John Campbell Merrett (August 26, 1909 – November 3, 1998) was a Canadian architect whose most noteworthy work was the interior design of Montreal's Central Station.[1]
Campbell Merrett married Hazel Howard, one of four daughters of Judge Eratus Edwin Howard and his wife Evalyn Peverley, in 1937. His two sons – Timothy Howard Merrett, professor of computer science at McGill, and Brian Merrett, photographer – live in Montreal.
Educationedit
Merrett graduated in 1931 from the School of Architecture at McGill University and subsequently did formative work traveling on scholarship in Europe. He did post-graduate studies in London, England, resulting in a certificate in Town Planning from the University of London in 1934.[2] In 1944 he took a Special Planning Course at M.I.T., Boston.
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From 1936 to 1942 Campbell was staff architect for the Canadian National Railway, for whom he designed the concourse of Montreal's Central Station.[2][3] In 1944 and 1945 he was the Town Planning Director for the City of Saint John, New Brunswick, following which he joined Ernest Isbell Barott to form Barott, Marshall, Montgomery and Merrett, where he worked until his retirement in 1977. His projects included the town plan of Pointe Claire, Quebec, as well as buildings for regional school boards, universities and pharmaceutical companies. His real joy came from the many expansion projects at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital and much of the modern skyline of that institution can be attributed to him.
john, campbell, merrett, august, 1909, november, 1998, canadian, architect, whose, most, noteworthy, work, interior, design, montreal, central, station, bornaugust, 1909montreal, quebec, canadadiednovember, 1998montreal, quebec, canadanationalitycanadianalma, . John Campbell Merrett August 26 1909 November 3 1998 was a Canadian architect whose most noteworthy work was the interior design of Montreal s Central Station 1 John Campbell MerrettBornAugust 26 1909Montreal Quebec CanadaDiedNovember 3 1998Montreal Quebec CanadaNationalityCanadianAlma materSchool of Architecture at McGill University University of LondonOccupationArchitectProjectsCentral Station Royal Victoria HospitalMerrett was born in Montreal Quebec Canada Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Marriage and family 1 3 Education 1 4 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 ExternalBiography editEarly life edit The fourth child of Thomas Edward Merrett banker and his wife Katherine Stuart Campbell Merrett s childhood summers were spent in Metis sur Mer He attended Selwyn House School in Westmount Quebec and Ashbury College Ottawa Ontario Marriage and family edit Campbell Merrett married Hazel Howard one of four daughters of Judge Eratus Edwin Howard and his wife Evalyn Peverley in 1937 His two sons Timothy Howard Merrett professor of computer science at McGill and Brian Merrett photographer live in Montreal Education edit Merrett graduated in 1931 from the School of Architecture at McGill University and subsequently did formative work traveling on scholarship in Europe He did post graduate studies in London England resulting in a certificate in Town Planning from the University of London in 1934 2 In 1944 he took a Special Planning Course at M I T Boston Career edit From 1936 to 1942 Campbell was staff architect for the Canadian National Railway for whom he designed the concourse of Montreal s Central Station 2 3 In 1944 and 1945 he was the Town Planning Director for the City of Saint John New Brunswick following which he joined Ernest Isbell Barott to form Barott Marshall Montgomery and Merrett where he worked until his retirement in 1977 His projects included the town plan of Pointe Claire Quebec as well as buildings for regional school boards universities and pharmaceutical companies His real joy came from the many expansion projects at Montreal s Royal Victoria Hospital and much of the modern skyline of that institution can be attributed to him See also editJanet Leys Shaw MactavishReferences edit Merrett A J The Architect J C Merrett s Influences for Montreal s Central Station PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 02 18 a b Campbell Merrett Interview by Harry Mayerovitch with David Covo McGill School of Architecture 1996 01 06 Retrieved 2008 11 05 Merrett John Campbell Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada Retrieved 2015 09 07 External editHistoric Places in Canada nbsp nbsp This article about a Canadian architect is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Campbell Merrett amp oldid 1185632790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
