HACKER, Frederick (c. 1802-1846), an early and important professional architect active in Canterbury, England and London, England from c. 1825 until c. 1828 when he moved to Canada. He was recorded in the following firms:
Frederick Hacker, London, England, 1825-27
Frederick Hacker, Canterbury and Dover, Co. Kent, England 1827-28
Frederick Hacker, Quebec City, Que., 1832 - 1835
Hacker & Henniker, Quebec City, Que., 1836-1838 (with Robert C. Henniker)
Hacker & Fletcher, Quebec City, Que., 1839-1841 (with Edward T. Fletcher)
Frederick Hacker, Quebec City, Que. 1842-1845
Hacker & Staveley, Quebec City, Que. 1845-1846 (with Edward Staveley)
(biography in preparation)
F. HACKER (works in Quebec City unless noted)
ST. JOHN STREET, alterations and repairs to house for Chief Justice Jonathan Sewell, 1832 (Quebec Mercury, 9 June 1832, 2, t.c.)
ST. PAUL'S MARKET, major addition, 1833; burned 1845 (Quebec Mercury, 22 Nov. 1832, 4, t.c. and descrip.; L. Noppen et al, Quebec: trois siecles d'architecture, 1979, 324, illus.; dwgs. & specifications at City of Quebec Archives, C 352.12)
FORSYTH, WALKER & CO., five storehouses 'adjoining the Customs House Wharf' opposite Arthur Street, 1833 (Quebec Mercury, 13 June 1833, 1, t.c.)
ST. LOUIS ROAD, houses for James H. Kerr, 1833; demol. (Quebec Mercury, 13 Aug. 1833, 4; J. Wright, Architecture of the Picturesque in Canada, 1984, 116-17, illus.)
THE ESPLANADE, at Ste. Anne Street, residence for Henry Atkinson, 1834 (Quebec Gazette, 26 Dec. 1834, 2, advert.; L. Noppen et al, Quebec: trois siecles d'architecture, 1979, 69, 71, illus.; L. Maitland, Neoclassical Architecture in Canada, 1984, 90, illus.)
ST. STANISLAS STREET, residence for John P. O'Meara, 1834 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
d'AUTEUIL STREET, residence for William S. Sewell, 1835 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
POST OFFICE, Parloir Street, later used as a residence by Mrs. Harkness, c. 1835; burned 1841 (dwgs. at OA, Upper Canada Sundries, 141943; L. Noppen et al, Quebec: trois siecles d'architecture, 1979, 302, illus.)
ST. ANGEL STREET, four houses for John Neilson, c. 1835 (dwgs in the possession of Mrs. Audrey Simpson, Thornhill, Ont.)
HACKER & HENNIKER (works in Quebec City)
PAYNE'S HOTEL, Ste. Anne Street fronting on The Esplanade, for Thomas Payne, 1836 (Quebec Gazette, 11 May 1836, 3)
ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Ste. Anne Street, a presbytery for the church, 1836 (Quebec Gazette, 17 Aug. 1836, 3, t.c.; L. Noppen et al, Quebec: trois siecles d'architecture, 1979, 69, 71, illus.)
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL, Ste. Anne Street, additions and alterations, 1836; demol. c. 1855 (L. Noppen et al, Quebec: trois siecles d'architecture, 1979, 165, illus.)
LOWER TOWN, offices for Hon. Matthew Bell, 1837 (Quebec Gazette, 2 Feb. 1837, 2, t.c.)
CITY GAOL, 1837-38 (dwgs. at NAC, H2/350)
BANK OF MONTREAL, in Lower Town, 1838-39 (Quebec Gazette, 13 Aug. 1838, 3, t.c.; Gazette [Montreal], 16 Aug. 1838, 3, news item, but credited to "Messrs. Hacket [sic] & Co., Architects"; and Gazette [Montreal], 23 April 1840, 2, descrip.)
HACKER & FLETCHER (works in Quebec City)
STE. FOY ROAD, residence for Benjamin Green, 1839 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
CONGREGATIONALIST CHAPEL, Cote du Palais at McMahon Street, 1840 (Gazette [Montreal], 23 April 1840, 2; L. Noppen et al, Quebec: trois siecles d'architecture, 1979, 169, illus. & descrip.; H. Bergevin, Eglises Protestants, 1981, 76, illus.)
ST. PAUL STREET, brewery, possibly for Joseph K. Boswell, 1840 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
QUEBEC CITY COURT HOUSE, alterations and repairs to existing building, 1840-41 (Gazette [Montreal], 12 Nov. 1840, 3, descrip.)
COTE DE LA MONTAGNE, residence for Mrs. James G. Hanna, 1841 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL, a presbytery for the church, Desjardins Street, 1841 (F.C. Wurtele, The English Cathedral of Quebec, 1891, 97; L. Noppen et al, Quebec: trois siecles d'architecture, 1979, 69, 71, illus.)
F. HACKER (works in Quebec City unless noted)
STE. URSULE STREET, stables and coach houses for the residence or Sir James Stuart, 1842 (dwgs. at ANQ; L. Noppen & M. Grignon, l'Art de l'architecte: Three Centuries of Architectural Drawing in Quebec City, 1983, 220-21, illus.)
ST. PETER'S CHAPEL OF EASE, St. Vallier Street, 1842 (L. Noppen et al, Quebec: trois siecles d'architecture, 1979, 171, illus.)
ST. PAUL STREET, residence for John Racey, 1842 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
COUILLARD STREET, two houses and a shop, with house adjacent on St. Jean Street, both for William DeLery, 1842 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
SILLERY, QUE., 'Woodfield', a villa for Hon. William Sheppard, 1843 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
DRUMMONDVILLE, QUE., residence for Robert N. Watts, 1843-44 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
LEVIS, QUE., residence for James Tibbits, 1844 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
ST. PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, McMahon Street, major addition and a new sacristy, 1845 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
HACKER & STAVELEY (works in Quebec City)
FIRE ENGINE HOUSE, Cote de la Montagne, 1845 (dwgs. at City of Quebec Archives, B 352.12)
SCOTT BRIDGE, over the St. Charles River in the St. Malo suburb, 1845 (L. Noppen & M. Grignon, l'Art de l'architecte: Three Centuries of Architectural Drawing in Quebec City, 1983, 226-7, illus.)
ST. PAUL STREET, at St. Nicolas Street, four houses for Henry J. Noad, 1845 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
HALDIMAND STREET, two houses for Simeon Lelievre and Francois R. Angers, 1846 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
AUTEUIL STREET, residence for James Motz, 1846 (A.J.H. Richardson, list of works)
GRANDE ALLEE, major alterations to residence for Henry Burstall, 1846 (D. Blanchet, Decouvier la Grande Allee, 1984, 24, 133, illus.; dwgs. at ANQ)
COMPETITIONS
MONTREAL, QUE., Bonsecours Market, 1844. The office of Hacker & MacFarlane was one of eleven firms to submit an entry in this important competition (Montreal Transcript, 30 April 1844, 2), but their design was not among the finalists. The First Premium was awarded to William Footner.