Hutton & Souter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Hutton & Souter is a Canadian architectural firm established in 1920 by William Russell Souter and Gordon Johnston Hutton.[1][2] Based in Hamilton, Ontario, the firm is responsible for notable structures in the city and elsewhere, (e.g. McLaughlin Motor Car Showroom[3] and Dominion Public Building[4]).[5] The firm's name was changed to William R. Souter & Associates in 1947 after Hutton's death.[1]

William Souter

[edit | edit source]

Souter was born on 11 June 1894 in Hamilton, Ontario.[1] He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania from 1914 to 1917, then partnered with Hutton in 1920.[1] He died on 17 November 1971.[1] Souter had a son, William C. Souter, who was also an architect, inherited his father's firm, and died in 2001.[1]

Gordon Hutton

[edit | edit source]

Hutton was born in 1881 and died, suddenly, in April 1942.[1][2]

Completed projects

[edit | edit source]

Burlington, Ontario

  • Long Vue (residence), built c.1926[6]

Hamilton, Ontario

  • 1 St. James Place (house) and sister home, 16 Inglewood; constructed 1936 and designated under the Ontario Heritage Act[7]
  • 358 Bay Street South (house), constructed in 1930[7]
  • Basilica of Christ the King, built 1931–33[8]: 40 
  • Cathedral School, constructed in 1928 in Hamilton, Ontario[9]
  • Delta Secondary School, the city's oldest high school, opened in 1924[8]: 41 [10]
  • Hamilton Post Office, originally the Dominion Public Building, completed in 1936[4][8]: 39 

Oshawa, Ontario

  • building for General Motors of Canada, constructed c.1927[11]

Toronto, Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

  • Chrysler Power Plant, constructed during the period of 1928 to 1935[12]
  • Hotel Norton Palmer, built 1930[13]
  • Windsor Assembly Plant, constructed for General Motors in 1928[14]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).