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John Peter Thomson (Sydney, Australia, 10 January 1885 - Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 9 September 1973) was a Canadian architect who practiced in Windsor and Essex County and in Detroit with architects George D. Mason and Albert Kahn.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Sydney, Australia, John Peter Thomson moved to Scotland, where he studied at Robert Gordon's College[2] in Aberdeen and then took night courses in architecture at Gray's School of Art. After graduation, he apprenticed with the architectural firm W. Kelly & J. Nichol of Aberdeen.[3] Later, he worked briefly in London before emigrating in 1911 to the Dominion of Canada. He settled in Toronto, where he worked as a draftsman with the architectural firm Burke, Horwood & White[4] from 1911 to 1913 before moving to Windsor. There he commuted daily to Detroit to work with George D. Mason from 1913 to 1915, and then Albert Kahn from 1915 to 1935. He also took commissions under his name from the mid-1920s, and in 1936 opened a firm JP Thomson Architects Ltd ,[5] still in existence.
John Peter Thomson died in Windsor on 9 September 1973.[1]
Selected Commissions
[edit]- FARRELL APARTMENTS, Assumption Street and Moy Avenues for Steven Farrell, 1929[6]
- BLESSED SACRAMENT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, King Street at Prince Road, 1937[7]
- COLONIAL TOOL CO., Walker Road, factory, 1942[8]
- (with D.W.F. Nichols) CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, Irvine Avenue at Howard Avenue, 1942 (dwgs. Windsor Municipal Archives, RG4, item 102)
- With Sheppard & Masson[9]: GRACE HOSPITAL, Crawford Avenue, major addition, 1943[10]
- With Sheppard & Masson[9]: EAST WINDSOR HOSPITAL, Sandwich Street East, major addition, 1944[10]
- With Sheppard & Masson[9]: PACKARD MOTOR CAR CO., Huron Church Line Road near College Street, office, showroom and factory, 1946-47[11]
- ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Ouellette Avenue near Hanna Street, 1948-49[12]
- MERCHANTS PAPER CO., Crawford Avenue, major addition for office and warehouse, 1954[13]
- MAIDSTONE PUBLIC SCHOOL in Maidstone, Ontario, now part of Lakeshore, Ontario, built in 1964.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Thomson, John Peter | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada". dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org.
- ^ "History of Gordon's - Robert Gordon's College". www.rgc.aberdeen.sch.uk.
- ^ The British Architect: A Journal of Architecture and the Accessory Arts. 1892.
- ^ "Burke, Horwood and White". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
- ^ "About – JP Thomson Architects Ltd".
- ^ "Apartment Buildings – International Metropolis".
- ^ "Two West Windsor Catholic Churches Close Forever This Sunday | windsoriteDOTca News - windsor ontario's neighbourhood newspaper windsoriteDOTca News". windsorite.ca.
- ^ "Machine Spindle & Broaching Manufacturer". Colonial Tool.
- ^ a b c "Masson, George Yule | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada". dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org.
- ^ a b "Hospitals in Windsor, Ontario". windsor-on.agencycanada.com.
- ^ "Packard Motor Car Company of Canada | Windsor Star". windsorstar.
- ^ https://www.citywindsor.ca/Documents/residents/planning/plans-and-community-information/know-your-community/heritage-planning/Municipal%20Register-Public%20Website%20Combined%202024-02-26.pdf
- ^ "merchants.ca". merchants.ca.