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NEw AcquiSiTiONS The WestmountNEWSLETTEROFTHE WESTMOUNT HISTORICAL HistorianASSOCIATION Books VOLUME 7 NUMBER 1 SEPTEMBER 2006 JORI SMITH; a celebration / une celebration, by Philip Stratford. Montreal: Concordia University, 1997. THE McCORD MUSEUM ARCHIVES / LES ARCHIVES DU MUSéE McCORD By Pamela Miller. Montreal: McCord Museum of Canadian History, 1992. Westmount Library – 1898 MONT ROYAL – VILLE MARIE: Early plans and views of Montreal / Vues et plans anciens de Montréal, by Conrad Westmount Graham. Montreal: McCord Museum of Canadian History, 1992. City Hall – 1922 WE WALKED VERY WARILY: A HISTORY OF WOMEN AT MCGILL, by Margaret Gillett. Montreal: Eden Press Women’s Publications, 1981. Novels The Bequest and Other Stories, by Jerry Wexler. Montreal: Véhicule Press, 1984. The Man Who Loved Jane Austen: a novel, by Ray Smith. Erin, Ontario: The Porcupine’s Quill, 1999 Booklets Anne Kahane: dualities. 1999. McCord Museum of Canadian History. 1992 Montreal Public Libraries Network. 2005. Montreal: That’s Hockey. 1997. The Women’s Art Society of Montreal. 1985. Plaque Robert & F.R. Findlay architect plaque. Donated by Helen Findlay Stanton Street Fire Station addition – 1923 Photographs Three photographs of fireplaces in George Sumner house 15 Belvedere Road. Donated by the daughters of William D. Sumner: Elizabeth Ann Sumner Murray and S. Frances Sumner MacGregor. Findlay House 1895 Fall Lecture Series, 2006 Robert Findlay PreservingRestoration the Original of Older Character Homes of our Architecturalin Westmount Heritage Architect 1859-1951 photo: Notman Studio HavingThursday, a September Home Restored: 21, 2006 CharacteristicsThursday, November of Westmount’s 16. 2006 Architecture: Help from the Experts The Classical Idea, The Medieval Idea, The Modernist Idea. Speaker: Astri Prugger, designer and homeowner Finding help to decide what needs to be done and the Speaker: Bruce Anderson, architect order of things to be done in your home restoration. An illustrated talk explaining the numerous architectural styles occurring in Westmount buildings. WardleworthThursday, October House: 19, 2006 Understanding the Importance of Metcalfe Terrace EconomicThursday, December Demystyfication: 21, 2006 Renovating Old Homes at Less Cost Speaker: Glen Bydwell, architect A talk about how the history of the origins and Speaker: Edouard El Kaim, homeowner & antique dealer evolution of the Wardleworth house was used Bringing houses back as close as possible to their to shape its restoration. original state and keeping costs down. Murray Park First Victoria Shelter – 1936 Hall – 1899 All lectures will take place in the Westmount Public Library from 7 to 9 PM – PAGE 12 The Westmount Historian FROM ThE ARchivES As this newsletter is dedicated to the architecture of which resulted in photographs, historical text and meas- The Westmount Historian Robert Findlay, it seemed appropriate to bring to your ured drawings of the house. NEWSLETTER OF THE WESTMOUNT PRESiDENT’SI am very pleased to be ableMESSAGE to bring you this attention a wonderful book on architecture, donated to the As mentioned earlier, many of the houses described in HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION special issue celebrating the achievements of Westmount architect Robert Findlay. The valuable Westmount Historical Association Archives by Professor this collection are located in Westmount. Metcalfe Terrace, January 2006 research undertaken by Caroline Breslaw and her Bruce Anderson, McGill University, School of Architecture. 168 Côte St. Antoine, one of four Regency-style houses was Volume 7 • Number 1 assistants adds to our knowledge of the work and It is a collection of measured drawings, photographs and built by Captain Moses Judah Hays, 1840-1844. Only two of character of the architect of our City Hall, Public short historical text describing fifty houses in and around the four houses remain to-day, #168 and #178 Côte St. EDITOR: Doreen Lindsay Library and Murray Park Shelter. These, plus many Montreal, many of which are located in Westmount. Antoine. A brick cottage, The Gate Lodge, 1847-61, is locat- private homes which he designed for prominent 50 HOUSES IN AN AROUND MONTREAL: AN ed on a triangle of land dividing Mountain Avenue and CONTRIBUTORS: Caroline Breslaw families, created much of what we have inherited ALBUM OF MEASURED DRAWINGS, by Bruce Ander - Rosemount Crescent and was quite possibly a gardener’s Barbara Covington as the image of our City. Westmount can be proud son, Geneviève Bégin, and Ariane Truong. Westmount, QC: or coachman’s house for the John Young, “Rosemount” Doreen Lindsay to claim him as our own. In 1898, just three years after moving into the Anderson Architects, [2005] estate. Rosemount Cottage, 1860-70, 451 Mountain Avenue, Jane Martin home he had designed for his family in this community, he was commis- Measured drawing has been part of the curriculum of the is another house that is located on the “Rosemount” estate sioned to design his first municipal building, the Westmount Public McGill University, School of Architecture since its begin- and is attached to two other houses on Rosemount Avenue, WESTMOUNT HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Library. We have reproduced the 1901 watercolour he painted of his ning in 1896. Measured drawings are an accurate record, to which originally were the stables for the estate. Also on BOARD OF DIRECTORS Library building and his architect’s drawing of the front view of his own 2006 – 2007 house on Lansdowne Avenue. scale of what has been built, including both exterior and Mountain Avenue, #490, is the Daniel Wilson House, a Doreen Lindsay, president interior achitectural design elements, using hand measure- gothic-style house on one of Westmount’s steepest slopes. A chronological listing of the buildings designed by Mr. Findlay within Caroline Breslaw, vice-president ments. Measured drawings can be used to reconstruct Its stone walls and detailed wood carvings on the gable David Freeman, treasurer Westmount offers you the opportunity of following his stylistic ideas as Anne Barkman, recording secretary they developed from 1891 when he designed a house on Dorchester buildings, which have been canopies and porch, the Sylvie Plouffe, membership Boulevard near the southern escarpment of Westmount until 1938 when damaged or destroyed. view of the Lachine Rapids Barbara Covington, archivist he and his son Frank designed a house on Lexington Avenue further Initially, measured draw- from the second floor bal- Joan Clark ings were produced using cony, and the large bay win- Jane Martin north near the top the mountain. Ruth Allan-Rigby Enjoy learning more about Mr. Robert Findlay, architect and humanist. hand measurements, but at dows stretching from base- DOREEN LINDSAY the present time drawings ment to second floor, PAST PRESIDENTS are being produced using angled to take in the view Flora-Lee Wagner 2000-2003 special cameras and plot- of old Montreal are archi- Aline Gubbay 1994-2000 ters, and computer soft- tectural details of note. Mrs. Vogel 1986-1987 ware. Most of the drawings Robert Findlay built his Miss Harvie 1984-1986 Raymond Mainville saved architectural plans Dr. Hélène Saly 1981-1984 and a drawing of the Findlay family home in this book were hand own home in the form of Eleanor Earle 1979-1981 on Lansdowne Avenue. drawn using ruling pens semi-detached houses at Sally Hooff 1975-1979 For over forty years Mr. Raymond ly the drawing showing a wood barrel and India ink on smooth 419-421 Landsdowne, 1895. Alice Lighthall (Chair) 1944-1948 Mainville preserved the architectural to collect rainwater from the roof. hand-made watercolour These houses are Queen plans and a drawing made by Robert There are also five original architec- paper. Anne in style, with Tudor Findlay for his pair of semi-attached tural plans showing the front, side In 1990 Professor An der - and Gothic elements. The WESTMOUNT HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION town houses on Lansdowne Avenue. and rear elevations, the ground floor, P. O. Box 198 Victoria Station son introduced a new elec- houses are built of red brick Then on Thursday evening, April 20, first floor, basement and attic. Some Westmount, Quebec tive course to the McGill and red sandstone quoins, H3Z 2Y6 this year he presented them to the are signed in neat architectural letter- 514 925-1404 West mount Historical Association. ing by Robert Findlay. Architecture program, entitled “ History of Domestic dormers and half-timbered and stucco on the upper façade, Architecture in Quebec” The course included lectures and with an intricate wrought iron balcony on the second floor E-MAIL: We thank our long time member [email protected] Jacqueline Varin-Holm for making the seminars on the history of Quebec’s domestic architecture, level, wooden Gothic-style entrance porches, topped off by connection. She knew the plans were visits to houses of special architectural interest in many a slate mansard roof. WEBSITE: www.westmounthistorical.org in the possession of Mr. Mainville and styles, French Canadian, British Colonial, Victorian, Beaux These are but a few of the Westmount houses drawn, told him about our series of lectures Arts and Arts and Crafts. It is interesting to note that an photographed and described in this fascinating book. ISSN: on the life and work of the architect. invaluable sourcebook , “The Old Architecture of Quebec”, Drawings from both the Traquair and the Anderson 1496-4066 The more southerly house #419 was published in 1947 by Professor Ramesay Traquair, the third books are housed in the John Bland Canadian Architecture the Findlay family home. director of McGill’s School of Architecture, includes meas- Collection, Blackader Lauderman Library of Architecture GRAPHIC DESIGN: Mr. Mainville rescued the roll of ured drawings done by his students, who studied both and Art at McGill University. Studio Melrose papers stuffed behind a pipe in a cor- 310 Victoria Avenue, #105 domestic and institutional buildings in Quebec, dating ner of the basement when he lived in BARBARA COVINGTON 514 488-7366 from the 17th century. Professor Anderson’s students chose [email protected] the house between 1962 and 1985.