RASTRICK, Francis Reginald (1864-1932), son of the leading Hamilton architect Frederick J. Rastrick, was born in Hamilton on 14 May 1864 and educated at Central Public School, and later at Chesnut's Private Academy, both in Hamilton. Like his older brother Edward L. Rastrick, he likely gained some knowledge of architecture under his father, but appeared to play a minor role in the activity of the firm until 1890 when he began full training under the supervision of his brother. After the death of his father in 1897 he and his brother continued the business using the earlier name of the firm of F.J. Rastrick & Sons. Most of the commissions by the firm after 1900 are minor residential works; their best known project was the Stoney Creek Battlefield Monument (1908-1913), restored in 1993 and still standing today (obit. Spectator [Hamilton], 4 June 1932, 20; biog. Dictionary of Hamilton Biography, iii, 1992, 173; inf. Stephen A .Otto, Toronto; inf. Ontario Assoc. of Architects)
F.J. RASTRICK & SONS (buildings designed by Francis Reginald Rastrick)
F. Reginald RASTRICK (works in Hamilton)
WALNUT STREET SOUTH, near Forest Avenue, residence for Alex Sutherland, 1897; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 9 Oct. 1897, 8; inf. inf. Robert Hamilton)
JOHN STREET SOUTH, two houses for John Morley, 1897 (C.R., viii, 4 Nov. 1897, 2)
KING STREET WEST, near Locke Street South, two houses for Francis Crawford, 1898; still standing in 2022 at 453-455 King Street West (Evening Times [Hamilton], 15 April 1898, 8; C.R., ix, 20 April 1898, 3; inf. Robert Hamilton)
WENTWORTH STREET NORTH, residence for Henry Smith, at 74 Wentworth Street North. 1898; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 1 Aug 1898, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton; C.R., ix, 10 Aug. 1898, 3)
GRANT AVENUE, near Main Street, two detached houses at 86 and 88 Grant Avenue, 1898; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 26 Sept. 1898, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
CHEAVER STREET, between Barton Street East and Birge Street, twenty detached houses for John J. Scott, located on the west side of Cheaver Street, with 14 houses still standing in 2022 at No. 17 to No. 39 Cheaver Street, and No. 55 to No. 57 Cheaver Street, 1898-99 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 29 Oct. 1898, 1; C.R., ix, 2 Nov. 1898, 2; inf. Alissa Golden, City of Hamilton- inf. Robert Hamilton)
LOTTRIDGE STREET, house and barn for John J. Scott, 1899 (C.R., x, 1 Nov. 1899, 3)
MAIN STREET EAST, opposite Ontario Avenue, residence for William Lees, 1900; demol. (Evening Times (Hamilton), 6 March 1900, 8; C.R., xi, 25 April 1900, 4; inf. Robert Hamilton)
GRANT AVENUE, south of Main Street East, two houses for John Dougherty, 1900; still standing in 2023 at 89-91 Grant Avenue (Evening Times (Hamilton), 4 June 1900, 1; C.R., xi, 6 June 1900, 2; inf. Robert Hamilton)
HESS STREET SOUTH, near Charlton Avenue West, residence for Charles W Heming, 1901; still standing in 2022 (Hamilton Evening Times, 27 March 1901, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton, of Hamilton, Ont.)
CHRISTIAN WORKERS GOSPEL TABERNACLE, Park Street North at Merrick Street, 1901; demol. (C.R., xii, 4 Sept. 1901, 2)
JOHN STREET SOUTH, at Augusta Street, pair of semi-detached houses for Henry Morley, at 170-172 John Street South, 1901-02; still standing in 2022 (Hamilton Evening Times, 25 Nov. 1901, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton, of Hamilton, Ont.)
HANNAH STREET WEST [now called Charlton Avenue West], at Park Street North, two houses for Mrs. Anne Osborne, 1902; both still standing in 2022 (Spectator [Hamilton], 25 April 1902; C.R., xiii, 30 April 1902, 2; inf. Meg Oldfield, City of Hamilton)
MARGUERITE STREET, residence for Mrs. Labelle, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 28 May 1902, 2)
HANNAH STREET WEST, residence for Fred F. Dunn, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 10 Sept. 1902, 2)
WILLIAM LEES & SONS, Jackson Street East, bakery, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 29 April 1903, 3; C.A.B., xvi, Dec. 1903, 197, illus.)
REGINALD STREET, opposite Alexander Street, residence for George Harris, 1903; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times (Hamilton), 20 June 1903, 12; inf. Robert Hamilton)
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB, Locke Street South opposite Pine Street, 1905; still standing in 2022 (C.R., xvi, 26 April 1905, 5; Evening Times (Hamilton), 17 Oct. 1905, 8; C.A.B., xix, June 1906, 93, descrip.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
UNITARIAN CHURCH, Main Street East near Walnut Street, 1905; demol. (Evening Times (Hamilton), 29 May 1905, 5, detailed architectural descrip.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
CHALMER'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Concession Street at Cliff Avenue, on Hamilton Mountain, 1905; demol. (Evening Times (Hamilton), 10 June 1905, 8, descrip.; and 14 July 1905, 5, illus. & descrip.; C.R., xvi, 19 July 1905, 7; inf. Robert Hamilton). A photograph of this church can be found in Thomas Bailey, Wee Kirks & Stately Steeples - A History of The Presbytery of Hamilton, 1990, 126, illus.
DUKE STREET, near Caroline Street South, residence for C. S. Mason, 1905; demol. (Evening Times (Hamilton), 25 Sept. 1905, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
JAMES DUNLOP & CO., John Street South near Beckley Street, addition to warehouse, 1905; demol. (Evening Times (Hamilton), 25 Sept. 1905, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
GEORGE HILL STORAGE & TRANSFER CO., Vine Street near MacNab Street North, a 4 storey warehouse, 1906; demol. (Evening Times (Hamilton), 19 April 1906, 8; C.A.B., xix, June 1906, 94; Hamilton - The Electric City, 1906, 24, perspective illus.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
LOCKE STREET SOUTH, at Blanshard Street, a 2 storey block of stores and apartments for Thomas Fanning, 1907; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 13 Sept. 1907, 10; inf. Robert Hamilton)
GERMANIA CLUB, Main Street East near Hughson Street South, a concert hall and club headquarters, 1907; demol. (Evening Times (Hamilton), 27 April 1907, 20, t.c.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Barton Street East near Sherman Avenue North, 1907; demol. (Evening Times (Hamilton), 18 May 1907, 12, t.c.; and 9 Aug. 1907, 12; inf. Robert Hamilton)
QUEEN STREET SOUTH, at Stanley Avenue, residence for Oliver S. Hillman, 1907; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times (Hamilton), 12 Sept. 1907, 10; inf. Robert Hamilton)
HUGHSON STREET NORTH, at Robert Street, pair of semi-detached houses at 203-205 Hughson Street North, and major addition to the adjacent house at 27 Robert Street, all for James Harrison, 1908; all still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 28 Feb 1908, 12; inf. Robert Hamilton)
JAMES STREET NORTH, stores and apartments for A.J. Wright, 1912 (C.R., xxvi, 20 March 1912, 73)
F. Reginald RASTRICK (works outside Hamilton)
BARTON TOWNSHIP, public school for S.S. No. 3, 1897 (Evening Times (Hamilton), 27 March 1897, 8, t.c.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
BEAMSVILLE, ONT., railway station and car barns for the Hamilton, Grimsby & Beamsville Electric Railway, 1897 (Evening Times (Hamilton), 19 June 1897, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
BURLINGTON BEACH, ONT., summer cottage for Charles Lambert, 1899 (C.R., x, 1 Nov. 1899, 3)
SALTFLEET TOWNSHIP, Tweedside Public School for S.S. No. 8, 1908; burned 1973 (Evening Times (Hamilton), 23 May 1908, 20, t.c.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
STONEY CREEK, ONT., Monument to the Battle of Stoney Creek of 1813, Highway 8, a tapered stone tower 100 ft. high, on a square base with battlements and crenellations, built 1908-13; restored 1993; still standing in 2022 (Parks Canada, Canada's Historic Sites, designation statement dated 14 April 1992)
GRIMSBY, ONT., Deer Park Golf & Country Club, Park Road, 1920-21; burned c. 1950 (Const., xv, July 1922, 226-28, illus. & descrip.)
COMPETITIONS
REGINA, SASK., WW1 War Memorial Cenotaph, Victoria Park, 1926. F.R. Rastrick was one of 51 architects and artists who submitted a design in this national competition (Morning Leader [Regina], 9 Feb. 1926, 1, full list of competitors). The winner was Robert G. Heughan of Montreal.