LYLE, John McIntosh (1872-1945)
(biography in preparation)
The following list of Lyle's principal executed works is based on source material noted below and on the comprehensive list of commissions compiled by Geoffrey Hunt and printed in his exhibition catalogue entitled John M. Lyle - Towards a Canadian Architecture, 1982. A supplementary list can be found in the recent monograph on Lyle written by Glenn McArthur entitled A Progressive Traditionalist: John M. Lyle Architect, 2009, 203-07.
J.M. LYLE (Banks in Toronto)
IMPERIAL BANK, Bloor Street West at Lansdowne Avenue, 1907 (Toronto b.p. 6463, 1 March 1907; dwgs. at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Archives, Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, Queen Street East at Lee Avenue, 1911 (Toronto b.p. 25099, 30 Jan. 1911; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto; M. Campbell & B. Myrvold, Historical Walking Tour of Kew Beach, 1995, 36, illus. & descrip.)
DOMINION BANK, Bloor Street West at Dovercourt Road, 1911 (Toronto b.p. 25107, 31 Jan. 1911; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, Bloor Street East at Sherbourne Street, 1911 (Toronto b.p. 31443, 8 Nov. 1911; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, St. Clair Avenue West at Vaughan Road, 1911 (Toronto b.p. 25104, 31 Jan 1911)
BANK OF OTTAWA, Broadview Avenue at Gerrard Street East, 1911 (Toronto b.p. 26410, 20 April 1911; Const., v, May 1912, 90-1, illus.; dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
BANK OF OTTAWA, Queen Street East at Pape Avenue, 1912 (Toronto b.p. 36850, 23 Aug. 1912; dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, St. Clair Avenue West at Dufferin Street, 1912 (Toronto b.p. 35844, 6 July 1912; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
BANK OF OTTAWA, Danforth Avenue at Logan Avenue, 1913 (C.R., xxvii, 23 April 1913, 67)
STERLING BANK, Church Street at Dundas Street East, 1913 (Toronto b.p. 4082, 12 May 1913; C.R., xxvii, 23 July 1913, 74)
DOMINION BANK, Roncesvalles Avenue at Howard Park Avenue, 1914 (Toronto b.p. 11497, 12 May 1914; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, Danforth Avenue at Logan Avenue, 1914 (Toronto b.p. 12589, 19 June 1914; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, Dundas Street West at McCaul Street, 1914; demol. (Toronto b.p. 13208, 13 July 1914)
BANK OF TORONTO, Dundas Street West at Ossington Avenue, 1918 (Const., xi, April 1918, 116, illus.; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, Dundas Street West at Medland Street, 1918 (dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, Dupont Street at Christie Street, 1920 (Toronto b.p. 28745, 1 March 1920; Const., xv, May 1922, 146-49, illus.)
BANK OF TORONTO, St. Clair Avenue West at Christie Street, 1920 (Toronto b.p. 30756, 6 May 1920; Const., xv, May 1922, 146-49, illus.)
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, New Toronto, Lake Shore Road at Sixth Street, 1920 (dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, New Toronto, Lake Shore Boulevard West at Ninth Street, 1920 (C.R., xxxiv, 12 May 1920, 55)
DOMINION BANK, Dufferin Street at Lappin Avenue, 1921 (Toronto b.p. 37801, 1 April 1921; Const., xv, May 1922, 146-49, illus.)
DOMINION BANK, Bloor Street West at Runnymede Road, 1921 (Toronto b.p. 41624, 19 July 1921; Const., xv, May 1922, 146-49, illus.)
DOMINION BANK, Yonge Street at Eglinton Avenue East., 1922 (Toronto b.p. 54108, 7 Sept. 1922)
BANK OF TORONTO, College Street near Dovercourt Road, 1922 (Const., xv, May 1922, 146-49, illus.)
DOMINION BANK, Dundas Street West at Runnymede Road, 1924 (Toronto b.p. 73839, 28 Aug. 1924)
DOMINION BANK, Davenport Road at Laughton Avenue, 1927 (Toronto b.p. 97344, 7 April 1927)
DOMINION BANK, Long Branch, Lakeshore Boulevard West, 1928 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xiv, Sept. 1937, 176-78, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
DOMINION BANK, Scarborough, Danforth Avenue at Danforth Road, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 11 April 1928, 57)
DOMINION BANK, Yonge Street at Gerrard Street West, 1929-30 (Telegram [Toronto], 23 Sept. 1930, 13, illus. & descrip.; Const., xxiv, Feb. 1931, 47-8, 50-52, illus. & descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, ix, March 1932, 67, illus.; xiv, Sept. 1937, 178-79, illus. & descrip.; W. Dendy & W. Kilbourn, Toronto Observed, 1986, 224-25, illus. & descrip.)
DOMINION BANK, Davenport Road at Dovercourt Road, Toronto, 1929 (Toronto b.p. B5263, 15 March 1929)
DOMINION BANK, Yonge Street at Marlborough Avenue, 1929 (Toronto b.p. B8043, 5 June 1929; R.A.I.C. Journal, xiv, Sept. 1937, 176-77, illus.)
DOMINION BANK, Yonge Street at Lawrence Avenue West, 1929 (Toronto b.p. 12437, 9 Nov. 1929; R.A.I.C. Journal, xiv, Sept. 1937, 176, 178, illus. & descrip.)
DOMINION BANK, Avenue Road at Davenport Road, 1931 (Toronto b.p. 22665, 2 April 1931; R.A.I.C. Journal, ix, March 1932, 68, illus.)
DOMINION BANK, Queen Street East at Lee Avenue, 1931 (dwgs. at City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 410, File 1614)
DOMINION BANK, Old Forest Hill Road at Eglinton Avenue West, 1933 (Toronto Dominion Bank Archives, correspondence)
J.M. LYLE (Banks outside Toronto)
WINDSOR, N.S., Bank of Nova Scotia, 1908 (dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
CORNWALL, ONT., Sterling Bank, c. 1910 (G. Hunt, 134)
PALMERSTON, ONT., Sterling Bank, c. 1910 (G. Hunt, l34)
WATFORD, ONT., Sterling Bank, c. 1910 (G. Hunt, 134)
PORT DALHOUSIE, ONT., Sterling Bank, c. 1910 (G. Hunt, 134)
HAMILTON, ONT., Imperial Bank, James Street South, 1910-11; demol. 1961 (C.R., xxiv, 16 Nov. 1910, 28, t.c.)
PETROLIA, ONT., Metropolitan Bank, 1911 (dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
ST. CATHARINES, ONT., Sterling Bank, St. Paul Street, 1912 (C.R., xxvi, 27 March 1912, 72; St. Catharines Daily Standard, 31 Dec. 1912, 1, detailed descrip.)
OSHAWA, ONT., Dominion Bank, 1917 (C.R., xxxi, 11 April 1917, 43, t.c.)
PRESTON, ONT., Bank of Toronto, 1919 (C.R., xxxiii, 23 July 1919, 43, t.c.)
MEAFORD, ONT., Bank of Toronto, North Sykes Street at Nelson Street West, 1919; still standing in 2022 (Owen Sound Sun, 28 March 1919, 14; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
ORILLIA, ONT., Dominion Bank, Coldwater Street East at Peter Street North, 1919; demol. (C.R., xxxiii, 8 Oct. 1919, 46, t.c.)
ST. ANDREWS, N.B., Bank of Nova Scotia, Water Street at King Street, 1920; still standing in 2023 (J. Leroux & T. Holownia, St. Andrews Architecture 1604-1966, 2010, Item 17, illus.; dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
BRANTFORD, ONT., Dominion Bank, Market Street at Dalhousie Street, 1920-21; still standing in 2023 (Brantford Expositor, 8 March 1921, 2, detailed architectural descrip.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Bank of Nova Scotia, Sparks Street, 1923-24 (Ottawa Journal, 16 Feb. 1925, 10 and 16, illus. & descrip.; Const., xviii, March 1925, 70-75, 86, illus. & descrip.; C.R., xxxix, 8 April 1925, 350, illus. & descrip.; Architectural Forum [New York], xlviii, June 1928, 809-10, illus.; H. Kalman, History of Canadian Architecture, 1994, 754-5, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
TIMMINS, ONT., Dominion Bank, Algonquin Street at Pine Street South, 1923; demol. (C.R., xxxviii, 13 Feb. 1924, 65, illus. in advert.)
HUNTSVILLE, ONT, Dominion Bank, 1925 (dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
(with D.J. Spence) MONTREAL, QUE., Dominion Bank, Bleury Street at Ste. Catherine Street West, 1927-28 (R.A.I.C. Journal, vi, March 1929, 84, illus.; xiv, Sept. 1937, 179-80, illus. & descrip.)
GRAVENHURST, ONT., Dominion Bank, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 21 March 1928, 68, t.c.; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
HAMILTON, ONT., Dominion Bank, Barton Street East at Kenilworth Avenue North, 1929 (C.R., xliii, 2 January 1929, 46; dwgs. at Toronto Dominion Bank, Premises Div., Toronto)
CALGARY, ALTA., Bank of Nova Scotia, Eighth Avenue West, 1929 (R.A.I.C. Journal, viii, March 1931, 80; xiv, Sept. 1937, 179-80, illus.; Calgary Herald, 23 Jan 1930, 22, illus. & descrip.; H. Kalman, History of Canadian Architecture, 1994, 755-6, illus. & descrip.; Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 17-19, illus. & descrip; dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
OSHAWA, ONT., Central Canada Loan & Savings Co., Simcoe Street North, 1929 (R.A.I.C. Journal, viii, March 1931, 80, 85, illus. & descrip.)
(with Andrew R. Cobb) HALIFAX, N.S., Bank of Nova Scotia, Head Office Building, Hollis Street at Prince Street, 1930-31 (Halifax Mail, 9 July 1931, 1, descrip.; and 3 Aug. 1931, 16, illus. & detailed architectural descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, ix, Jan. 1932, 2, 5-13, illus. & descrip.; and March 1932, 66, 68, illus.; Halifax Herald, 3 Aug. 1931, 8; and 4 Aug. 1931, 6, illus. & descrip.; Money Matters-A Critical Look at Bank Architecture, 1990, 169-71, 219-21, illus.; Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 21-23, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
WINGHAM, ONT., Dominion Bank, Josephine Street, 1933; demol. (G. Hunt, 140)
SUDBURY, ONT., Dominion Bank, Durham Street South, 1937 (G. Hunt, 141)
SAINT JOHN, N.B., Bank of Nova Scotia, Charlotte Street, 1939 (C.R., lii, 19 April 1939, 45; dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
J.M. LYLE (Residential works in Toronto unless noted)
HAMILTON, ONT., "Gateside", a large residence for William Hendrie Jr., Aberdeen Avenue at Ravenscliffe Avenue, 1905; still standing in 2023 (Spectator [Hamilton], 4 Aug. 1905; Evening Times (Hamilton), 4 Aug. 1905, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
BEDFORD ROAD, at Elgin Avenue, for Alexander Bruce, 1906 (Toronto b.p. 4356, 22 June 1906)
BEAUMONT ROAD, near the Glen Road Bridge, for George Robinson (Toronto b.p. 5046, 25 Aug. 1906; Const., iii, July 1910, 79, illus.)
AVONDALE ROAD, residence for John M. Lyle, architect, 1908 (Const., iv, Nov. 1911, 66-68, illus. & descrip.; C.H.G., x, Sept. 1933, 14-15, illus.; and xvi, May 1939, 38-39, illus.)
JARVIS STREET, at Wellesley Street East, residence of Sir William Mulock, new sunroom and conservatory, 1909 (Toronto b.p. 16128, 29 June 1909; Const., v, Dec. 1911, 60-63, illus.)
ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, near Deer Park Crescent, for Hugh S. Steven, 1910 (Const., iii, July 1910, 80)
WELLS HILL ROAD, at Walmer Road, for John Bayne MacLean, 1911 (Const., iv, Nov. 1911, 52-56, illus.; Toronto Society of Architects Exhibit Catalogue, 1912, 135, illus.; Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, 80 for 80: Celebrating 80 Years of the A.C.O., 2013, 162-63, illus. & descrip.)
NANTON AVENUE, at Elm Avenue, for W.R. Johnston, 1911 (Const., v, Dec. 1911, 60-63, illus.)
CARLAW AVENUE, at Wroxeter Avenue, for George Oakley, 1912 (dwgs. at Building Records Div., City of Toronto)
ROSEDALE ROAD, near Arundel Road, for John L. Coulson, 1913 (Toronto b.p. 5073, 14 June 1913; R.A.I.C. Journal, v, July 1928, 258, illus.; OA, Kertland Coll., 485)
GLENROSE AVENUE, for John B. Hutchins, 1921 (OA, Kertland Coll., 99)
CLUNY AVENUE, at Rosedale Road, for G. Temple McMurrich, 1921 (OA, Kertland Coll., 101)
ROSEDALE ROAD, at Cluny Avenue, for Ernest G. West, 1922 (Toronto b.p. 47870, 30 March 1922)
FOREST HILL ROAD, for Clarence A. Bogert, 1923 (C.R., xxxvii, 9 May 1923, 53; R.A.I.C. Journal, ii, July-Aug. 1925, xvii, illus. in advert; and iv, May 1927, 168-69, 173, illus.; and v, July 1928, 267, illus.)
ANCASTER, ONT., 'Wynnstay', for F.F. Dalley, 1925 (R.A.I.C. Journal, iv, May 1927, 168, 170, illus.; C.H.G., viii, Feb. 1931, 22-27, illus.)
HIGHLAND AVENUE, for Dr. D. King Smith, 1926 (Toronto b.p. 87064, 20 Feb. 1926; R.A.I.C. Journal, iv, Sept. 1927, xvii, illus. in advert.; and ix, Nov. 1932, 252, illus.; Toronto Star Weekly, Gravure Section, 31 March 1928, 10, illus.)
FRYBROOK ROAD, for Mrs. R.J. Christie, 1927 (R.A.I.C. Journal, ix, April 1932, 102-03, illus.; and June 1932, 139-40, illus.; C.H.G., xi, Aug-Sept. 1934, 35-37, illus.)
TEDDINGTON PARK AVENUE, for Frederick W. Cowan, 1929 (Toronto Daily Star, 1 Feb. 1929, 8, illus.; Toronto b.p. 9223, 17 July 1929; C.H.G., ix, Feb. 1932, 32-33, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xiii, June 1936, x, illus. in advert.)
ORILLIA, ONT., for W. Robert Johnston, 1929 (C.H.G., viii, Feb. 1931, 36-37, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xi, Oct. 1934, 149, illus.)
NORTH YORK, ONT, 'Annandale', for Col. Herbert A. Bruce, Bayview Avenue at Newtonbrook Road, 1931 (Toronto Daily Star, 13 March 1931, 33, detailed descrip.)
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, residence for the Local Manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia, 1932 (G. Hunt, 140)
OSHAWA, ONT., 'Parkwood', for Col. Robert S. McLaughlin, new garden and reflecting pool, 1935 (C.H.G., xiii, Oct-Nov. 1936, 30-38, illus. & descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xvi, March 1939, 63, illus.)
J.M. LYLE (Institutional & Ecclesiastical works in Toronto unless noted)
(with Carrere & Hastings) BUFFALO, N.Y., several outdoor bandstands on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition, 1901. While working as the local supervising architect for Carrere & Hastings, Lyle was given control of the design, in the new Art Nouveau style, for these outdoor pavilions. The role of Lyle is outlined in full in the Buffalo Enquirer, 5 April 1901, p. 12, with detailed architectural descrip. (inf. Robert Hamilton). A photographic image of these pavilions can be found in Glenn McArthur, A Progressive Traditionalist: John M. Lyle Architect, 2009, p. 21.
TORONTO, ONT., The Caven Memorial Library, Knox College, Spadina Crescent north of College Street, proposal for a large 2 storey library behind the existing Knox College buildings, 1905, but not built (Toronto Daily Star, 1 May 1905, p. 1, illus. & detailed descrip.)
(with Carrere & Hastings) ROYAL ALEXANDRA THEATRE, King Street West near Simcoe Street, 1906; still standing in 2022 (Telegram [Toronto], 5 June 1906, 5; C.R., xvii, 20 June 1906, 14; C.A.B., xx, Oct. 1907, 165, illus.; Const., i, Nov. 1907, 37-43, illus. & descrip.)
HAMILTON, ONT., Central Presbyterian Church, Caroline Street South at Charlton Street West, 1907-08 (C.A..B., xx, May 1907, 103; The Presbyterian [Toronto] 27 May 1909, 649-51, illus. & descrip.; Toronto Society of Architects Exhibit Catalogue, 1909, 44, illus.)
CHELTENHAM, ONT., Presbyterian Church, Creditview Road near Mill Street, 1908; still standing in 2023 (The Presbyterian [Toronto], 27 Feb. 1908, 264, illus. & descrip.)
NEWMARKET, ONT., Pickering College, 1909; burned 1981; restored (C.R., xxiii, 6 Jan. 1909, 21; OA, Quaker Society Coll., MS 303, Reel 52)
GUELPH, ONT., Provincial Penitentiary & Prison Farm, 1910-11 (C.R., xxiii, 29 Dec. 1909, 22; Guelph Evening Mercury, 25 Sept. 1911, 1, 4-5, descrip.)
GRAVENHURST, ONT., Presbyterian Church, 1910 (C.R., xxiv, 22 June 1910, 24, t.c.)
ROBINS LTD., Victoria Street at Richmond Street, office building (now the Engineer's Club), 1912 (Toronto b.p. 34354, 28 May 1912)
STOCK EXCHANGE, Bay Street near King Street West, 1912-13; demol. 1934 (C.R., xxvi, 17 Jan 1912, 68; Globe [Toronto], 10 Sept. 1913, 9, illus. & descrip.; C.R., xxviii, 18 Feb. 1914, 211-12, illus. & descrip.)
ROYAL CANADIAN YACHT CLUB, Centre Island, addition to the Clubhouse and new verandahs, 1912 (C.R., xxvi, 24 Jan 1912, 64)
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, University Avenue at College Street, auditorium and practice rooms, 1914; demol. 1965 (Toronto b.p. 12495, 15 June 1914)
PEARSON HALL FOR BLIND SOLDIERS, Beverley Street at Baldwin Street, an addition to the George Brown mansion, 1920 (Toronto b.p. 28250, 6 Jan. 1920)
RUNNYMEDE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Bloor Street West at Glendonwynne Road, 1929-30; still standing in 2022 (Toronto Daily Star, 12 Jan. 1929, 18, descrip.; C.R., xliii, 30 Jan. 1929, 101, illus. & descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, vii, Jan. 1930, 29, illus.; and Dec. 1930, 430-37, illus. & descrip.; Const., xxiii, Sept. 1930, 285-6, 295-6, illus. & descrip.; Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 84, illus. & descrip.)
(with Mathers & Haldenby), WHITNEY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Women's Residence, St. George Street at Hoskin Avenue, 1930-31; still standing in 2022 (Toronto Daily Star, 30 May 1930, 33, illus. & descrip.; and 4 July 1930, 29, descrip.; Const., xxiii, June 1930, 192; and xxiv, Oct. 1931, 308-18, illus. & descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, viii, Dec. 1931, 412, illus.)
J.M. LYLE (Commercial & Industrial works in Toronto unless noted)
WELLINGTON STREET WEST, at Windsor Street, stable buildings for Dominion Transport Co., 1906 (Toronto b.p. 5893, 9 Nov. 1906)
HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION, transformer stations at Kitchener, Guelph, London, Niagara, Dundas and Toronto, c. 1910 (G. Hunt, 134)
ADAM BECK CIGAR BOX MFR. CO., Dundas Street East at River Street, a 3 storey factory, 1912; converted to residential lofts c. 2015; still standing in 2022 (Toronto b.p. 92, 7 Oct. 1912)
MACLEAN PUBLISHING CO., University Avenue at Edward Street, office building, 1913-14; demol. (Toronto b.p. 8445, 6 Dec. 1913)
BLOOR STREET WEST, near Bedford Road, office building for John Lyle architect, 1914; altered 1986; facade still standing in the courtyard at 1 Bedford Road in 2022 (dwgs. at Buildings Records Div., City of Toronto)
CANADIAN AEROPLANES LTD., Dufferin Street at Lappin Avenue, factory, assemby plant, shops, garage, and sheds, 1917 (Toronto b.p.10634, 25 Jan 1917; Const., xii, Jan. 1919, 2-8, illus. & descrip.)
DUNDAS STREET EAST, near River Street, tannery for Harry B. Johnston & Co., 1919 (Toronto b.p. 24870, 31 July 1919)
OMEMEE, ONT., Empress Tannery, additions, 1920 (C.R., xxxiv, 31 March 1920, 62, t.c.)
THORNTON-SMITH CO., retail store, Yonge Street at Elm Street, 1921; still standing in 2023 (Const., xv, May 1922, 150, illus.; Architectural Record [New York], lii, Aug. 1922, 114, illus.; Globe & Mail (Toronto), 9 June 2023; H2, illus. & descrip.)
PEARL STREET, east of Simcoe Street, Stationery Warehouse and garage for the Bank of Nova Scotia, 1928; demol. (Toronto b.p. A5526, 20 Feb. 1928)
T. EATON DEPARTMENT STORE, Yonge Street at Queen Street West, interiors alterations, new entrance, penthouse and stairs, 1936; all demol. 1972 (Toronto b.p. 47725, 3 Feb. 1936; R.A.I.C. Journal, xvi, Feb. 1939, 38)
PETERBOROUGH, ONT., Canadian General Electric Co., Park Street, additions to factory, 1940, and 1941 (C.R. liii, 10 Jan. 1940, 28, t.c.; and liv, 19 March 1941, 32)
STANDARD BRANDS LTD., Fraser Avenue at Liberty Street, warehouse & garage, 1942 (Toronto b.p. 74832, 17 March 1942)
J.M. LYLE (other works in Ontario)
COBALT, ONT., railway station for the Temiskaming & Northern Railway Co., Argentite Street, 1909; still standing in 2022 (Evening Journal [Ottawa], 23 Aug. 1909, 4, descrip.; C.R., xxiii, 25 Aug. 1909, 22)
COCHRANE, ONT., Union Station, for the Temiskaming & Northern Railway Co., 1909-10 (Cobalt Daily Nugget, 12 July 1909, 4, t.c.; and 21 Aug. 1909, 5, detailed descrip.; Evening Journal [Ottawa], 23 Aug. 1909, 4, descrip.; Const., iii, Sept. 1910, 51)
MATHESON, ONT., railway station for the Temiskaming & Northern Railway Co., 1910 (Cobalt Daily Nugget, 15 April 1910, 8, t.c.)
IROQUOIS FALLS, ONT., town plan and layout, for the Abitibi Pulp & Paper Co., 1913 (Daily Nugget [Cobalt], 26 June 1913, 1, descrip.)
(with Ross & MacDonald and Hugh G. Jones) UNION STATION, Front Street West at Bay Street, 1914-21; opened 1927; still standing in 2022 (Const., vii, May 1914, 199-202, illus. & descrip.; Canadian Railway & Marine World, xvii, June 1914, 262-64, illus. & descrip.; and xxx, Oct. 1927, 567-76, illus. & descrip.; Architectural Review [London], xxxvii, April 1915, 79-81, illus. & descrip.; Railway Age [New York], lxxxiii, 24 Dec. 1927, 1243-50, illus. & descrip.; R. Bebout, The Open Gate-Toronto Union Station, 1972, 66-96, illus. & descrip.)
KINGSTON, ONT., Memorial Arch for the Royal Military College, 1921-24, still standing in 2022, a commission won in a competition against 6 other architects (Daily Standard [Kingston], 6 Dec. 1920, 12; and 16 June 1924, 1 & 3, descrip.; with correction p. 12; Const., xiv, March 1921, 93, illus.; and xviii, June 1925, 176, illus.; Architectural Forum [New York], xliv, Feb. 1926, 89-92, illus. & descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, iv, April 1927, 120)
(with D.E. Kertland) DOWLING AVENUE, at Lakeshore Boulevard West, clubhouse for the Argonaut Rowing Club, 1922 (Const., xv, May 1922, 139-41, illus.)
HAMILTON, ONT., Memorial Fountain, Gage Park, Main Street East, 1926; still standing in 2022 (Const., xxii, Jan. 1929, 17-18, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, vi, March 1929, 101, 108, illus.)
WOODBINE RACE TRACK, Queen Street East at Kingston Road, new Paddock, Director's Building, and Members Grandstand for the Ontario Jockey Club, 1927-28; all demol. (Toronto Daily Star, 16 Sept. 1927, 8, descrip.; C.R., xlii, 20 June 1928, 657-62, illus. & descrip.; Const., xxi, Sept. 1928, 296-303, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 410, File 358, and 2223)
HAMILTON, ONT., High Level Bridge, York Boulevard over Coote's Paradise, 1930-32; still standing in 2022 (R.A.I.C. Journal, v, April 1928, 140-45, illus. & descrip.; and x, Dec. 1933, 199, critique by Eric Arthur, 203; rebuttal by John M. Lyle, xi, Feb. 1934, 31; Const., xxv, July 1932, 167-68, illus. & descrip.; C.R., xlvi, 7 Sept. 1932, 1000-08, illus. & descrip.; Canadian Engineer, lxiii, 5 July 1932, 5-9, 33-4, illus. & descrip.; Mark Osbaldeston, Unbuilt Hamilton, 2016, 161-62, illus. & descrip.; Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 234, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at the Royal Botanical Gardens Office, Hamilton)
COMPETITIONS
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Armoury, 1897. Lyle collaborated with the New York office of Howard & Cauldwell in preparing the drawings for this Beaux Arts design (Architectural Review [Boston], iv, 1 Nov. 1897, illus. plates)
PHILADELPHIA, PENN., Philadelphia Soldier's Monument, Logan Square, 1902. The Buffalo architect George Cary, with John M. Lyle "draftsman" was one of 53 architects who prepared designs in this national competition. They received the 5th Prize of $200 for their scheme (New York Times, 26 March 1902, 1, list of finalists; Monumental News [Chicago], xiv, May 1902, 283, descrip of competition). Cary & Lyle later exhibited their drawings in New York in 1904 (Item 503 in the Catalogue of the 19th Annual Exhibition of The Architectural League of New York, 1904, 20, list; 47, list). The competition was won by Lord & Hewlett of New York (inf. Robert Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont.)
WASHINGTON, D.C., Freedman's Hospital, 1904. There were 22 American architectural firms who submitted designs in this national competition, including the prominent Buffalo, N.Y. architect George Cary who joined with John M. Lyle, architect who was living and working in Buffalo at this time. They were one of 10 finalists, and received a prize of $200 for their effort (Evening Star [Washington], 22 Dec. 1904, 14, illlus. & descrip. of competition; inf. Robert Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont.). The winner was Bruce Price of New York, who teamed up with John Russell Pope, also of New York.
HAMILTON, ONT., The Hamilton Club, Main Street East at James Street, rebuilding of the original 1882 building, with new facade, 1906. Lyle was one of three architects invited to submit plans for major additions and rebuilding of the existing structure. Although he won the competition, his proposal proved to be too costly, and his scheme was set aside (Mark Osbaldeston, Unbuilt Hamilton, 2016, 104-05, illus. & descrip.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Departmental & Justice Buildings, Major's Hill Park, 1907. From thirty submissions Lyle placed sixth with a design '....in the domestic Tudor Gothic style, well massed and dignified, but somewhat cold, heavy and plain in treatment' (C.A.B., xx, Sept, 1907, 184; Architectural League of America, The Architectural Annual 1907, illus. plates). The competition was won by E. & W.S. Maxwell, but their scheme was never built.
HAMILTON, ONT., Carnegie Public Library, 1910. Lyle was one of 20 architects from Canada and United States who prepared a design for this competition. He submitted a classically inspired Beaux Arts design with a central rotunda for which he received the Second Prize (Const., iii, Sept. 1910, 52, illus.; Mark Osbaldeston, Unbuilt Hamilton, 2016, 106-10, illus. & descrip.). Walter Pavey of London, Ont. was declared the winner, but the commission later went to A.W. Peene
HALIFAX, N.S., National Memorial, 1910. Lyle received Third Prize for his design (Evening Mail [Halifax], 8 Nov. 1910, 5; Const., iii, Aug. 1910, 46, illus.). The firm of Sharp & Brown of Toronto were declared the winners, but the Selection Committee later gave the commission to Dumaresq & Cobb of Halifax, because their entry ".....more closely conformed to the conditions".
TORONTO, ONT., Bank of Toronto, King St. West at Bay Street, 1910. Lyle's reserved design was unusually modest for this highly visible site (Const., iii, Sept. 1910, 50, illus.). His scheme was no match for the winning proposal submitted by his former employers Carrere & Hastings of New York.
TORONTO, ONT., Knox College, University of Toronto, St. George Street, 1911. The scheme by Lyle was surprisingly dull and uninspired, drawing heavily on the motifs and forms used in University College to the northeast, built nearly 50 years earlier (Const., iv, Feb. 1911, 56-8, illus. & descrip.). Chapman & McGiffin were awarded the First Premium.
TORONTO, ONT., Government House, a residence for the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Chorley Park, 1911. Lyle received 3rd Prize for his entry in this invited competition (Const., iv, May 1911, 55-9, illus. & descrip.). The commission was awarded to George W. King, but the project was not built to his design.
TORONTO, ONT., Masonic Temple, Spadina Road, north of Bloor Street West, 1914. Lyle was awarded 2nd Prize of $750 for his design (Toronto Daily Star, 17 Feb. 1914, 1; Const., vii, May 1914, 186-90, illus. & descrip.). Harry P. Knowles of New York won the competition, but his scheme was not built and the site relocated to Yonge Street at Davenport Road in 1919.
OTTAWA, ONT., New Departmental & Courts Buildings, Wellington Street, west of Parliament Hill, 1914. Just seven years after he had submitted a proposal for new government buildings in Major's Hill Park to the east, Lyle submitted a breathtaking and visionary Edwardian scheme for this complex (Charles C. Hill, edit., Artists, Architects & Artisans - Canadian Art 1890-1918, 2013, 242, illus. & descrip.). More than 60 competitors from Commonwealth countries sent in drawings for this complex. Once again, the federal government shelved the entire project. The original drawing by Lyle is now held at the CCA, Montreal (CCA DR 1986-0446)
CHICAGO, ILL., Chicago Tribune Tower, 1922. Four Canadians submitted designs in this internationally significant competition. The scheme by Lyle was disappointingly unadventurous (The International Competition for a New Administration Building for the Chicago Tribune, 1923, Plate 180; Const., xvi, Feb. 1923, 61-2, illus.). It could not compare with progressive designs by luminaries such Walter Gropius, Eliel Saarinen, Bruno Taut and others. The competition was won by Hood & Howells of New York.
OTTAWA, ONT., Dominion Coin Competition, 1936. As an articulate advocate of Canadian motifs in contemporary design, Lyle suggested that new coinage should incorporate stylized images of flora and fauna from the Canadian landscape (R.A.I.C. Journal, xiv, Dec. 1937, 262, illus.).