Mathers, Alvan Sherlock

MATHERS, Alvan Sherlock (1895-1965)
(biography in preparation)

MATHERS & HALDENBY (Institutional works in Toronto unless noted)

SCHOOL OF HYGIENE, University of Toronto, College Street at Taddle Creek Road, 1925-26 (Toronto Daily Star, 6 Feb. 1926, 2, illus. & descrip.; University of Toronto Monthly, xxvi, Feb. 1926, 229-30, illus. & descrip.; C.R., xl, 17 Nov. 1926, 1101, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, iv, Aug. 1927, 279-85, illus. & descrip.)
(with F. Hilton Wilkes) UNIVERSITY CLUB, University Avenue opposite Armoury Street, 1928-29; still standing in 2022 (Toronto Daily Star, 12 Jan. 1928, 34, descrip.; and 6 Dec. 1929, 41, descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, v, Feb. 1928, 61-4, illus. & descrip.; and vii, April 1930, 126-37, illus. & descrip.; and viii, March 1931, 80, 84, illus.)
TORONTO BIBLE COLLEGE, Spadina Road north of Bloor Street West, 1928-29 (Globe [Toronto], 1 Dec. 1928, 23, illus.; C.R., xlv, 7 Oct. 1931, 26, illus. in advert.)
ONTARIO RESEARCH FOUNDATION, laboratory building, St. Joseph Street near Queen's Park Crescent, 1929-30; and addition of two upper floors, 1946; still standing in 2022 (Toronto Daily Star, 27 Sept. 1929, 10, detailed descrip.; and Toronto Star Weekly, 28 Sept. 1929, 2, illus. & descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, vii, Dec. 1931, 411; C.R., lix, July 1946, 102)
(with John M. Lyle) UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, WHITNEY HALL, a Women's Residence, St. George Street at Hoskin Avenue, 1930-31; still standing in 2022 (Toronto 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.)
BOTANY BUILDING & GREENHOUSE, University of Toronto, Queen's Park Crescent, 1930-31; still standing in 2022 (Toronto Daily Star, 2 Jan. 1931, 28, descrip.; C.R., xlv, 2 Dec. 1931, 1425-27, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at Univ. of Toronto Archives)
RICHMOND HILL, ONT., David Dunlap Observatory, Administration Building, 1932-33; still standing in 2022 (C.R., xlvii, 31 May 1933, 87, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xii, Aug. 1935, 124-28, illus. & descrip.)
UPPER CANADA COLLEGE, Avenue Road at Lonsdale Road, new College Dormitories and reconstruction of main School,1932; Gymnasium and Swimming Pool, 1937; still standing in 2022 (C.R., xlvi, 20 July 1932, 830, illus.; and 21 Dec. 1932, 1393-95, illus. & descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, x, March 1933, 46, illus.; and xvi, Feb. 1939, 38; Globe & Mail [Toronto], 6 April 1937, 3, illus. of new gymnasium & pool building)
NORTH YORK, ONT., Saint John The Divine Convalescent Hospital, Cummer Avenue, 1935-36; Nurses Residence 1950; still standing in 2022 (Canadian Hospital, xiii, March 1936, 25-28, illus.; and xiv, May 1937, 22-6, illus. & descrip.)
TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL, University Avenue at College Street, Peter Larkin Annex, 1934 (list of works in National Reference Book, 1936, 505-6)
WOODGREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE, Queen Street East at Booth Avenue, 1946; still standing in 2022 (C.R., lix, Sept. 1946, 140)
(with Rule, Wynn & Rule) EDMONTON, ALBERTA, Student Union and Rutherford Library, University of Alberta, 1948-51 (dwgs. at Univ. of Alberta Archives, Edmonton)
PORT HOPE, ONT., Trinity College School, Memorial Hall, 1948-49 (C.R., lxi, June 1948, 164)
SIGMUND SAMUEL GALLERY, for the Royal Ontario Museum, on the west side of Queen's Park Crescent, opposite the Ontario Legislature Building, 1949-50; still standing in 2022 (C.R., lxii, Aug. 1949, 224)
UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CLUB, St. George Street near Bloor Street West, 1949 (inf. Andrew S. Mathers)
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Bookstore, Front Campus, 1949-50, now the Alumni House, still standing in 2022 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvii, Nov. 1950, 384-85, illus.)
UNITED STATES CONSULATE, University Avenue opposite Armoury Street, 1950-51; still standing in 2022 (Financial Post [Toronto], 18 Feb. 1950, 15; R.A.I.C. Journal, xxix, Aug. 1952, 250, illus.)

MATHERS & HALDENBY (Commercial & Industrial works in Toronto unless noted)

BLOOR STREET WEST, at Bellair Street, stores and office building for Charles N. Haldenby, 1924 (Toronto b.p. 74347, 16 Sept. 1924; R.A.I.C. Journal, ii, March-April, 1926, 50, illus.; Toronto Daily Star, 18 Feb. 1927, 23, list of awards)
DOMINION TRANSPORT CO., John Street at Wellington Street West, a commercial garage, 1926 (Toronto Daily Star, 18 Feb. 1927, 23, list of awards)
SEE & DUGGAN MOTORS LTD., Irwin Avenue at St. Nicholas Street, 1929 (Toronto b.p. 10035, 19 Aug. 1929; Toronto Daily Star, 15 Nov. 1929, 8, descrip.)
(with F. Hilton Wilkes and Sproatt & Rolph) CANADA PERMANENT MORTGAGE CORP., Bay Street at Adelaide Street West, office tower, 1928-29; still standing in 2022 (Toronto Daily Star, 10 March 1928, 28, descrip.; and 25 July 1928, 2, detailed descrip.; The Globe [Toronto], 26 July 1928, 12, descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, v, Sept. 1928, 319, illus.; and vii, May 1930, 175-91, illus. & descrip.; Financial Post [Toronto], 28 Nov. 1929, 18, descrip.; Const., xxiii, March 1930, 73-9, 83-6, illus. & descrip.; Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 16, illus. & descrip.)
YONGE STREET, at Hayter Street, commercial block for Gibson Brothers Realty, 1930; demol. (Toronto Daily Star, 1 Aug. 1930, 25; 7 Nov. 1930, 31)
NEW TORONTO, ETOBICOKE, Campbell Soup Co., Birmingham Street, factory and office, 1931; additions 1941, 1945 (C.R., xlv, 30 Dec. 1931, 20, illus. in advert.; Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 36, illus. & descrip.)
NORTH YORK, ONT., De Haviland Aircraft Co., assembly plant at Downsview Airport, 1930 (R.A.I.C. Journal, viii, March 1931, 80)
ELLIS BROTHERS STORE, Yonge Street north of King Street West, 1931; demol. 1988 (R.A.I.C. Journal, viii, Dec. 1931, 410)
ANCHOR CAP & CLOSURE CORP., Wallace Avenue, factory, 1934 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xii, Jan. 1935, 10)
LEASIDE, Stauntons Ltd., Vanderhoof Avenue at Brentcliffe Road, factory, 1936-37; major addition, 1938-39 (Daily Commercial News [Toronto], 14 Sept. 1936, 1, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xiv, Aug. 1937, 162-65, illus. & descrip.; Financial Post [Toronto], 9 April 1938, 9, descrip.; and 27 May 1939, 5, illus. in advert.)
GLOBE & MAIL LTD., head office and printing plant, King Street West at York Street, 1937-38; demol. 1974 (Architectural Forum [New York], lxx, Jan. 1939, 33-6, illus; R.A.I.C. Journal, xv, Aug. 1938, 173-81, 190, illus. & descrip.; Globe & Mail [Toronto], 27 March 1937, 17; and 7 May 1938, Supplement, 1-76, illus. & extensive descrip.; Financial Post [Toronto], 12 March 1938, 12, extensive descrip. & illus.; Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 38-40, illus. & descrip; dwgs. at OA)
IMPERIAL LIFE ASSURANCE CO., Victoria Street, north of King Street East, new facade for existing office tower, with new addition to the north, 1936-38 (Financial Post [Toronto], 3 Oct. 1936, 10, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xv, Nov. 1938, 16, illus. in advert.)
KIRKLAND LAKE, ONT., T. Eaton Ltd. Department Store, Government Road West at Market Street, 1938 (C.R., li, 24 Aug. 1938, 34)
PREMIER TRUST CO., Richmond Street West near Yonge Street, major addition and new facade to former Imperial Trust Co. Building, 1937-38; demol. c. 1980 (Financial Post [Toronto], 16 Oct. 1937, 8, illus. & detailed descrip.; Globe & Mail [Toronto], 26 Nov. 1938, 17, descrip.)
LEASIDE, Lincoln Electric Co., Wicksteed Avenue at Copeland Avenue, factory, 1940 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xix, Oct. 1942, 206, illus.)
LONDON, ONT., Coca-Cola Ltd.., Dundas Street East, Bottling Plant, 1940 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xviii, May 1941, 86, illus.)
(with J.C. Meadowcroft) KINGSTON, ONT., Aluminum Company of Canada, office and factories, Princess Street at Bath Road, 1940 (C.R., liii, 10 Jan. 1940, 29)
(with McCarter & Nairne) VANCOUVER, B.C., Coca-Cola Ltd., Cornwall Avenue at Chesnut Street, Bottling Plant, 1941-42 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xx, March 1943, 41-43, illus.; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
WILLIAM NEILSON LTD., Gladstone Avenue, factory, 1941 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xix, Nov. 1942, 224, illus.)
SCARBOROUGH, ONT., Eli Lilly Co., Danforth Road near Birchmount Road, factory, 1945-46 (Financial Post [Toronto], 7 July 1945, 7; R.A.I.C. Journal, xxiii, Dec. 1946, 324-27, illus. & descrip.)
GLIDDEN PAINT CO., Wallace Avenue, office and warehouse, 1945 (Toronto b.p. 85264, 25 Sept. 1945)
FOUNDATION CO. OF CANADA, Bay Street at Cumberland Avenue, office building, 1946 (dwgs. at OA, Dept. of Labour Coll.)
BELL TELEPHONE CO., Shaw Street at Dupont Street, warehouse and garage, 1946 (Toronto b.p. 89166, 24 April 1946)
ETOBICOKE, ONT., warehouse for Boyle-Midway Products Ltd., Wickman Road at Evans Avenue, 1946 (Financial Post [Toronto], 21 Sept. 1946, 17, descrip.)
CHRISTIE BROWN & CO., large biscuit bakery, warehouse and factory, Lakeshore Road in Etobicoke, near the Queen Elizabeth Way, 1947-49 (Financial Post [Toronto], 29 March 1947, 9, decrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvii, Feb. 1950, 58-60, illus.)
PARKE, DAVIS PHARMACEUTICAL CO., Fleet Street, west of Bathurst Street, manufacturing plant, 1947 (Financial Post [Toronto], 27 Sept. 1947, 13, descrip.)
BELL TELEPHONE CO., Mount Pleasant Avenue, warehouse and garage, 1947 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxv, Nov. 1948, 412, illus.)
CANADIAN PRESS BUILDING, University Avenue north of Wellington Street West, 1948 (Sault Daily Star [Sault Ste. Marie], 12 Oct. 1948, 12)
ST. MARY STREET, at Yonge Street, offices for Mathers & Haldenby, Architects, 1948 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxv, Oct. 1948, 379-81, illus.)
PARISIAN LAUNDRY CO., Bathurst Street near Queen Street West, 1948; demol. 1988 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxv, Nov. 1948, 412, illus.)
SANTA CLARA, CUBA, Coca-Coca Ltd., bottling plant, 1948 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxv, Nov. 1948, 412, illus.)
QUEBEC CITY, QUE., Coca-Cola Ltd., 1st Avenue, bottling plant, 1948-49 (C.R., lxi, Sept. 1948, 132)
WINDSOR, ONT., Bank of Nova Scotia, Ouellette Avenue, 1949 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvii, Feb. 1950, 54-7, illus.)
EDMONTON, ALTA., Coca-Cola Ltd., bottling plant, 1949-50 (C.R., lxii, Oct. 1949, 148)
KITCHENER, ONT., Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Co., office building, 1949-50 (C.R., lxii, Oct. 1949, 146)
OWEN SOUND, ONT., Sun-Times Daily Newspaper, office and plant, 1949 (C.R., lxii, April 1949, 160)
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO, Lakeshore Boulevard East at Jarvis Street, offices and warehouse, 1950 (Ottawa Journal, 8 Feb. 1950, 29, t.c.; Financial Post [Toronto], 19 Aug. 1950, 26, descrip.)
(with Beck & Eadie) BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BUILDING, King Street West at Bay Street, 1949-51; still standing in 2022, and now part of Scotia Plaza (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvi, Sept. 1949, 286, illus.; xxviii, Nov. 1951, 323-47, illus. & descrip.; W. Dendy & W. Kilbourn, Toronto Observed, 1986, 252-3, illus. & descrip.). The exterior carved stone decoration by the sculptor Fred Winkler is described in detail in the Financial Post (Toronto), 7 Jan. 1950, 6.
SHARP & DOHME LTD., a large laboratory & pharmaceutical plant in East York, 1950 (Financial Post [Toronto], 18 Feb. 1950, 18)
SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT., Sault Star Daily Newspaper, office and plant, 1950 (Financial Post [Toronto], 27 May 1950, 10; C.R., lxiii, May 1950, 150)
ST. THOMAS, ONT., Times-Journal Newspaper, office and plant, 1950 (Financial Post [Toronto], 27 May 1950, 10)
MONTREAL, QUE., Coca-Cola Ltd., Bellechase Street, bottling plant, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, Sept. 1950, 134)
(with Gaston Amyot) QUEBEC CITY, QUE., United States Consulate, Ste. Genevieve Street, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, Aug. 1950, 240)

MATHERS & HALDENBY (Residential works in Toronto unless noted)

MISSISSAUGA, ONT., 'Riverwood', country estate for W.R. Percival Parker, at Erindale, 1920 (C.R., xxxiv, 11 Feb. 1920, 58, t.c.; R.A.I.C. Journal, vi, March 1929, 91, 101, illus. & descrip.; C.H.G., vi, April 1929, 20; May 1929, 20)
GLEN ROAD, residence for James E. Ganong, 1923 (C.R., xxxvii, 16 May 1923, 60, t.c.)
LASCELLES BOULEVARD, at Chaplin Crescent, residence for C.D. Hamilton, 1923 (C.R., xxxvii, 11 July 1923, 694, illus. & descrip.)
SPRUCE COURT APARTMENTS, for the Toronto Housing Company, extension, Spruce Street, 1925 (Toronto b.p. 79333, 21 April 1925)
LYMPSTONE AVENUE, near Yonge Street, residence for W.A. Craick, 1926 (C.H.G., iii, Oct. 1926, 33, illus.)
POPLAR PLAINS ROAD, residence for J. Allan Ross, 1927 (Toronto Daily Star, 18 Feb. 1927, 23, illus. and list of awards; C.H.G., iv, June 1927, 23, illus.)
ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, at Forest Hill Road, residence for Dr. Allan Adams, 1927 (C.R., xli, 17 Aug. 1927, 55)
GLENGOWAN ROAD, residence for Frederick B. Housser, 1927 (R.A.I.C. Journal, vi, March 1929, 93-5, 101, illus. & descrip.; C.H.G., vi, June 1929, 31, illus.)
CRESCENT ROAD, residence for the architect Eric W. Haldenby, 1927 (Toronto Daily Star, 18 Feb. 1927, 23, list of awards; R.A.I.C. Journal, v, July 1928, 260, illus.)
PORT HOPE, ONT., 'Batterwood House', residence for Hon. Vincent Massey, 1928 (R.A.I.C. Journal, vi, Dec. 1929, 419-25, illus. & descrip.; C.H.G., viii, March 1931, 23-6; and May 1931, 17-22, illus; H. Kalman, History of Canadian Architecture, 1994, 746-7, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at NAC, Hart Massey Coll., NMC 756/23090)
OSHAWA, ONT. The George Apartments, Simcoe Street South at Quebec Street, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 7 March 1928, 60)
WILLOWDALE, ONT., 'Shadowbrook', country estate for Hamilton B. Wills, 1928 (C.H.G., vi, Jan. 1929, 17-20, 50; and vii, Aug. 1930, 34-5, illus; R.A.I.C. Journal, vi, Sept. 1929, 319, illus.)
(with John M. Lyle) WHITNEY HALL RESIDENCE, University of Toronto, St. George Street at Hoskin Avenue, 1930-31; still standing in 2022 (R.A.I.C. Journal, viii, Dec. 1931, 412, illus.; and ix, May 1932, 114-20, illus. & descrip.)
SOUTH DRIVE, residence for Temple Blackwood, 1930 (inf. Andrew S. Mathers)
HIGHLAND AVENUE, residence for Leighton Elliott, 1930 (inf. Andrew S. Mathers)
HAWTHORNE GARDENS, residence for Arthur F. White, 1930 (C.H.G., viii, March 1931, 98, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xi, June 1932, 136, illus.)
NORTH YORK, ONT., 'Penryn', residence for Lt. Col. Norman D. Perry, at Oriole, near Leslie Street and York Mills Road, 1931-32 (Toronto Daily Star, 9 May 1930, 35, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, viii, March 1931, 98, illus.; and ix, April 1932, 102-03, illus. & descrip.; C.H.G., xi, Jan.-Feb. 1934, 19-26, illus.)
DUNVEGAN ROAD, residence for Hugh R. Aird, 1931 (C.H.G., viii, Aug. 1931, 17, illus.)
WARREN ROAD, residence for J. Lawrence Goad, 1931 (MacLean Builder's Guide [Toronto], Vol. ix, No. 2, March 1931, 22-23, illus. & descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, viii, Dec. 1931, 411)
BALSAM LAKE, MUSKOKA, summer residence for Scott Griffin, 1931 (C.H.G., viii, May 1931, 38-9, illus.)
BINSCARTH ROAD, residence for Thomas H. Wood, 1931 (R.A.I.C. Journal, x, July 1933, 120-25, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at Bank of Nova Scotia Archives, Toronto)
LAKE SIMCOE, ONT., summer residence for T. Harrison Best, 1931 (C.H.G., viii, March 1931, 98, illus.)
ROSEDALE ROAD, at Cluny Drive, residence for Roland R. McLaughlin, 1934-35 (C.H.G., xiv, April 1937, 30-31, illus.)
NORTH YORK, ONT., 'Marcon Farms', residence for Frederick M. Connell, 1937 (C.H.G., xvii, Sept. 1940, 15-19, illus;and xviii, July 1941, 19-21, illus.)
DUNVEGAN ROAD, mansion for John David Eaton, 1939 (inf. Andrew S. Mathers)
GRAVENHURST, ONT., residence for E.G. Crutchley, 1939 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xvi, Sept. 1939, 208, illus.)

MATHERS & HALDENBY (Other works in Toronto)

QUEEN'S PARK, 48th Highlander's War Memorial, opposite Victoria University, 1923; still standing in 2022 (Globe [Toronto], 3 April 1923, 13, illus.)
MASSEY HALL, Shuter Street at Victoria Street, reconstruction and new Lobby, 1933; altered 2020-21 (inf. Andrew S. Mathers)
SACKVILLE STREET MISSION, for the Toronto Mission Union, 1933 (C.R., xlvii, 11 Oct. 1933, 974)
TORONTO ANGLICAN SYNOD HOUSE, Chapel, Adelaide Street East at Church Street, 1939; still standing in 2022 (dwgs. at Toronto Diocese Office, Anglican Archives)
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO WAR MEMORIAL WALL PANEL, at the base of Memorial Tower, on the west side of Hart House Circle, 1948-49; still standing in 2022 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvii, Feb. 1950, 52-53, illus.)