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.
edward, maxwell, december, 1867, november, 1923, prominent, canadian, architect, 1893, contents, life, career, selected, buildings, notes, external, linkslife, career, editthe, edward, john, maxwell, lumber, dealer, montreal, marriage, johanna, macbean, maxwel. Edward Maxwell 31 December 1867 14 November 1923 was a prominent Canadian architect Edward Maxwell in 1893 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected buildings 3 Notes 4 External linksLife and career EditThe 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 Ecole des beaux arts in Paris 1 In 1903 he was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts 1 Selected buildings EditLady 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 House at 1130 Pine Avenue West Montreal 1904 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1910 Lady Meredith House 1894 Vancouver CPR depot 1898 1914 Charles Meredith House 1904 Notes Edit a b c Edward and William Maxwell at The Canadian Encyclopedia accessed August 27 2019External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Maxwell Biography of Edward Maxwell at McGill ca Edward Maxwell s CPR Depot 1898 1914 at Vimeo com Outline of Edward Maxwell s life Repertoire du patrimoine culturel du Quebec in French Maxwelton Maxwell s farmhouse between Oakridge and Calais streets in Baie D Urfe Quebec Tillietudlem Maxwell s summer residence at 434 Bar Road in St Andrews New Brunswick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Maxwell amp oldid 1050100079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
