Parr and Fee

Vancouver Block (1912)

Parr and Fee was an architectural partnership in Vancouver, Canada that functioned from 1899 to 1912.[1]

John Edmeston Parr

John Edmeston Parr (1856-1923) was born in London, England, the son of architect Samuel Parr. After attending preparatory school in Gravesend, England, he articled in his father’s firm, Parr & Strong. He later become a partner and the firm’s name was changed to Parr, Strong & Parr.[1]

Parr left England in approximately 1888, living in Los Angeles, Seattle, Winnipeg, and Victoria, before settling in Vancouver in 1896. He opened a solo practice in Vancouver in 1896, and in 1897 formed a partnership with Samuel Maclure (1860-1929). Parr’s short-lived partnership with Maclure lasted until Parr partnered with Thomas Fee in 1899.[1]

In 1912, Parr left the partnership to form a new firm, Parr, Mackenzie, & Day (John Mackenzie and John Charles Day), which functioned until 1918.[1]

Thomas Arthur Fee

Thomas Arthur Fee (1860-1929) was born in Drummond County, Quebec. He contracted polio as a child, and needed to use leg braces his entire life. Fee learned the profession while working for Harry Wild Jones, an architect in Minneapolis.[1]

Like many hotel architects of the era, Fee was both architect (with Parr) and owner of some of the hotels which he helped to design. When the firm of Parr and Fee was dissolved in 1912, Fee left the architectural profession to pursue other interests. He gained notoriety for opposing Canada’s involvement in World War I and for promoting the idea that British Columbia should join the United States.[1]

Parr and Fee

Notable Commissions

All are in Vancouver unless otherwise specified; all are extant unless otherwise specified.

In chronological order:[1][2][3][4][5]

Gallery

In chronological order:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Luxton, Donald (2007). "Parr and Fee". In Donald Luxton. Building the West: The Early Architects of British Columbia (Revised 2nd ed.). Vancouver, British Columbia: Talon Books. pp. 190–194; and 514. ISBN 0-88922-474-9.
  2. Hill, Robert G. "Parr, John Edmeston". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  3. Kalman, Harold; Phillips, Ron; Ward, Robin (1993). Exploring Vancouver: The Essential Architectural Guide. Vancouver, British Columbia: UBC Press. ISBN 0-7748-0410-6.
  4. No author shown (1900). Vancouver of To-Day Architecturally. Vancouver, British Columbia: Parr and Fee and four other architects listed as publishers.
  5. "Building Permits 1901-1921". Heritage Vancouver Society. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  6. "Moda Hotel and the History of Vancouver, B.C.". Moda Hotel. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  7. Snyders, Tom; Jennifer O'Rourke (2002). Namely Vancouver: A Hidden History of Vancouver Place Names. Vancouver, British Columbia: Arsenal Pulp Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-55152-077-3.
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