Bruce, Alex Stuart | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada

BRUCE, Alex Stuart (1840-1902), a native of Scotland, was an architect in St. John's, Newfoundland who practised in that city from 1894 until his death there on 2 February 1902 (obituary in the Evening Telegram [St. John's], 3 Feb. 1902, 4). His best known work which still stands today is the Law Chambers, Duckworth Street, ST. JOHN'S, NFLD., 1899. Constructed in native bluestone and was said to be '...one of the prettiest structures in the city'.

WATER STREET, brick block for Messrs. Milley & MacIntosh, 1896 (Evening Telegram [St. John's], 11 Feb. 1896, 4, descrip.)
NEWFOUNDLAND BOOT & SHOE CO., new warehouse "....on the north side of the present factory", 1896 (Evening Telegram [St. John's], 17 April 1896, 1, t.c.)
WATER STREET, fish store for James Baird, 1896 (Evening Telegram [St. John's], 20 June 1896, 1, t.c.)
DUCKWORTH STREET at Holloway Street, warehouse for the Ledingham Estate, 1898 (Evening Telegram [St. John's], 30 Nov. 1898, 1, t.c.)
LAW CHAMBERS, Duckworth Street, for W. and J. Clapp, 1899 (Evening Telegram [St. John's], 6 July 1899, 4; 3 Nov. 1899, 4, descrip.)
WATER STREET, a new brick commercial block "...between the premises of Hon. George Knowling and S. Milley" (Evening Herald [St. John's], 14 Feb. 1900, 4, t.c.)