HAZELGROVE, Albert James (1884-1958), a leading architect of Ottawa, Ont., and active for nearly 50 years in the following firms:
Meredith, Findlay & Hazelgrove, Ottawa, 1912-1916 (with Colborne P. Meredith and Claude A. Findlay)
Millson, Burgess & Hazelgrove, 1923-24 (with Richard H. Millson and Cecil Burgess)
Burritt & Hazelgrove 1925-27 (with Clarence J. Burritt)
A.J. Hazelgrove 1928-35
Hazelgrove & Mills 1936-40 (with A. Kaye Mills)
Hazelgrove, Lithwick & Cameron 1946-47 (with Sidney Lithwick and F. Merrill Cameron)
Hazelgrove & Lithwick 1948-57 (with Sidney Lithwick)
Hazelgrove, Lithwick & Lambert, 1958-60
Born in London, England on 10 June 1884, he entered the office Charles Barry & Son in 1899 and served a four-year apprenticeship under Charles Barry (1823-1900) and his son Charles Edward Barry (1855-1937). From 1903 to 1906 Hazelgrove attended classes at the Architectural Association in London while working as an assistant in Her Majesty’s Office of Works. In 1906-07 he rejoined the office of Charles Barry & Son, then emigrated to Canada in 1908. He settled in Montreal where he obtained a position as assistant with Edward & W.S. Maxwell, a leading architectural office in that city, and worked with them in 1908-10. He moved to Ottawa in early 1910, working as an assistant to Col. C.P. Meredith, who invited both Hazelgrove and Claude A. Findlay to form a new partnership (see list of works under Meredith, Findlay & Hazelgrove). From 1916 to 1918 Hazelgrove served with the British War Mission in Petawawa, Ontario, then resumed practise after WWI in a new partnership with Richard H. Millson and Cecil Burgess (see list works under Millson, Burgess & Hazelgrove). He later opened an office under his own name in 1928, and was joined by A. Kaye Mills in 1936. After WWII he formed another new partnership with Sidney Lithwick, and they were joined by F. Merrill Cameron in 1945, but with the sudden death of Cameron in April 1947 the firm reverted to the name of Hazelgrove & Lithwick. Hazelgrove remained active as an architect until poor health forced him to withdraw from professional activities in 1956.
Hazelgrove was highly respected in the architectural profession, and served as President of the Ontario Assoc. of Architects in 1939-40, and later as President of the Royal Architectural Inst. of Canada in 1948-49. In 1949 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Inst. of British Architects in London, England, and was presented with an Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Manitoba in February 1950. Hazelgrove died in Ottawa on 19 May 1958 (obituary article Ottawa Citizen, 20 May 1958, 4; Ottawa Journal, 20 May 1958, 9; obit. and port. R.A.I.C. Journal [Toronto], xxxv, June 1958, 238; R.I.B.A. Journal [London], lxvi, April 1959, 221; biog. R. Hamilton, Prominent Men of Canada, 1931-32, 577; biog. and port. Who’s Who in Canada & Why, 1947-48, 262; biog. & port. R.A.I.C. Journal, xxv, April 1948, 133; inf. Royal Inst. Of British Architects, London). The National Archives of Canada holds a substantial collection of nearly 30,000 architectural drawings from eight different firms which A.J. Hazelgrove was associated with from 1922 to 1986. This collection was donated to the National Archives in May 1987 by Sidney Lithwick, architect of Ottawa (NAC, Acc. 87803/2).
(works in Ottawa unless noted)
A.J. HAZELGROVE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Laurier Avenue West at Elgin Street, major alterations to the exterior and interior, 1928 (Ottawa Journal, 11 Sept. 1928, 7, descrip.; 27 Oct. 1928, 14, descrip.)
(with B. Evan Parry) AMHERST, N.S., Highland View Hospital, 1928-29 (R.A.I.C. Journal, vi, Sept. 1929, 313, descrip.; vii, Oct. 1930, 375, descrip.)
SMITHS FALLS, ONT., Rideau Movie Theatre, complete reconstruction and interior modernization of existing theatre, 1929 (Ottawa Journal, 26 April 1929, 23, descrip.; Const., xxii, June 1929, 201)
BADALI APARTMENTS, Bank Street at Second Avenue, for Samuel & Leo Badali, 1929 (Ottawa Journal, 4 April 1929, 15, descrip.; 21 Sept. 1929, 34, illus. & descrip.)
A.W. BAYMAN LTD., Queen Street at Lyon Street, remodelling and conversion of building for a wholesale warehouse, 1929 (Ottawa Journal, 8 Aug. 1929, 15, illus. & descrip.)
W.H. MARTIN & SON & MY VALET DRY CLEANING, Argyle Avenue near Bank Street, 1929 (Ottawa Journal, 24 June 1929, 17, illus. & descrip.)
CANADIAN BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES BLDG., Laurier Avenue, 1930 (Ottawa Journal, 26 July 1930, 19, illus. & descrip.)
RIDEAU WINTER CLUB, Laurier Avenue West, for the Rideau Curling Club & Rideau Badminton Club, 1931 (C.R., xlv, 6 May 1931, 72; Ottawa Journal, 27 Nov. 1931, 26, illus. & descrip.)
CHARLES OGILVY LTD. DEPARTMENT STORE, Rideau Street at Nicholas Street, major addition of a new fourth floor above the existing store, 1930-31 (Ottawa Journal, 13 May 1931, 8, illus. & descrip. in advert.)
CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL, Sparks Street near Bay Street, addition for a new Chancel to the church, including altar, reredos and Bishop's throne, designed 1928; built 1932 (Ottawa Journal, 15 May 1928, 15, descrip.; 29 March 1932, 17; 22 Dec. 1932, 13, illus. & descrip.; H. Hill, History of Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa 1832-1932, 105, illus.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xi, March 1934, 36, illus.)
ALFRED, ONT., St. Joseph's Industrial School for Boys, for the Order of Christian Brothers, 1931-33 (Ottawa Journal, 5 March 1931, 2, descrip.; 16 March 1932, 3, descrip.; 16 Sept. 1933, 6, illus. & descrip.; C.R., xlviii, 25 Dec. 1934, 9-10, illus. & descrip.)
ROCKCLIFFE PARK, large residence for Miss E. Crannell and Miss J. Crannell, Acacia Avenue at Buena Vista Road, 1931 (Ottawa Journal, 21 May 1931, 23, descrip.)
LA SALLE ACADEMY, Sussex Street, major addition facing Guigues Street, for the Christian Brothers, 1934 (C.R., xlviii, 11 April 1934, 35; Ottawa Journal, 2 April 1934, 1, descrip.; 20 April 1934, 10; 1 May 1934, 2, descrip.)
ROCKLIFFE PARK, residence for Mrs. Walter G. Bronson, Acacia Avenue, 1935 (C.R., xlix, 3 April 1935, 37)
ROCKLIFFE PARK, a new Barracks building for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 1935-36 (Ottawa Journal, 30 Sept. 1935, 1; 10 Dec. 1935, 21, illus.)
HAZELGROVE & MILLS
ROCKCLIFFE PARK, residence for Kenneth A. Greene, Prospect Road, 1935 (C.H.G., xiii, Jan.-Feb. 1936, 60, illus.)
ROCKCLIFFE PARK, residence for Morton F. Cochrane, Coltrin Road, 1935 (C.H.G., xiii, Jan.-Feb. 1936, 61, illus.)
ROCKCLIFFE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL, Park Road at Springfield Road, major addition, 1936 (Ottawa Journal, 15 April 1936, 7)
ISLAND PARK DRIVE, residence for J.F. Booth, 1936 (Ottawa Journal, 3 July 1936, 2)
HAMPTON PARK, residence for A.S. Laird, Piccadilly Avenue, 1936-37 (Ottawa Journal, 2 Nov. 1936, 21)
MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, residence for Jules Castonguay, 1937 (Ottawa Journal, 31 May 1937, 23)
BEACH'S AUTO STATION & GARAGE, Rideau Street at Musgrove Street, 1939 (Ottawa Journal, 13 May 1939, Section G, page 12, illus. & descrip.)
ROYAL VISIT, exterior decorations and display, designed by A.J. Hazelgrove, on the facades of the Charles Ogilvy Department Store, Rideau Street, for the visit of the King & Queen, 1939 (Ottawa Journal, 13 May 1939, 9, descrip.)
ROCKCLIFFE PARK, residence for Peter Aylen, Lisgar Road, 1940 (C.H.G., xviii, Jan.-Feb. 1941, 16-17, illus.)
ROCKCLIFFE PARK, residence for Hector B. McKinnon, Buchan Road, 1940 (C.H.G., xviii, Jan.-Feb. 1941, 31, illus.)
ROCKCLIFFE PARK, residence for Charles F. Wilson, Mariposa Road, 1940 (C.H.G., xvii, Aug. 1941, 24, illus.)
HAZELGROVE & LITHWICK & CAMERON
(with J. Albert Ewart) FISHER PARK HIGH SCHOOL, Holland Avenue, 1945-47 (Ottawa Journal, 16 Oct. 1945, 5; 21 Dec. 1946, 1 + 13, descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xxiv, Oct. 1947, 358-9, illus.)
ROCKCLIFFE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL, Park Road at Springfield Road, major addition, 1946-47 (Ottawa Journal, 31 July 1946, 12, illus. & descrip.)
W.E. HAUGHTON LTD., Wellington Street, between Holland Avenue and Huron Avenue, store and office building, 1946-47 (Ottawa Journal, 20 Nov. 1946, 13)
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO., Carling Avenue near Champagne Avenue, showroom and warehouse, 1947 (Ottawa Journal, 3 Feb. 1947, 6, descrip.; 14 May 1947, 14, descrip.; C.R., lx, June 1947, 108)
NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO, Catherine Street near Bank Street, warehouse and office, 1947 (Ottawa Journal, 19 April 1947, 9, descrip.; C.R., lx, July 1947, 110)
LEES AVENUE, near Hawthorne Avenue and the Gas Works, a group of 33 one-storey experimental low-cost houses for the Economy Housing Ltd., 1947 (Ottawa Journal, 29 Aug. 1947, 1, descrip.)
(with Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan, Montreal) BELL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, Iona Street at Brennan Avenue, 1947-48 (Ottawa Journal, 17 Dec. 1947, 16; 22 Dec. 1947, 16, illus. & descrip.)
HAZELGROVE & LITHWICK
(with Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan, Montreal) BELL TELEPHONE CO., Loretta Avenue, office, garage and warehouse, 1948 (Ottawa Journal, 28 Jan. 1948, 16)
ST. MATHIAS ANGLICAN CHURCH, Parkdale Avenue at Sherwood Drive, 1948-49, completion of the church begun in 1939 by John B. Roper (Ottawa Journal, 31 March 1948, 16; 29 Oct. 1949, 7, descrip.; C.R., lxi, May 1948, 175; inf. Scott Edwards)
FISHER'S CLOTHING STORE, Sparks Street, for E.R. Fisher Ltd., 1948 (Ottawa Journal, 22 June 1948, 7, descrip.)
CENTRAL CANADA EXHIBITION GROUNDS, Lansdowne Park, major addition to Coliseum Building, 1949; Thomas Ahearn Memorial Fountain, inside the Bank Street gates to the exhibition grounds, 1949 (C.R., lxii, May 1949, 168; Ottawa Journal, 17 May 1949, 1; 12 July 1949, 14, descrip.)
ROCKCLIFFE PARK SCHOOL & MUNICIPAL OFFICES, Springfield Road, 1949 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvi, April 1949, 121, illus.)
CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND, O'Connor Street near Argyle Avenue, major addition, 1949 (Ottawa Journal, 30 Aug. 1949, 3, descrip.; C.R., lxii, Sept. 1949, 162)
(with Abra, Balharrie & Shore) JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE, Rideau Street at Chapel Street, 1949-50 (Ottawa Journal, 19 Nov. 1949, 40, illus.)
PEOPLE'S CREDIT JEWELLER'S STORE, Sparks Street near Bank Street, 1950 (Ottawa Journal, 27 Jan. 1950, 2; C.R., lxiii, Feb. 1950, 128)
COLONIAL COACH BUS TERMINAL, Albert Street at Bank Street, 1950 (Ottawa Journal, 15 Feb. 1950, 9; 25 July 1950, 22-23, illus. & descrip.)
CHARLES OGILVY LTD. DEPARTMENT STORE, Nicholas Street at Besserer Street, 1950-51 (Ottawa Journal, 24 July 1950, 16)
AYLMER, QUE., Memorial Tower at the Presbyterian Church, Charles Street, 1950 (Ottawa Journal, 18 Sept. 1950, 16, descrip.)