Inglis, Thomas | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada

INGLIS, Thomas (fl. 1874-76), was an architect and civil engineer in Winnipeg, Manitoba who designed the Winnipeg City Hall, Main Street, WINNIPEG, MAN., 1875; demol. 1883 (Daily Free Press [Winnipeg], 26 May 1875, 3; and 18 Aug. 1875, 3, descrip.). The site on which the building was erected contained unstable soil conditions and an attempt to reconstruct the building was begun in September 1882. The contractor, J.G. MacDonald, tried a crude experiment using 'heated mortar' to rebuild the structure during sub-zero weather conditions through the winter, but the spring thaw hastened the collapse of the building the following year (Winnipeg Times, 11 April 1883, 1). Inglis also designed a residence for Rev. J. Robertson, Market Street East, WINNIPEG, MAN., 1875 (Daily Free Press [Winnipeg], 13 May 1875, 4, t.c.). In April 1876 he presented plans for a Public Market Hall in Winnipeg, which he claimed was superior to the design supplied by another architect, but his plans were not accepted (Daily Free Press [Winnipeg], 5 April 1876, 6), No other information on his work has been found.