Cecil Burgess

Cecil Burgess
Born 8 July 1888
Walkden, Lancashire, England
Died 23 July 1956(1956-07-23) (aged 68)
Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Architect
Practice

Weeks & Burgess 1914; Millson & Burgess 1915-1922; Millson, Burgess & Hazelgrove 1923-24;

Millson & Burgess 1925-26; C. Burgess 1927-33; Burgess & Gardner 1934-42; C. Burgess 1945-51; Burgess and McLean 1952-58; Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen 1958-1967
Buildings St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Ottawa, St. Matthew's Anglican Church (Ottawa), Britannia United Church,

Cecil Burgess (1888-1956) was a Canadian architect. He was born in Walkden, Lancashire, England on 8 July 1888. He was educated Walkden, Lancashire, England. He articled to Henry Kirkby, an architect in Manchester, England. Cecil Burgess arrived in Ottawa, Ontario with his parents in 1905. He married Violet Hervey from Round Hill, Nova Scotia in 1913. The couple had a son Bernard W Burgess of Montreal and daughter Mrs. Barbara Joyce Greenwood [1]

He was a very prominent Ottawa architect. At various times, he lived at 34 Echo Drive and at 25 Bellwood in Ottawa South.[2] He was a charter member of the Ottawa Kiwanis Club. Cecil Burgess was a philanthropist. He served as a director of the Ottawa Boys’ Club from 1939 to 1956. He died in hospital in Ottawa, Ontario in July 23, 1956 at 68 after a short illness. His funeral was held at Trinity Anglican Church, one of his works. The service was conducted by Rev. Wilfred Bradley, assisted by. Archdeacon J. C. Anderson.[3]

He worked and partner with several prominent architects including his former employer Arthur Weeks, Richard Millson, and Edwin Gardner. During the Second World War, Burgess moved to Nova Scotia where he oversaw the construction of 80 buildings for the HMCS Cornwallis Naval Base before returning to Ottawa. Many of Burgess buildings reflected his interest in modern Art-Deco architecture. He used a Modern Classicism style (also known as Stripped Classicism) with elegant dashes of Art Deco in many of his later works in Ottawa.[4]

Career

He worked as a draughtsman and assistant for the firm of Weeks and Keefer in Ottawa 1908-1910. He worked on his own under the company name of Burgess & Co. 1910-1914.[5] He partnered with Arthur L. B. Weeks, under the company name of Weeks and Burgess 1914. Burgess partnered with Richard H. Millson, under the company name of Millson & Burgess 1915-1922. Albert James Hazelgrove joined the partnership under the company name of Millson, Burgess & Hazelgrove 1923-24. He partnered with Richard H. Millson, under the company name of Millson & Burgess 1925-26. Burgess was alone under the company name of C. Burgess 1927-33; from 1927, Burgess worked with an associate Edwin Alexander Gardner. Burgess partnered with Edwin Alexander Gardner under the company name of Burgess and Gardner 1934-42. In 1942 Gardner entered the federal public service; Gardner became chief architect at the Department of Public Works from 1952 to 1963. Cecil Burgess was alone under the company name of C. Burgess 1945-51. He partnered with J. Malcolm McLean under the company name of Burgess and McLean 1951-1958. Murdoch MacPhadyen became a partner under the company name of Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen 1958-1967. After Burgess died in 1956, J. Malcolm McLean and Murdoch MacPhadyen remained sole associates under the company name McLean and MacPhadyen.[6]

Works

Burgess designed buildings in the greater Ottawa region, with a few projects in Rockliffe Park, Renfrew, Perth, North Bay or Cornwall, Ontario. A significant portion of the projects are new, renovations or modifications to existing private dwellings, office buildings, churches for private clients or institutions such as government departments, hospitals, school boards.[7]

He designed dozens of churches, schools, homes, apartments and civic buildings. Burgess notable works in Ottawa includes The Coliseum at Lansdowne Park, Ashbury College, the Bank of Montreal (today Hartmen's Independent Grocer) and No. 11 Fire Hall on Parkdale Ave in Hintonburg.[8] The National Archives of Canada holds a large collection of drawings for more than 250 projects executed by Burgess and the various firms in which he practised from 1910 until 1962. The Burgess firm handled some 5O school projects from Deep River, Ontario to Cornwall, Ontario.[9]

Burgess & Co. (1910-1914)

In partnership with Cecil Burgess, Percy Erskine Nobbs designed the J.B. Porter House, an Arts and Crafts residence on McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec which has been demolished.[10]

Weeks and Burgess (1914-1915)

Burgess and Millson (1915-1922)

[16]

Millson, Burgess, & Hazelgrove (1923-24)

Millson & Burgess (1925-26)

[20]

C. Burgess (1927-1933)

Burgess & Gardner (1934-1942)

[27]

World War II

[32]

C. Burgess & Co. (1945-1951)

Burgess and McLean (1952-58)

Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen (1958-1967)

[45]

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/44456410/

Property Address Ward Construction Date Architect Photo
Ashbury College362 Mariposa AvenueSomerset1914Weeks and Burgess
Plant Bath130 Preston StreetSomerset1924Millson, Burgess and Hazelgrove
Lansdowne Park Coliseum1015 Bank StreetSomerset1926Millson, Burgess and Hazelgrove
St. Matthew's Anglican Church (Ottawa)217 First AveSomerset1929Cecil Burgess
The Duncannon216 Metcalfe StreetSomerset1931Cecil Burgess
Windsor Arms Apartments150 Argyle AvenueSomerset1930Cecil Burgess
CFB CornwallisCornwallis ParkDeep Brook, Nova Scotia1945Cecil Burgess
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, OttawaLyon StreetSomerset1952Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen
St. Stephen's Anglican Church (Ottawa) 930 Watson StreetLincoln Heights1953Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen
Britannia United ChurchPinecrest RoadLincoln Heights1961Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen

References

  1. Cecil Burgess Estate Fixed at $174,890, Ottawa Citizen, Sept 21, 1956
  2. A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess by Jean-Claude Dubé
  3. Cecil Burgess obit
  4. A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess by Jean-Claude Dubé
  5. Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950 Cecil Burgess, Dictionary of architects in Canada
  6. McLean and MacPhadyen fonds, Library and Archives Canada
  7. McLean and MacPhadyen and predecessors, Library and Archives Canada
  8. A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess by Jean-Claude Dubé 2010
  9. Burgess, McLean
  10. Norbert Schoenauer "Domestic Architecture"(1923-2001)
  11. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950 Cecil Burgess, Dictionary of architects in Canada
  12. National Archives Residence Monkland Ave.
  13. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950 Cecil Burgess, Dictionary of architects in Canada
  14. Canada's Historic Places St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
  15. Canada's Historic Places Hull Iron and Steel Foundry Office
  16. A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess by Jean-Claude Dubé 2010
  17. A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess by Jean-Claude Dubé
  18. Built Heritage News Issue No 169 The Coliseum at Lansdowne Park by Jean-Claude Dubé, November 30, 2010
  19. Canada's Historic Places Parkdale Fire Station
  20. A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess by Jean-Claude Dubé 2010
  21. 170 Clemow Glebe heritage blog
  22. McLean and MacPhadyen fonds, Library and Archives Canada
  23. St. Matthew's Anglican Church
  24. A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess by Jean-Claude Dubé 2010
  25. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950 Cecil Burgess, Dictionary of architects in Canada
  26. Canadian Postal Museum
  27. A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess by Jean-Claude Dubé 2010
  28. It’s Hockey Night In Sackville Part One: Building Allison Gardens Bill Hamilton April 10, 2001
  29. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950 Cecil Burgess, Dictionary of architects in Canada
  30. Bethany Hope Centre ACS2012-PAI-PGM-0042 - City of Ottawa
  31. Hulse, Playfair & McGarry Funeral Home
  32. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950 Cecil Burgess, Dictionary of architects in Canada
  33. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950 Cecil Burgess, Dictionary of architects in Canada
  34. A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess by Jean-Claude Dubé 2010
  35. South Hull Protestant School Heritage Pontiac
  36. The Ottawa Journal 27 January 1950 Page 10
  37. Dictionary of architects in Canada Cecil Burgess
  38. Grant Public School
  39. 273 Donald Street
  40. Forintek Building complex
  41. The Ottawa Journal 2 August 1961 Page 40
  42. [ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/42159063/ The Ottawa Journal 8 June 1959 Page 9]
  43. Burgess, McLean The Ottawa Journal 25 July 1964
  44. McLean and MacPhadyen and predecessors, Library & Archives Canada
  45. The Ottawa Journal 10 April 1967 Page 37
  46. The Ottawa Journal, 12 February 1963, Page 23
  47. The Ottawa Journal 9 September 1966
  48. [The Ottawa Journal 3 June 1966 Page 41]
  49. [The Ottawa Journal 6 August 1966 Page 27]
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