Henry Sproatt

Henry Sproatt
Henry Sproatt
Born	June 14, 1866; Toronto, Canada West
Died	October 4, 1934 (aged 68); Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Sproatt & Rolph

Henry Sproatt (June 14, 1866 – October 4, 1934) was a Canadian architect who was prominent during the early 20th century. Born in Toronto, he trained in Europe and in New York City.

He formed a partnership in 1890 with another celebrated architect, John A. Pearson, and with Frank Darling in 1893. Sproatt parted ways in 1896 and formed a new firm in 1899 with Ernest Ross Rolph (1871–1958), named Sproatt & Rolph.

Sproatt was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and he died in Toronto in 1934. The firm continued under Ernest Rolph until 1942 and was then taken over by his son, Charles Beverley Sproatt (1896–1976), from 1958 until 1970.

In recognition of his architectural achievements the University of Toronto conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to Sproatt in 1920.

Notable projects

Building	Year Completed	Architect	Style	Source	Location
Victoria College	1910	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic	15, W	91 Charles Street West, University of Toronto, St. George campus
Hart House	1911–24	Henry Sproatt – Engineer Ernest Rolph	Collegiate Gothic	15, W	7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto, St. George campus
National Club	1906	Henry Sproatt	Edwardian Classicism		303 Bay Street, Toronto
North wing of the Chester D. Massey House	1907	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic		519 Jarvis Street, Toronto
Bishop Strachan School	1912	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic		298 Lonsdale Road, Toronto
Burwash Hall	1911–13	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic		70 Charles Street West, Victoria College, University of Toronto, St. George campus
Ontario Club	1913	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic		Wellington Street West at Jordan Street, Toronto
Royal Canadian Yacht Club	1920–1922	Sproatt and Rolph			2 Chippewa Avenue, Toronto Island, Toronto
Soldiers' Tower	1924	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic		7 Hart House Circle and Tower Road, Toronto
Manulife South Tower	1926	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic 56 M, 14 stories		200 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Thistletown Regional Centre	1927–1928	Henry Sproatt	Modern Classical		51 Panorama Court, Etobicoke
College Park	1928–1929	Henry Sproatt	Moderne Classicism		424 Yonge Street, Toronto
Canada Permanent Trust Building	1930	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic 77 Meters, 18 stories		320 Bay Street, Toronto
Fairmont Royal York Hotel (with architects Ross and Macdonald)	1929	Henry Sproatt	Château style		100 Front Street West, Toronto
Canada Life Building	1931	Henry Sproatt	87 Meters, 15 stories		330 University Avenue, Toronto
National Research Council (Canada) Laboratories,	1932	Henry Sproatt			100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Knox Presbyterian Church	1932	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic		120 Lisgar Street, Ottawa
Emmanuel College, Toronto	1932	Henry Sproatt	Neo-Gothic		75 Queen's Park Crescent East, Toronto
Princess Margaret Hospital (Toronto)	1935	Henry Sproatt	72 Meters, 18 stories		610 University Avenue, Toronto