
- Name Access
- Baldwin, Paul
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Kilpatrick, David
- Subject Access
- Architecture
- Architects
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