Walter S. Painter
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Walter S. Painter was an American architect who is chiefly noted for his work with the Canadian Pacific Railway
as its chief architect. Painter's most significant works include the redesigned Banff Springs Hotel
, the Cave and Basin Hot Springs
bathhouse in Banff, Alberta
and a series of railroad stations and hotels for the Canadian Pacific. In later life Painter worked with school designs in Chile
, and promoted a system of prefabricated concrete houses.
Painter began his practice as a theater architect. Painter was chief designer with Canadian Pacific from 1906 to 1913. A partnership with Canadian architect Francis S. Swales lasted two years, from 1911-1912. Painter built a house at 533 Buffalo Street in Banff in 1913, close to the railroad and the Banff Springs Hotel, which has been preserved as a community arts centre.
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
as its chief architect. Painter's most significant works include the redesigned Banff Springs Hotel
Banff Springs Hotel
The Fairmont Banff Springs or simply the Banff Springs Hotel is a former railway hotel constructed in Scottish Baronial style located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The original hotel, designed by American architect Bruce Price, was built between spring of 1887 and 1888 by the Canadian...
, the Cave and Basin Hot Springs
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
The Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada is located in the town of Banff, Alberta within the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established....
bathhouse in Banff, Alberta
Banff, Alberta
Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....
and a series of railroad stations and hotels for the Canadian Pacific. In later life Painter worked with school designs in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, and promoted a system of prefabricated concrete houses.
Painter began his practice as a theater architect. Painter was chief designer with Canadian Pacific from 1906 to 1913. A partnership with Canadian architect Francis S. Swales lasted two years, from 1911-1912. Painter built a house at 533 Buffalo Street in Banff in 1913, close to the railroad and the Banff Springs Hotel, which has been preserved as a community arts centre.