Charles B. Dolphin
Charles Brammall Dolphin (March 3, 1888 - June 28, 1969) was a British-Canadian architect who designed various buildings in Toronto.[1]
Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, Dolphin immigrated to Canada.
He was married to Doris Alexandrine Stovel and had several children: William (died as infant), Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin, RCAF (d. 1944) and Nancy Jane Dolphin (1937-2002), Robert Dolphin and Shirley Dolphin.
He died in Toronto in 1969.[1]
Portfolio
- William McBrien Building (1900 Yonge Street) 1957-1958 - International Style office tower
- Toronto Postal Delivery Building 1947 - most of original Art Deco was building demolished with only portions of the east facade remaining[2]
- The Clarendon (2 Clarendon Avenue) 1926-1927 - Tudor Revival apartments[3]
- Bloor-Yonge (TTC) subway station (20 Bloor Street East) 1954[4]
- Consumers Gas Showroom (2532 Yonge Street) 1930-1932[5] Art Deco building restored by ERA Architects.
- Arthur Meighen Building (Postal Station Q 25 St Clair Ave East) 1954[6]
- Toronto Coach Terminal (610 Bay Street) 1931-1932; altered 1990
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Port Credit (24 Stavenbank Road) 1926-1927
- Toronto Ski Club clubhouse (near 11901 Yonge Street), Richmond Hill, Ontario 1930
Personal
Dolphin was married to Doris Alexandrine LeGendre Stovel had several children (Nancy Jane Dolphin (1937-2002), William Dolphin, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin (d. 1944), Robert Dolphin and Shirley Dolphin).[7]
References
- 1 2 Charles Brammall Dolphin at the archINFORM database. Retrieved 11 October 2014
- ↑ "Toronto Postal Delivery Building". Torontohistory.org. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "Avenue Road's Grand Apartments". Heritagetoronto.org. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ Bob Krawczyk. "2532 Yonge Street". TOBuilt. Retrieved October 2014.
Consumers Gas Showroom, Architect: Charles Dolphin
Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Toronto Architecture from the 1940's and 1950's - Page 8". Urbantoronto.ca. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "McKee, Nancy Jane Dolphin" (death notice). Toronto Globe and Mail. September 2002.
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