SCOTT, Thomas Seaton (1826-1895)
(biography in preparation)
SCOTT BROS (Walter Scott & Thomas S. Scott) - works in England
BIRKENHEAD, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, a large mansion for Joseph Robinson, at Claughton, a suburb of Birkenhead, 'near Lingdale House', 1853 (Builder [London], xi, 4 June 1853, 358, descrip.)
THOMAS S. SCOTT (works in Quebec and Ontario)
RAWDON, QUE., Christ Church (Anglican), Metcalfe Street at 3rd Avenue, 1857-58; restored 2001-06; still standing in 2022 (Gazette [Montreal], 22 June 1857, 2, descrip., but credited to an architect named as " S. Scott" [sic], instead of "T.S. Scott")
MONTREAL, QUE., Montreal Protestant Orphan's Asylum, plans for "...new and commodious out-buildings" on the grounds of the Asylum. Scott provided "gratuitous superintendence" for these buildings, 1857 (Gazette [Montreal], 9 Jan. 1858, 1)
MONTREAL, QUE., Christ Church Cathedral (Anglican), Ste. Catherine Street West at University Street, completion of the design begun by Frank Wills, 1857-58; spire removed in 1927 and replaced with new spire by Ross & MacDonald in 1939-40; still standing in 2022 (Montreal Herald, 14 July 1857, 1, detailed architectural descrip.; Montreal Transcript, 5 Aug. 1857, 2, descrip.; and 4 Nov. 1859, 2, descrip.; Builder [London], xvi, 9 Jan. 1858, 26-7, illus. & descrip.; Montreal Daily Star, 14 May 1927, 25, illus. & descrip of removal of old tower; and new tower, Gazette [Montreal], 25 Sept. 1939, 13, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at NAC, Picture Coll., 111252, 111264; Montreal, Les Eglises, 1981, 8-15, illus.; Malcolm Thurlby, "Three Anglican Churches in Quebec by Frank Wills", in Lucie Morisset, The Architecture of Identity, 2020, 207-15, illus. & descrip.; inf. Scott Edwards)
(with Francis Thompson) QUEBEC PROVINCE, Grand Trunk Railway Stations at L'Islet, St. Jean, St. Roch-des-Aulnaies, Ste. Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, St. Paschal, Ste. Helene and Riviere-du-Loup, Que., 1858 (Montreal Transcript, 15 July 1858, 2, t.c.). Scott was employed as local supervising architect to oversee the construction of stations based on standard types of designs prepared by Francis Thompson in 1856.
MONTREAL, QUE., pair of houses for Edward Prentice, Bleury Street, 1858 (ANQM, notary J.C. Griffin, 6 Aug. 1858)
PRESCOTT, ONT., St. John's Anglican Church, Centre Street at James Street West, 1858-60; still standing in 2022 (Brockville Recorder, 4 Nov. 1858, 3, t.c.; Echo & Protestant Recorder [Toronto], 5 April 1860, descrip.; Canadian Illustrated News, xvii, 18 May 1878, 315, descrip.; 75th Anniversary of St. John's Church 1860-1935, 2, 5-6, descrip. & illus.)
MONTREAL, QUE., residence for Thomas Mussen, Sherbrooke Street West near Bleury Street, 1859 (ANQM, notary J.C. Griffin, 16856)
MONTREAL, QUE., villa for Peter Robertson, Redpath Street, 1859 (ANQM, notary J.S. Hunter, 14 March 1859)
MONTREAL, QUE., 'Erin Cottage', residence for James E. Major, Guy Street near Dorchester Street West, 1859 (ANQM, notary J.S. Hunter, 21 April 1859; Montreal, Les Residences, 1987, 443-45, illus.; F. Remillard & B. Merrett, Mansions of the Golden Square Mile, Montreal 1850-1930, 1986, 72-3, illus.)
MONTREAL, QUE., Cathedral School House, for the Anglican Cathedral, Burnside Place at University Street, 1860 (ANQM, notary J.S. Hunter, 9 July 1860)
ST. LAMBERT, QUE., on the south shore opposite Montreal, a Banquet Hall seating 1,000, for the reception of the Prince of Wales, located on the property of the Grand Trunk Railway, 1860; demol. (Daily British Whig [Kingston], 14 July 1860, 2, descrip.; Globe [Toronto], 16 July 1860, 3, descrip.)
(attributed) OTTAWA, ONT., Lumberman's Royal Arch, an outdoor street archway for the Prince of Wales, 1860 , designed by 'Mr. Scott' demol. (Illustrated London News, xxxvii, 15 Dec. 1860, 562, illus. & descrip.)
MAITLAND, ONT., 'Ballymena', residence for Rev. Richard Lewis, Lot 28, Augusta Township, 1863 (dwgs. at OA, D. Collection, 1265-70; S. Otto, Maitland, 1985, 73, 75, illus.)
WESTMOUNT, QUE., 'Rosemount', a pair of villas for Robert J. Reekie, Rosemount Avenue, 1863 (Montreal Herald, 12 Feb. 1863, 3, advert.; and 19 Dec. 1865, 1, descrip.; Montreal, Les Residences, 1987, 584-5, illus.; City of Westmount, Westmount: A Heritage to Preserve, 1991, 49, illus.)
RICHMOND, QUE., railway station, 1863 (Montreal Herald, 30 May 1863, 2, t.c.)
MONTREAL, QUE., row of three houses for Edward G. Penny, St. Nicholas Tolentine Street, near Dorchester Street West, 1864 (Montreal Herald, 3 Dec. 1864, 2)
MONTREAL, QUE., St. Sulpice Street, new facade and interior alterations for a block of shops and offices, for John Donegani, 1865 (Evening Telegraph [Montreal], 10 Nov. 1865, 2, descrip.; Montreal Herald, 19 Dec. 1865, 1, descrip.)
MONTREAL, QUE., Thomas Mussen Store, Notre Dame Street at St. Lambert Street, major addition and alterations to existing store for Thomas Mussen, with new facade, and addition above existing block, 1865 (Gazette [Montreal], 10 July 1865, 2, descrip.; Evening Telegraph [Montreal], 10 July 1865, 2, descrip.; Montreal Herald, 19 Dec. 1865, 1, descrip.)
MURRAY BAY, QUE., Protestant Church, 1867 (P. Dube, Deux cents ans de Villegiature dans Charlevoix, 1986, 119, illus.)
OTTAWA, ONT., St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, MacKay Street, New Edinburgh, 1868; still standing in 2022 (Ottawa Times, 11 May 1868, 2; Sutherland's City of Ottawa Directory for 1869-70, 97-8, descrip.; Ottawa, A Guide to Heritage Structures, 2000, 165, illus.; Andrew Waldron, Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa-Gatineau Region, 2017, 120-21, illus. & descrip.)
CORNWALL, ONT., Bishop Strachan Memorial Anglican Church, Second Street West near Augustus Street, 1869-75; still standing in 2022 (American Architect & Builders Monthly, i, Sept. 1870, 104ff, 106, illus. & descrip.; Canadian Illustrated News, xii, 11 Dec. 1875, 371, 377, illus. & descrip.; dwg. at NAC, Picture Coll, 105445)
MONTREAL, QUE., St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, William Street, Griffintown, 1869-70 (Montreal Herald, 25 Oct. 1869, 2, descrip.; Presbyterian [Montreal], xxii, Nov. 1869, 329-30, descrip.)
CORNWALL, ONT., additions and alterations to Court House & Gaol, Pitt Street, 1869; with a new Registry Office, 1869 (Globe [Toronto], 13 Sept. 1869, 4, t.c.; and 9 Oct. 1869, 3, t.c.)
WATERLOO, QUE., St. Luke's Anglican Church, Court Street near Lewis Street East, 1870, still standing in 2022 (Canadian Illustrated News, iii, 17 June 1871, 371-2, illus. & descrip.; H. Bergevin, Eglises Protestants, 1981, 141, illus.)
MONTREAL, QUE., reconstruction of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Beaver Hall Hill at Belmont Street, 1870 (Montreal Herald, 28 Nov. 1870, 1; Presbyterian [Montreal], xxiv, Jan. 1871, 16)
MONTREAL, QUE, Grace Anglican Church, Wellington Street, 1870-71 (Montreal Herald, 1 Nov. 1870, 1, descrip.)
(with Edward P. Hannaford) TORONTO, ONT., Union Station, Station Street at York Street, 1871-73; demol. (list of exhibited drawings at the Royal Canadian Academy, Ottawa, in Ottawa Free Press, 8 March 1880, 2)
(with Edward P. Hannaford) MONTREAL, QUE., Bonaventure Railway Station, for the Grand Trunk Railway, 1886-88 (Montreal Daily Star, 19 March 1886, 4, descrip.; Gazette [Montreal], 20 March 1886, 3; La Minerve [Montreal], 22 March 1886, 1; C.A.B., ii, Jan. 1889, 9; dwgs. at NAC, National Map Coll., 78903/72)
THOMAS S. SCOTT, DPW Chief Architect at Ottawa
POST OFFICES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS
(inf. extracted from Canada, Sessional Papers, 1872 to 1881, and from NAC, RG11, which contains detailed architectural specifications for most buildings noted below. Drawings for virtually all post office and public buildings designed by Scott during his Tenure as Chief Architect of the Department of Public Works are now held at the National Archives of Canada, Ottawa)
OTTAWA, ONT., Parliament Hill, new exterior entrance gateways, steps, fences and retaining walls on the Wellington Street line of the grounds, 1872-74; and lamp standards, 1878; all elements still standing in 2022 (NAC, RG11, vol. 3920, 141-2; 145-158; Free Press [Ottawa], 25 Oct. 1875, 2, descrip.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Parliament Hill, House of Commons, design and installation of a new second floor Press Gallery, at the south end of the Chamber, 1872-73; burned 1916 (Ottawa Citizen, 16 Feb. 1872, 3, descrip.; Globe [Toronto], 7 Dec. 1872, 1, descrip.)
CORNWALL, ONT., residence for the Canal Superintendent, 1872 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1873, Appendix 20, 142)
SHERBROOKE, QUE., Immigration Station, 1872 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1873, Appendix 20, 144)
VICTORIA, B.C., Customs House, Wharf Street, 1874-75; partly demol. 2018-19, but facade left standing and incorporated into new development (Daily British Colonist [Victoria], 11 July 1875, 2, detailed descrip.; Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 7, 1875, Appendix 19, 129, descrip.; M. Segger & D. Franklin, Victoria, 1979, 114-17, illus.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Board of Works Workshop Building, Wellington Street, Parliament Hill, 1874-75 (Daily Citizen [Ottawa], 23 March 1875, 3, descrip.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Parliamentary Library, located behind The Centre Block, Wellington Street, design and installation of interior fittings, galleries, and bookcases, 1875-76; all still standing in 2022 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 7, 1878, Appendix 16, 72, descrip.; NAC, RG11, vol. 3920, 112-14)
OTTAWA, ONT., Western Block Extension, Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, 1876-78; still standing in 2022 (Free Press [Ottawa], 26 Aug. 1876, 2, descrip.; and 18 Jan. 1878, 4, descrip.; American Architect & Building News, x, 26 Nov. 1881, plate 309; and xxiv, 28 July 1888, plate 657; Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1877, Appendix 17, 77-9, descrip.)
SYDNEY, N.S., Marine Hospital, Battery Point, 1876-77 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1877, Appendix 17, 83, descrip.)
GUELPH, ONT., Post Office & Custom House, St. George's Square, 1876-78; demol. 1960 (Guelph Daily Mercury, 1 Nov. 1876, 1, descrip.; and 14 Nov. 1877, 1, descrip.; and 17 April 1878, 1, descrip.; Canada, Sessional Papers, 1879, vii, Appendix 15, 76, descrip.)
DORCHESTER, N.B., Penitentiary Building, 1877-79; and fifteen houses for staff, 1880; and residence for the Engineer, 1880 (Daily Times [Moncton], 19 July 1880, 3, detailed architectural description; Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1877, Appendix 17, 82, descrip.; NAC, RG11, vol. 3919, 254-69)
MONTREAL, QUE., St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary, major additions, 1877-78 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 7, 1878, Appendix 16, 74-5, descrip.)
BATTLEFORD, SASK., Official Residences for the Lieutenant-Governor, magistrate, registrar and clerk of the N.W.T. Council, 1877 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 7, 1878, Appendix 16, 77-8, descrip.; Sask. Assoc. of Architects, Historic Architecture of Saskatchewan, 1986, 10, illus.)
ST. JEAN, QUE., Post Office & Custom House, 1877-80, demol. (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 8, 1879, Appendix 15, 77, descrip.; C. Cameron & J. Wright, Second Empire Style in Canadian Architecture, 1980, 64-5, illus.)
PARIS, FRANCE, 'The Canadian Trophy', an exhibit pavilion at the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1878 (Canadian Illustrated News, xvi, 10 Nov. 1877, 290, 293, illus. & descrip.). The construction of this pavilion was supervised by David Ewart, a young architect and staff member of the Dept. of Public Works who traveled to Paris to oversee the project. Ewart was later appointed as a Life Member of the French Academy for his work on this exhibition pavilion (Gazette [Montreal], 14 July 1879, 3).
OTTAWA, ONT., The Civil Service Archway, an outdoor commemorative arch in downtown Ottawa erected for the visit of the Governor General, The Marquess of Lorne, 1878 (Globe [Toronto], 28 Nov. 1878, 4, descrip.)
QUEBEC CITY, QUE., St. Louis Gate, and Kent Gate, 1878 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 8, 1879, Appendix 15, 77, descrip.; L. Noppen, l'art de l'architecte, 1983, 264-5, illus. & descrip.)
SAINT JOHN, N.B., Custom House, Prince William Street at Water Street, 1878-80; demol. 1961 (Saint John Daily Telegraph, 18 Aug. 1877, 1; and 2 Nov. 1878, 3, and 26 April 1881, 1 and 2, extensive architectural descrip., with floor plans; Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1880, Appendix 3, 15-16, descrip.; G. Hughes, Music of the Eye, 1991, 60-3, illus.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Drill Hall, Cartier Square, 1879-80 (Globe [Toronto], 1 Nov. 1879, 8, descrip.; Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1880, Appendix 3, 11, descrip.; Ottawa, A Guide to Heritage Structures, 2000, 73, illus.; Andrew Waldron, Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa-Gatineau Region, 2017, 162-3, illus. & descrip.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Rideau Hall, residence of the Governor-General, extensive renovations and improvements, 1878-79 (Gazette [Montreal], 28 Nov. 1878, 3; Free Press [Ottawa], 13 Aug. 1879, 3, descrip.)
BRANTFORD, ONT., Post Office, Dalhousie Street at George Street, 1878-79 (Daily Expositor [Brantford], 17 Sept. 1878, 4, t.c.; Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1880, Appendix 3, 12, descrip.)
WINDSOR, ONT., Post Office & Custom House, Ouellette Street at Pitt Street, 1879-80; demol. 1932 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1880, Appendix 3, 12, descrip.; Andrew Foot, Windsor Then & Now, 2021, 50, illus.)
FREDERICTON, N.B., Post Office, Queen Street at Carleton Street, 1879-80 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1880, Appendix 3, 16, descrip.; Daily Sun [Saint John], 27 April 1881, 3, illus. & descrip.)
LUNENBURG, N.S., Marine Hospital, 1879-80 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1880, Appendix 3, 17, descrip.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Geological Museum, Sussex Street at George Street, converted from the former Clarendon Hotel, 1880 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 6, 1881, Appendix 3, 14, descrip.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Supreme Court and Art Gallery, Bank Street at Wellington Street, converted from the former Government Workshops, 1880-81, demol. (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 7, 1882, Appendix 3, 20, descrip.)
WINNIPEG, MAN., Lieutenant-Governor's Residence, Louise Street, 1881-82 (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 7, 1882, Appendix 3, 25-6, descrip.; Winnipeg Daily Sun, 20 Oct. 1883, 2, descrip.; Montreal Daily Star, 25 Feb. 1905, 8, illus. & descrip.; F. Bowles, Manitoba's Government House, 1970, 8-9, illus.)
WINNIPEG, MAN., Manitoba Legislative Building, Kennedy Street, 1881-83; demol. (Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 7, 1882, Appendix 3, 25-6, descrip.; M. Baker, Symbol in Stone - Manitoba's Third Legislative Building, 1986, 15-18, illus.)
WINNIPEG, MAN., Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Main Street at Point Douglas Avenue, 1881-82 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 23 Feb. 1883, 2, descrip.)
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C., Post Office & Custom House, Columbia Street, 1881-82; burned 1898 (NAC, RG11, vol. 3920, 38-43; Canada, Sessional Papers, No. 7, 1882, Appendix 7, 26)
COMPETITIONS
QUEBEC CITY, QUE., Custom House, 1856. Scott was one of fourteen competitors from the United States and Canada who submitted designs for this important federal building (NAC, RG 11, Vol. 90, File No. 3, 'Schedule of Competitors for the Proposed Quebec Custom House', 25 March 1856. William Thomas of Toronto was awarded First Premium. A perspective drawing of the design by Scott can be found in the Picture Collection at National Archives of Canada (C 104598)
MONTREAL, QUE., Drill Shed, Craig Street at German Street, 1867. Thomas S. Scott was one of at least five architects from Montreal who submitted a design to Montreal City Council (Gazette [Montreal], 8 April 1867, 2, council debate). The winning scheme was prepared by Fowler & Roy, but this decision was later overturned.
MONTREAL, QUE., St. George's Anglican Church, Stanley Street, 1867. Scott received a prize of $100 for his entry, but the commission was later awarded to William T. Thomas (inf. from Virginia Nixon, Montreal)