Samuel Maclure
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Samuel Maclure was a Canadian architect
in British Columbia, Canada from 1890 to 1920. He was born in Sapperton, New Westminster
, British Columbia on 11 April 1860. He studied painting at the Spring Garden Institute, Philadelphia, PA from 1884-5. He was a self-taught architect. He married Margaret Catherine (Daisy) Simpson, an accomplished pianist and a portrait painter on 10 Aug. 1889.
on 8 Aug 1929 following a prostate operation
. His first commission, the Temple building for merchant Robert Ward reflects the Chicago School style. He was known for Tudorbethan architecture
, the American Craftsman Style
and after 1912 Edwardian classicism. His gardens reflected the aesthetic of the English Arts and Crafts Movement. He was consultant to the Butchart Gardens
near Victoria, British Columbia
. According to Maclure biographer Janet Bingham, the architect is also known to have created houses in the United States, but only one is extant - Ramsay House in Ellensburg, WA - an Arts & Crafts
style bungalow with Tudor finishes that has changed hands only three times since construction finished in 1905.
. His architectural plans and drawings are held in the University of Victoria
Architecture and Special Coll., SC075 (Samuel Maclure fonds).
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
in British Columbia, Canada from 1890 to 1920. He was born in Sapperton, New Westminster
Sapperton, New Westminster
Sapperton is a neighbourhood of the City of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, located in the northeastern end of that city and up to its boundaries with the City of Coquitlam and City of Burnaby...
, British Columbia on 11 April 1860. He studied painting at the Spring Garden Institute, Philadelphia, PA from 1884-5. He was a self-taught architect. He married Margaret Catherine (Daisy) Simpson, an accomplished pianist and a portrait painter on 10 Aug. 1889.
Career
In 1889 he formed an architectural partnership in New Westminster, in association with Charles H. Clow and then with Richard P. Sharp. In 1892 Samuel Maclure moved to Victoria. From 1905-1916 he formed an architectural partnership in Vancouver with Cecil Croker Fox. He formed an architectural partnership with John Edmeston Parr in Vancouver, Canada from 1897-1899. Samuel Maclure and his wife Daisy were founding members of the Vancouver Island Arts and Crafts Society in 1909. In 1920 the Vancouver office reopened under Maclure' s former apprentice, Ross A. Lort, who continued the practice after Maclure's death in Victoria, British ColumbiaVictoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
on 8 Aug 1929 following a prostate operation
Notable Commissions
Samuel Maclure was responsible for over 450 commissions in British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. His first commission, the Temple building for merchant Robert Ward reflects the Chicago School style. He was known for Tudorbethan architecture
Tudorbethan architecture
The Tudor Revival architecture of the 20th century , first manifested itself in domestic architecture beginning in the United Kingdom in the mid to late 19th century based on a revival of aspects of Tudor style. It later became an influence in some other countries, especially the British colonies...
, the American Craftsman Style
American Craftsman
The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art...
and after 1912 Edwardian classicism. His gardens reflected the aesthetic of the English Arts and Crafts Movement. He was consultant to the Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens
The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, located near Victoria on Vancouver Island. The gardens receive more than a million visitors each year...
near Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
. According to Maclure biographer Janet Bingham, the architect is also known to have created houses in the United States, but only one is extant - Ramsay House in Ellensburg, WA - an Arts & Crafts
Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
style bungalow with Tudor finishes that has changed hands only three times since construction finished in 1905.
| Name Heritage Class |
Location Neighbourhood |
Description | Year | Builder or Architect |
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| Aberthau House Aberthau House Aberthau House is a spacious heritage mansion in Tudor Revival style, located at the intersection of West 2nd Avenue and Trimble Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, which currently serves as a facility of the neighbourhood’s community centre... (previously known as Rear House), |
intersection of West 2nd Avenue and Trimble Street in Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... . |
This Tudor Revival house was originally a private residence and is now a community centre. | 1910–1913, | Samuel Maclure, architect |  |
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| Alexis Martin House | Victoria, British Columbia | This Tudor Revival house uses the shingle style and half-timber façade treatment. | 1905 | Samuel Maclure, architect | ||||
| Nichol House | Vancouver, British Columbia | This Tudor Revival house uses the shingle style and half-timber façade treatment. | 1912-13 | Samuel Maclure, architect | ||||
| Brock House (Thorley Park) |
3875 Point Grey Road in Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... . |
This Tudor Revival house was originally a private residence and at one time a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,... detachment. This is now a seniors activity centre and a restaurant open to the public. Brock House also stages over 200 weddings per year. |
1911 | Samuel Maclure, architect | ||||
| Chalmers Church | 2801 Hemlock | This church is in the Tudor Revival style. | 1912 | Samuel Buttrey Birds, architect |  |
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| Gabriola (Angus Apartments) |
1531 Davie Street in Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... . |
Gabriola, was built for B.T. Rogers, founder of B.C. Sugar Refining Co. This Queen Anne Queen Anne Style architecture The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century... grand mansion, is located in the Vancouver West End West End, Vancouver The West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is on the downtown peninsula neighbouring Stanley Park and the areas of Yaletown, Coal Harbour and the downtown financial and central business districts.... . The building became the Angus Apartments in 1925. It became a restaurant, but it is currently vacant. |
1901 | Samuel Maclure, architect |  |
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| Government House | Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
It was destroyed in 1957. | 1900-3 | Samuel Maclure, architect with Francis Mawson Rattenbury | ||||
| Hatley Castle | Colwood, British Columbia Colwood, British Columbia Colwood is a city located on Vancouver Island to the southwest of Victoria, capital of British Columbia. Colwood was incorporated in 1985 and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. Colwood lies within the boundaries of the Victoria Census Metropolitan area or Capital Regional District,... |
Hatley Park was built as a private residence in the Scottish baronial style Scottish baronial style The Scottish Baronial style is part of the Gothic Revival architecture style, using stylistic elements and forms from castles, tower houses and mansions of the Gothic architecture period in Scotland, such as Craigievar Castle and Newark Castle, Port Glasgow. The revival style was popular from the... for James Dunsmuir James Dunsmuir James Dunsmuir was a British Columbian industrialist and politician. Son of Robert Dunsmuir, he was heir to his family's coal fortune. The Dunsmuir family dominated the province's economy in the late nineteenth century and were a leading force in opposing organized labour... . It is now Hatley Park National Historic Site Hatley Park National Historic Site Hatley Park National Historic Site is located in Colwood, British Columbia in Greater Victoria. It is the site of Hatley Castle, a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Since 1995, the mansion and estate have been used for the public Royal Roads University... the site of Royal Roads University Royal Roads University Royal Roads University is a public university located in Colwood, Greater Victoria, British Columbia, that describes itself as "Canada's University for Working Professionals".-Overview:... (formerly the Royal Roads Military College Royal Roads Military College Royal Roads Military College was a Canadian military college located in Hatley Park, Colwood, British Columbia near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The facility is currently being used as the campus for Royal Roads University, a public university that offers applied and professional academic... ). |
1906–1908 | Samuel Maclure, architect | ||||
| McDowell, Atkins & Watson Company Building | 339 West Hastings Street. Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... . |
This building was built for the McDowell, Atkins & Watson Company but is currently the Cambie Hostel. | 1899 | Samuel Maclure, architect and John Edmeston Parr | ||||
| Ralph Block | 126 West Hastings Street in Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... . |
1899 | Samuel Maclure, architect and John Edmeston Parr | |||||
| Rosemeade Manor | 429 Lampson Street, Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
This Tudor Revival manor was originally built for Yorkshire-born realtor and developer Thomas Harry Slater, who brought over artisans from England and Scotland to work on the project. In the early 1950s the Rosemeade was converted to the Olde English Inn. Faithful replicas of an Elizabethan street, the home of Shakespeare's birthplace and Anne Hathaway's cottage were built on the five acre property. The Rosemeade Manor is now a boutique hotel and wedding venue called The English Inn. |
1906 | Samuel Maclure, architect | ||||
| Temple Building | Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
This building for merchant Robert Ward reflects the Chicago School style. | 1893 | Samuel Maclure, architect | ||||
| Thomson Block | 300 Cambie Street, Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... . |
1898 | Samuel Maclure, architect and John Edmeston Parr | |||||
| Tulk House Rosemary (Order of the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle Sisters of the Cenacle The Sisters of the Cenacle is a Roman Catholic Congregation founded in 1826 in the village of Lalouvesc , France... ) |
3689 Selkirk Street, Vancouver, British Columbia |
This Tudor Revival manor was built for whiskey baron & lawyer, Edward Tulk, who name the house after his daughter, Rosemary. It was also home to the Lieutenant Governor of B.C., John William Fordham Johnson John William Fordham Johnson John William Fordham Johnson was a Canadian businessman and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.... . From 1947, the house was owned by the Order of the convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle until 1996, where it was used as a retreat. |
1915 | Samual Maclure & Cecil Fox, architects |  |
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| Biggerstaff Wilson Residence | 1770 Rockland Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
W. Biggerstaff Wilson commissioned Maclure to design this Elizabethan Revival manor house. Wilson was a son of William Wilson, one of the founders of W. and J. Wilson Clothiers. He reputedly received a large inheritance from a family friend because he was named after him. In 1901, he founded an ice and cold storage business. Dominated by its large hipped roof, this home is considered to be Maclure's most successful Tudor Revival design. | 1905 | Samuel Maclure, architect |
Legacy
His paintings are found in the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, and the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of VictoriaUniversity of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
. His architectural plans and drawings are held in the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
Architecture and Special Coll., SC075 (Samuel Maclure fonds).