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'''Edward Maxwell''' (31 December 1867 – 14 November 1923) was a Canadian architect.
'''Edward Maxwell''' (31 December 1867 – 14 November 1923) was a prominent Canadian architect.


==Life and career==
The son of a lumber dealer, Maxwell graduated from the [[High School of Montreal]] at the age of fourteen and was apprenticed to the firm of [[Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge]] at [[Boston]]. In 1891 the firm was instructed to design a new building for the [[Montreal Board of Trade]], and Maxwell returned home to Montreal to supervise its construction, helped by having good relations with influential members of the Board. In 1892, the jeweller [[Henry Birks]] hired him to design a new shop in Philips Square. Maxwell also designed several stations and hotels for the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]], including the West Vancouver station (1897). In 1899 he designed a country house for -11Louis-Joseph Forget]] at Senneville, Montreal Island, a good example of his domestic work.<ref name=ce>[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=F1ARTF0005176 Edward Maxwell] at thecanadianencyclopedia.com, accessed 8 January 2018</ref>
The son of Edward John Maxwell, a lumber dealer in [[Montreal]], by his marriage to Johanna MacBean, Maxwell graduated from the [[High School of Montreal]] at the age of fourteen and was apprenticed to the firm of [[Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge]] in [[Boston]]. In 1891, the firm was instructed to design a new building for the [[Montreal Board of Trade]]. Maxwell returned home to Montreal to supervise its construction, helped by having good relations with influential members of the Board.


In 1892, the jeweller [[Henry Birks]] hired Maxwell to design a new store in Montreal's [[Phillips Square]]. Maxwell also designed several stations and hotels for the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]], including the West Vancouver station (1897) and the [[McAdam station]] (1900). In 1899, he designed a country house for [[Louis-Joseph Forget]] at [[Senneville, Quebec]], a good example of his domestic work.<ref name=ce>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edward-and-william-maxwell Edward and William Maxwell] at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]], accessed August 27, 2019</ref>
In 1902 he went into partnership with his younger brother [[William Sutherland Maxwell]], who had studied at the [[École des beaux-arts]] in Paris.<ref name=ce/>


In 1903 he was elected to the [[Royal Canadian Academy of Arts]].<ref name=ce/>
In 1902, he went into partnership with his younger brother, [[William Sutherland Maxwell]], who had studied at the [[École des beaux-arts]] in Paris.<ref name=ce/> In 1903, he was elected to the [[Royal Canadian Academy of Arts]].<ref name=ce/>

==Selected buildings==
*[[Lady Meredith House]] at 1110 [[Pine Avenue]] West, Montreal (1894)
*[[Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club]] – clubhouse (1895)
*[[London and Lancashire Life Building, Montreal]] (1898)
*Vancouver CPR depot (1898–1914)
*[[McAdam station]] (1900)
*[[Charles Meredith (banker)|Charles Meredith]] House at 1130 Pine Avenue West, Montreal (1904)
*[[Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]] (1910)

<gallery>
File:Residence H-Vincent-Meredith 01.jpg|[[Lady Meredith House]] (1894)
File:Vancouver CPR depot (HS85-10-24306).jpg|Vancouver CPR depot (1898–1914)
File:McGill University downtown campus 26.JPG|[[Charles Meredith (banker)|Charles Meredith]] House (1904)
</gallery>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Edward Maxwell}}
* [http://cac.mcgill.ca/maxwells/edbio2.htm Edward Maxwell] Biography at McGill.ca
* [http://cac.mcgill.ca/maxwells/edbio2.htm Biography of Edward Maxwell] – at McGill.ca
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* [http://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/RPCQ/detailPge.do?methode=consulterOngletInfoHistorique&pgeId=7764 Outline of Edward Maxwell] life (in French) by Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec
* [https://vimeo.com/122488234 Edward Maxwell's CPR Depot (1898–1914)] – at Vimeo.com
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* [http://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=7764&type=pge#.Xm7kBveJKpo Outline of Edward Maxwell's life] – ''Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec'' (in French)
* [http://linuxfocus.org/~guido/book-a-history-of-the-town-of-baie-d-urfe/then-and-now/#maxwelton Maxwelton] – Maxwell's farmhouse (between Oakridge and Calais streets in [[Baie-D'Urfé]], Quebec)
* [https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=13464&pid=0 Tillietudlem] – Maxwell's summer residence (at 434 Bar Road in [[St. Andrews, New Brunswick]])


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Edward Maxwell in 1893

Edward Maxwell (31 December 1867 – 14 November 1923) was a prominent Canadian architect.

Life and career

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The son of Edward John Maxwell, a lumber dealer in Montreal, by his marriage to Johanna MacBean, Maxwell graduated from the High School of Montreal at the age of fourteen and was apprenticed to the firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge in Boston. In 1891, the firm was instructed to design a new building for the Montreal Board of Trade. Maxwell returned home to Montreal to supervise its construction, helped by having good relations with influential members of the Board.

In 1892, the jeweller Henry Birks hired Maxwell to design a new store in Montreal's Phillips Square. Maxwell also designed several stations and hotels for the Canadian Pacific Railway, including the West Vancouver station (1897) and the McAdam station (1900). In 1899, he designed a country house for Louis-Joseph Forget at Senneville, Quebec, a good example of his domestic work.[1]

In 1902, he went into partnership with his younger brother, William Sutherland Maxwell, who had studied at the École des beaux-arts in Paris.[1] In 1903, he was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[1]

Selected buildings

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Edward and William Maxwell at The Canadian Encyclopedia, accessed August 27, 2019
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