Thomas Seaton Scott
| Thomas Seaton Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 August 1826 Birkenhead, (England), |
| Died | 15 or 16 June 1895 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Work | |
| Buildings | Union Station, Parliament of Canada, Cartier Square Drill Hall |
Thomas Seaton Scott (16 August 1826 – 15 or 16 June 1895) was a Canadian architect. Born in Birkenhead, England he immigrated to Canada as a young man first settling in Montreal. He was hired by the Grand Trunk Railway and worked for them on a number of structures including the Union Station in Toronto and the Grand Trunk train station in Montreal.
In 1871 he was hired by the Department of Public Works and he designed a number of Ottawa's new government buildings in the years after Canadian Confederation. Among his works are the West Block of the Parliament of Canada, the Cartier Square Drill Hall, and the now demolished Dominion Post Office. From 1872 to 1881 he held the position of Chief Dominion Architect and thus played at least a supervisory role in all major government projects. He is considered one of the creators of the Dominion Style that dominated Canadian institutional architecture in the nineteenth century. He was succeeded as Chief Architect by Thomas Fuller.
[edit] Works
| Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Location | Image |
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| Aurora Armoury 89 Mosley Street at Larmont Street | 1874 | Thomas Seaton Scott | Dominion Style Neo-Gothic style | Aurora, Ontario | |
| Cartier Square Drill Hall | 1879-80 | Thomas Seaton Scott | Dominion Style Neo-Gothic style | Ottawa, Ontario |  |
| Truro Armoury 126 Willow Street, | 1874 | Thomas Seaton Scott | Dominion Style Neo-Gothic style | Truro, Nova Scotia | |
| St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church (Ottawa) | 1868 | Thomas Seaton Scott | Dominion Style Neo-Gothic style | 125 MacKay Street Rideau-Rockcliffe Ottawa, Ontario |  |
| Original Union Station (Toronto) | 1888 | Thomas Seaton Scott | Dominion Style Italianate /2nd Empire style | Ottawa, Ontario |  |
| Grand Trunk Railway, Bonaventure Station | Thomas Seaton Scott | Dominion Style Neo-Gothic style | Montreal, Quebec |  |
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| Christ Church Cathedral (Montreal) | Dominion Style Neo-Gothic style | Thomas Seaton Scott | Gothic Revival | Montreal, Quebec |  |
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Thomas Seaton Scott, Chief Dominion Architect 1872-1881
- Canada`s Historic Sites
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| Preceded by ? |
Chief Dominion Architect, Canada 1872 – 1881 |
Succeeded by Thomas Fuller |
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