FOOTNER, William (1799-1872)
(biography in preparation)
William FOOTNER (works in Montreal unless noted)
SHERBROOKE, QUE., Court House, William Street, 1839-41 (M. Carter, Early Canadian Court Houses, 1983, 78-80, 215, illus.)
KINGSEY, QUE., St. Paul's Anglican Church, 1840-43 (Vestry Minute Book in the possession of Susan Mastine, Kingsey Falls, Que.)
POINTE-A-CALLIERE WEST, three stores for Robert Gillespie, 1841 (ANQM, H. Griffin, Notaire, 25 Sept. 1841, No. 17997)
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, St. Helen Street, addition of new interior galleries and balconies inside the existing church, 1841-42 (Montreal Gazette, 20 Nov. 1841, 3, t.c.)
ST. GEORGE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, St. Joseph Street near McGill Street, 1842-43; demol. 1871 (Montreal Transcript, 6 July 1843, 2, descrip.; N. Bosworth, Hochelaga Depicta-Addenda, 1846, 8, illus. & descrip.; Canadian Illustrated News, iii, 15 April 1871, 227-8, illus. & descrip.)
ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN CHURCH, St. Mary Street, addition of tower and spire, 1843 (Montreal Transcript, 22 April 1843, 2, t.c.)
LAGAUCHETIERE STREET, near Bleury Street, row of houses for William Anderson, 1843 (ANQM, William Ross, Notaire, 29 July 1843, No. 712, 1 Aug. 1843, No. 715)
ST. MARY'S WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH, Durham Street at Lagauchetiere Street, 1843-44 (ANQM, William Ross, Notaire, 16 Nov. 1843, No. 794; Montreal Transcript, 1 June 1844, 2)
COMMERCIAL BANK OF THE MIDLAND DISTRICT, Great St. James Street, 1843-44 (ANQM, William Ross, Notaire, 16 Nov. 1843, No. 893; Montreal Transcript, 1 June 1844, 2)
MOLSON'S BREWERY, St. Mary Street near Queen Square, two shops and dwelling, 1844 (ANQM, W. Easton, Notaire, 28 Aug. 1844, No. 384; dwgs. at NAC, Molson Collection, 77803/30, Dwg. 45)
BONSECOURS MARKET, St. Paul Street, 1844-46; completed by George Browne in 1852 (Montreal Transcript, 9 May 1844, 2; 2 January 1847, 2; N. Bosworth, Hochelaga Depicta-Addenda, 1846, 13-14, illus. & descrip.; Jean Belisle et al, Montreal Cast Iron Architecture, 1979, 15-17, descrip.; Montreal, Les Edifices Publics, 1981, 146-51, illus.; L. Maitland, Neoclassical Architecture in Canada, 1984, 62, illus.; H. Kalman, History of Canadian Architecture, 1994, 306-07, illus. & descrip.)
ST. ANN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Griffintown, 1844-45 (Montreal Transcript, 9 March 1844, 2, t.c.; N. Bosworth, Hochelaga Depicta-Addenda, 1846, 9, descrip.)
METHODIST CHAPEL, Radegonde Street, 1844 (Montreal Transcript, 1 June 1844, 2)
FISH MARKET, 1845 (Montreal Transcript, 10 April 1845, 2, t.c.)
PETITE COTE, QUE., St. James Anglican Church, 1845 (Gazette [Montreal], 16 Sept. 1845, 2, descrip.; The Church [Cobourg], 19 Sept. 1845, 2)
(attributed) WESTMOUNT, 'Braemar', a residence for John Eadie, 1847 (Montreal, Les Residences, 1987, 225-7, illus.; City of Westmount, Westmount: A Heritage to Preserve, 1991, 56, illus.)
BLEURY STREET, two houses for David and Edward Moss, 1847 (Montreal Transcript, 14 Aug. 1847, 2, t.c.)
ROUGEMONT, QUE., St. Thomas Anglican Church, 1848 (The Church [Cobourg], 4 Oct. 1849, 38, descrip.)
(with John Ostell) EGLISE ST. JACQUES, St. Denis Street, 1854-57; burned 1858 except for lower portion of facade; reconstructed by Victor Bourgeau (Montreal Transcript, 11 Oct. 1854, 2, descrip.)
UNION AVENUE, row of eight houses for Jacob H. Joseph, 1854 (ANQM, T. Doucet, Notaire, 17 March 1854, No. 6868)
MOUNTAIN STREET, row of four houses for Mrs. Mary Squire, 1856 (ANQM, J.S. Hunter, Notaire, 21 Nov. 1856, No. 1895)
JOSEPH TIFFIN CO., St. Paul Street at Jacques Cartier Square, a 3 storey office block containing four buildings, 1857 (Montreal Herald, 14 July 1857, 1, descrip.; Montreal, Les Magasins Les Cinemas, 1985, 138-41, illus.)
ST. PAUL STREET, two stone dwellings, each 3 storeys high, for Mr. Tiffin, 1857 (Montreal Herald, 14 July 1857, 1, descrip.)
SHERBROOKE STREET WEST, extensive alterations and improvements to cottage formerly owned by Joseph Shuter, for Joseph Tiffin, 1857 (Montreal Herald, 14 July 1857, 1, descrip.)
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, rebuilding of the church after the fire, "....in the new Pointed style", 1857 (Montreal Herald, 14 July 1857, 1, descrip.)
THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, Sherbrooke Street West, on the Priest's Farm, on the grounds of the Seminary of St. Sulpice, "....in the Italian style of architecture", 1857 (Montreal Herald, 14 July 1857, 1, descrip.)
THOMAS D. HOOD CO., Champs-de-Mars Street, factory, 1860 (ANQM, T. Doucet, Notaire, 27 Oct. 1860, 15462; Monteal, Architecture Industrielle, 1982, 14-15, illus.)
UNION AVENUE, row of four houses and stables for John Tiffin, 1862 (ANQM, R. Beaufield, Notaire, 7 March 1862, No. 2329 & 2330)
UNION AVENUE, two houses and stables for John McLean, 1862 (ANQM, P. Desautels, Notaire, 7 March 1862, No. 2332)
MONTCALM STREET, row of five houses for Joseph Tiffin, 1863 (ANQM, R. Beaufield, Notaire, 26 Feb. 1863, No. 2542)
GERMAN STREET, row of five houses for Joseph Tiffin, 1863 (ANQM, R. Beaufield, Notaire, 17 Sept. 1863, No. 2657)
ST. JOHN STREET, at Hospital Street, row of stores for Elijah E. Shelton, 1864 (ANQM, J.C. Griffin, Notaire, 10 March 1864, No. 23943; Montreal Herald, 3 Dec. 1864, 2)
UNION AVENUE, at Ontario Street, two warehouses for Elijah E. Shelton, 1866-67 (ANQM, J.C. Griffin, Notaire, 12 Feb. 1866, No. 26267; Montreal Herald, 22 March 1867, Illustrated Supplement, 1, descrip.)
SHERBROOKE STREET WEST, at the head of Union Avenue, a mansion, carriage house and stables for Joseph Tiffin, 1867-68 (ANQM, R. Beaufield, Notaire, 26 Feb. 1867, No. 3652; Montreal Herald, 7 Dec. 1867, 2, descrip.; 9 Dec. 1868, 1, descrip.; ) with wrought iron fence surrounding both this and the adjacent house for Champion Brown, 1867 (Montreal Herald, 7 Dec. 1867, 2, descrip.)
STE. CATHERINE STREET WEST, pair of houses for Charles Storer, 1867 (ANQM, H. Brodie, Notaire, 16 May 1867, No. 642; Montreal Herald, 7 Dec. 1867, 2, descrip.)
MONTCALM STREET, pair of houses for the estate of John Tiffin, 1867 (Montreal Herald, 7 Dec. 1867, 2)
THOMAS FRASER & CO., Commissioners Street at Callieres Street, a warehouse built for Joseph Tiffin and occupied by Thomas Fraser, 1867 (ANQM, R. Beaufield, Notaire, 7 March 1866, No. 3401; Montreal Herald, 7 Dec. 1867, 2, descrip.)
LATOUR STREET EXTENSION, residence for W. Smith, 1868 (Montreal Herald, 9 Dec. 1868, 1)
GUY STREET, a 'cottage ornee', for John Binmore, 1868 (ANQM, J.H. Isaacson, Notaire, 20 Dec. 1867, No. 17990; Montreal Herald, 9 Dec. 1868, 1, descrip.)
NOTRE DAME STREET, at St. Gabriel Street, four stores for the estate of John Tiffin, 1868 (ANQM, R. Beaufield, Notaire, 26 Feb. 1867, No. 3564; Montreal Herald, 9 Dec. 1868, 1, descrip.)
BREWSTER BUILDING, St. Paul Street at St. Francois Xavier Street, new shop front and interiors, 1868 (Montreal Herald, 9 Dec. 1868, 1)
(with A.C. Hutchison) PROTESTANT HOUSE OF INDUSTRY & REFUGE, Dorchester Street West at Anderson Street, ten houses and outbuildings, 1871 (ANQM, S. Hunter, Notaire, 1 May 1871, No. 16782)
COMPETITIONS
BANK OF MONTREAL, Place d'Armes, 1845. A group of seven architects from Montreal and Toronto submitted a total of nine different designs for this important landmark. The scheme by Footner was not premiated (Gazette [Montreal], 12 Aug. 1845, 2, list of competitors; M. Denison, Canada's First Bank, ii, 1967, 20-1). One of the two designs prepared by John Wells was declared as winner.
QUEBEC CITY, QUE., Custom House, 1856. Fourteen architects from the United States and Canada prepared designs for this building, but Footner's scheme was passed over in favour of the winning scheme by William Thomas of Toronto (NAC, RG 11, Vol. 90, No. 3, 'Schedule of Competitors for the Proposed Custom House at Quebec City', 25 March 1856)
ST. GEORGE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Stanley Street, 1867. Footner was one of six Montreal architects who entered this competition and he received a consolation prize of $100 for his effort. The First Premium was awarded to William T. Thomas (inf. from Virginia Nixon, Montreal)