GARDINER, Francis George (1878-1966), a successful architect in New Westminster and Vancouver, B.C. for over 40 years, and a partner in the following offices:
Gardiner & Gardiner, New Westminster, B.C. 1909-1911 (with William F. Gardiner)
Gardiner, Mercer & Gardiner, New Westminster, B.C., 1911 (with Andrew L. Mercer and William F. Gardiner)
Gardiner & Mercer, New Westminster, 1911-1915 (with Andrew L. Mercer)
Gardiner & Mercer, Vancouver, B.C. 1916-1939 (with Andrew L. Mercer)
Gardiner & Thornton, Vancouver, B.C. 1941-1950 and beyond (with Peter M. Thornton)
(biography in preparation)
GARDINER & GARDINER (works in British Columbia)
CHILLIWACK, B.C., commercial block for Westminster Trust Co., Westminster Street at Wellington Street, 1909 (Chilliwack Progress, 4 Aug. 1909, 1, illus. & descrip.; and 16 March 1910, 1 & 5, illus & descrip.; C.R., xxiii, 22 Sept. 1909, 22)
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C., new buildings for the Royal Columbian Hospital, East Columbia Street, 1909 (Vancouver Daily World, 20 Nov. 1909, 2, descrip.)
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C., Kelly, Douglas & Co., 10th Street at Carnarvon Street, a new 3 storey warehouse, 1910-11 (Vancouver Daily World, 14 Dec. 1910, 16, t.c.; C.R., xxiv, 21 Dec. 1910, 29, t.c.; Vancouver Daily World, 6 Jan. 1912, Progress & Building Edition, 71, illus.)
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C., residence for Mrs. E.N. Sutherland, Merivale Street at Agnes Street, c. 1910-11; altered beyond recognition c. 1960 (blueprints by Gardiner & Gardiner now held within the Townley & Matheson Coll., Job. No. 153 at City of Vancouver Archives; inf. Patrick Gunn, Vancouver; inf. Jim Wolf, Vancouver)
BROWNSVILLE, B.C., jam factory for the Kootenay Jam Co. Ltd., on the south bank of the Fraser River, near New Westminster, 1911 (Chilliwack Progress, 19 April 1911, 11, descrip.)
GARDINER, MERCER & GARDINER (works in New Westminster)
NEW WESTMINSTER TRUST BLOCK, Columbia Street at Begbie Street, 1911 (Province [Vancouver], 27 May 1911, 4, descrip.; Vancouver Daily World, 6 Jan. 1912, Progress & Building Edition, 70-71, illus.; J.D. Scott, Once in the Royal City, 1985, 100, illus.)
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB BLOCK, Clarkson Street at Begbie Street, 1911 (Province [Vancouver], 31 May 1911, 9, descrip.)
GARDINER & MERCER (works in New Westminster)
HERBERT SPENCER PUBLIC SCHOOL, 1911, Sixth Avenue at 2nd Street, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 13 Sept. 1911, 58, t.c.)
MASONIC TEMPLE, Agnes Street near 6th Street, 1911 (Province [Vancouver], 7 Oct. 1911, 4, descrip.)
FOURTH STREET, near Royal Avenue, residence for Alfred W. McLeod, 1911-12 (Vancouver Daily World, 6 Jan. 1912, Progress & Building Edition, 71, illus.)
LAND REGISTRY OFFICE, 1911 (B.C., Sessional Papers, 1912, Public Accounts, 132)
FIFTH AVENUE, at Thirteenth Street, apartment block for Bradley Brothers, 1912 (Vancouver Daily World, 29 Jan. 1912, 3)
QUEEN'S AVENUE, residence for William B. Johnston, 1912 (J.D. Scott, Once in the Royal City, 1985, 96, illus.)
QUEEN'S AVENUE, residence for H.R. Davidson, 1912 (J.D. Scott, Once in the Royal City, 1985, 96, illus.)
RICHARD McBRIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL, 29th Avenue East near Henry Street, c. 1912 (inf. from L. Chambers, New Westminter)
LORD LISTER PUBLIC SCHOOL, 7th Avenue near 10th Street, 1912-13 (The Sun [Vancouver], 14 Feb. 1913, 5; inf. from L. Chambers, New Westminster)
THIRD AVENUE, residence for Henry A. Eastman and Edwin F. Eastman, c. 1912 (inf. from L. Chambers, New Westminster)
THIRD AVENUE, residence for J.L. Duncan, c. 1912 (inf. from L. Chambers, New Westminster)
QUEEN'S AVENUE, at 2nd Street, residence for Nels Nelson, 1912 (J.D. Scott, Once in the Royal City, 1985, 97, illus.)
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL, Royal Avenue near 4th Street, 1912 (C.R., xxvi, 6 March 1912, 66, t.c.; Yearbook of the British Columbia Society of Architects, 1913, illus.)
TRAPP BLOCK, Columbia Street, a seven storey warehouse for Thomas J. Trapp, 1912-13 (Vancouver Daily World, 21 Sept. 1912, 25; Saturday Sunset (Vancouver), 12 Oct. 1912, 7, descrip.; J.D Scott, Once in the Royal City, 1985, 102, illus.)
PEOPLE'S TRUST CO., Columbia Street, theatre and office block, 1912 (C.R., xxvi, 6 March 1912, 66, t.c.)
COLUMBIAN BLOCK, for the Daily Columbian newspaper, Columbia Street at 6th Street, 1913 (C.R., xxvii, 29 Jan. 1913, 71; J.D. Scott, Once in the Royal City, 1985, 98, illus.)
NEW WESTMINSTER COURT HOUSE, Clarkson Street, major addition, 1914 (C.R., xxviii, 9 Sept. 1914, 66, t.c.; xxix, 13 Oct. 1915, 1061, illus. & descrip.)
COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Columbia Street, c. 1914 (inf. from L. Chambers, New Westminster)
BRACKMAN-KER MILLING CO., Front Street, grain elevator, mill and warehouse, 1914-15 (C.R., xxviii, 25 Nov. 1914, 63, t.c.; Vancouver Daily World, 5 April 1915, 9, descrip.; and 18 June 1915, 8, descrip.)
BRITISH COLUMBIA DISTILLERY CO., Braid Street, distillery, 1927; rack warehouse, 1928-29 (C.R., xli, 1 June 1927, 49; and xlii, 5 Dec. 1928, 49)
QUEEN'S PARK INDOOR ARENA, major addition with 860 seats, 1937 (Vancouver Sun, 27 May 1937, 11)
GARDINER & MERCER (works in Vancouver)
VULCAN IRON WORKS, Granville Island, ship building plant, 1916-17 (C.R., xxx, 27 Dec. 1916, 41)
WESTERN IRON WORKS LTD., Granville Island, 1917 (Vancouver Daily World, 7 June 1917, 16, descrip.)
WALLACE FOUNDRY, Granville Island, 1917 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
SCHAAKE CO., Granville Island, machine shop, 1917 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
WATSON BROTHERS, Granville Island, warehouse, 1918 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
MAINLAND ENGINEERING CO., Railway Street, facing Coal Harbour, foundry, boiler and shops, 1919 (C.R., xxxiii, 9 April 1919, 49; British Columbia Record [Vancouver], 2 May 1919, 1 & 2)
MORRISON STEEL & WIRE CO., Granville Island, 1919 (British Columbia Record [Vancouver], 2 May 1919, 1 & 4; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
PACIFIC SHEET METAL WORKS, Granville Island, 1919 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
POINT GREY, residence for P. Fraill, 1919 (British Columbia Record [Vancouver], 3 Nov. 1919, 2)
PACIFIC NATIONAL EXHIBITION, Livestock Building, 1920 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
SWARTZ BROTHERS, Water Street, major addition to warehouse, 1920 (Vancouver Sun, 17 April 1920, 10, descrip.)
SCHAAREY TZEDECK SYNAGOGUE, East Pender Street at Heatley Street, 1920 (Vancouver Sun, 5 June 1920, 10, descrip.; and 11 July 1920, 24, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
SHAUGHNESSY HEIGHTS, residence for William Love, Beverley Crescent near West 29th Avenue, 1920 (Vancouver Sun, 24 Sept. 1920, 2, descrip.; and 14 Nov. 1920, 47, descrip.; Vancouver Daily World, 9 Oct. 1920, 27)
POINT GREY FIRE HALL, West 38th Avenue at Cartier Street, 1923 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
EAST CORDOVA STREET, between Carrall Street and Columbia Street "..adjoining the Crown Paint Co.", an automobile garage for Benjamin Lotzkar, 1924 (Vancouver Daily World, 23 Jan. 1924, 11, descrip.)
ST. GEORGE APARTMENTS, West 15th Avenue near Birch Street, a 3 storey apartment block for Hugh R. Lawrence, 1924 (Vancouver Sun, 16 April 1924, 1, descrip.)
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL, Richards Street, 1924 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
LORD BYNG HIGH SCHOOL, West 16th Avenue at Wallace Street, 1924 (D. Franklin, Early School Architecture in British Columbia, 1980, 154, illus.)
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Crown Street at West 10th Street, 1925 (Vancouver Sun, 23 Jan. 1925, 4, detailed descrip.; Point Grey b.p. 8113, 22 June 1925, dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
ENGLISH BAY, a promenade pier, a natatorium with swimming pool, and tea garden, for Llewelyn G. Thomas, 1925 (Vancouver Sun, 28 Jan. 1925, 1 & 9, descrip.)
UNITED DISTILLERIES, Shaughnessy Street near Marine Drive, 1925; rackhouse, 1926; warehouse, 1928 (H. Kalman, Exploring Vancouver, 1978, 209, illus.; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
COAST CEMENT CO., Granville Island, factory, 1925 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
WELLINGTON APARTMENTS, York Avenue at Trafalgar Street, 1925 (Const., xviii, Nov. 1925, 346)
CHARLES DICKENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, East 17th Avenue, major addition, 1925; demol. 2008 (Vancouver Sun, 2 Feb. 1926, 3)
OUR LADY OF SORROWS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, East Pender Street near Slocan Street, 1926 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
CONTINENTAL DAILY NEWS CO., East Cordova Street, office and printing plant for Tairku Nippo Newspaper, for Mr. Yamasaki 1927; demol. (City of Vancouver b.p. A 17700, 19 April 1927; inf. Patrick Gunn, Vancouver)
MOUNT PLEASANT UNDERTAKING CO., East 11th Avneue near Sophia Street, 1927 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
VANCOUVER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE, Oak Street at West 11th Avenue, 1928 (Province [Vancouver], 5 April 1928, 18, descrip.; C.R., xlii, 18 April 1928, 70; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
METROPOLITAN LAUNDRY CO., Cambie Street at West 7th Avenue, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 5 Sept. 1928, 941-2, illus.)
FANNIN AVENUE, at Drummond Drive, residence for Elmer E. Hall, 1929 (C.R., xliii, 22 May 1929, 65)
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD., Cambie Street near Robson Street, office and warehouse, 1929 (C.R., xliii, 29 May 1929, 560, illus.)
LORD KITCHENER PUBLIC SCHOOL, King Edward Avenue West at Blenheim Street, 1929 (D. Franklin, Early School Architecture in British Columbia, 1980, 153, illus.)
LANGARA SCHOOL, West 14th Avenue at Crown Street, 1929 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
ST. PAUL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, Burrard Street at Pendrell Street, several additions, including
The Nurse's Home, 1930-31 (C.R., xliv, 4 June 1930, 64; R.A.I.C. Journal, ix, Feb. 1932, 36-7, illus; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives); and
new Surgical Wing, 1932 (R.A.I.C. Journal, ix, Feb. 1932, 36-7, illus; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives); and
The South Wing, a 6 storey addition facing Pendrell Street, 1939-40 (Vancouver Sun, 20 Jan. 1939, 20, descrip.; and 28 Feb. 1939, 2, illus. & detailed architectural descrip.; C.R. lii, 15 March 1939, 36)
VANCOUVER MALT BREWING CO., Powell Street, 1934 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
PACIFIC ATHLETIC CLUB, Howe Street near West Pender Street, 1935 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
WEST 40TH AVENUE, near Marguerite Street, residence for Sam Zien, 1936 (Vancouver Sun, 6 April 1936, 4)
ACME TOWEL & LINEN SUPPLY CO., Howe Street near Smithe Street, plant and offices, 1937 (C.R., vol. 50, 25 Aug. 1937, 40)
ANGUS DRIVE, at West 40th Avenue, large residence for an unnamed client, at 5550 Angus Drive, 1938 (Vancouver Sun, 22 Jan. 1938, 3)
F.W. WOOLWORTH STORE., West Hastings Street near Richards Street, 1938 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
ST. VINCENT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, West 33rd Avenue at Heather Street, 1938-39 (C.R., li, 26 Oct. 1938, 41; Vancouver Sun, 20 July 1939, 3; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
SHAUGHNESSY MILITARY HOSPITAL, West 28th Avenue at Willow Street, hospital, administration building and auditorium, 1939-40 (Vancouver Sun, 25 Oct. 1939, 11; C.R., lii, 8 Nov. 1939, 24)
ST. MARY'S PRIORY GUEST HOME, West 27th Avenue at Oak Street, 1939 (C.R., lii, 12 April 1939, 102-03, t.c.)
GARDINER & MERCER (works outside Vancouver)
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C., large rubber factory of Gregory Tire & Rubber Co., 1919-20 (C.R., xxxiii, 1 Oct. 1919, 47; British Columbia Record [Vancouver], 3 Nov. 1919, 2; Vancouver Sun, 13 June 1920, 38, descrip.)
LANGLEY, B.C., Royal Bank of Canada, 1920 (dwgs. at Royal Bank Archives, Montreal)
MARPOLE, B.C., Royal Bank of Canada, 1920 (C.R., xxxiv, 7 July 1920, 64)
NANAIMO, B.C., Franklyn Street Gymnasium, 1922 (Foundation Group, Nanaimo Heritage Gateways, 1986)
BURNABY, B.C., Catholic Children's Aid Home, 10th Avenue at Bondingham Street, 1924 (Vancouver Sun, 10 May 1924, 13)
CHILLIWACK, B.C., Menzies Hardware Co., Wellington Street, 1925 (Chilliwack Progress, 8 July 1925, 1, descrip.)
MARPOLE, B.C., United Distillers Ltd., a five storey warehouse, 1928 (Province [Vancouver], 15 Feb. 1928, 28)
NORTH VANCOUVER, Convent of the Infant Jesus, 6th Street at Forbes Avenue, 1932 (C.R., xlvi, 10 Aug. 1932, 42)
COMOX, B.C., a large 3 storey addition to St. Joseph's Hospital, 1937 (The Province [Vancouver], 5 May 1937, 13)
CHILLIWACK, B.C., General Hospital, 1939-40 (Chilliwack Progress, 16 Aug. 1939, 1, illus.; and 23 Aug. 1939, 1, descrip.; and 19 June 1940, 1, 5 and 9, illus. & descrip.)
GARDINER & THORNTON (works in Vancouver unless noted)
VANDERHOOF, B.C., Sisters of Charity Hospital, 1941 (C.R., liv, 26 Feb. 1941, 115)
ST. JOSEPH'S ORIENTAL HOSPITAL, Campbell Avenue at Powell Street, 1941; addition, 1944 (C.R., liv, 26 March 1941, 31; and lvii, 3 May 1944, 28)
POWELL RIVER, B.C., General Hospital, 1941 (C.R., liv, 9 July 1941, 31; Nanaimo Free Press, 9 Sept. 1941, 1)
CHILLIWACK, B.C., General Hospital, 1942 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xx, Jan. 1943, 8-9, illus.; Canadian Hospital [Toronto], xx, March 1943, 29-31, 54, illus. & descrip.)
TRAFALGAR STREET HOUSING, for the National Housing Administration, 1943 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
LOYAL LAUNDRY CO., East Hastings Street, a warehouse for Wing Lee, 1944 (C.R., xvii, 9 Aug. 1944, 51)
ST. JOSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, Prince Edward Street at East 14th Avenue, 1944 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
VERNON, B.C., Jubilee Hospital, 1945-48 (R.A.I.C. Journal, Nov. 1945, 234, illus.; Canadian Hospital [Toronto], xxvii, Feb. 1950, 36-7, illus. & descrip.)
UNITED FRUIT CO., Prior Street near Station Street, warehouse, 1945-46 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvii, Sept. 1950, 304, illus.)
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, West 59th Avenue, Intern's Home, 1946 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
MARSHALL WELLS LTD., Carrall Street near West Pender Street, addition to existing block and new warehouse, 1946 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
SURREY, B.C., Surrey Memorial Hospital, King George Highway, 1947 (Surrey Leader [Cloverdale], 1 May 1947, 1, illus. & descrip.; Canadian Hotel Review, xxv, 15 June 1947, 62)
VANCOUVER, residence for J. Newman, c. 1947 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxiv, June 1947, 187, illus.)
WEST VANCOUVER, residence at Caulfield for Mrs. Runge, 1947 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxiv, June 1947, 188-9, illus.)
NORTH VANCOUVER, residence at Capilano Highlands for Mrs. Stuart Ross, 1947 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxiv, June 1947, 197, illus.)
NORTH VANCOUVER, residence for George Sherwood, Newmarket Drive, 1947 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxiv, June 1947, 197, illus.)
HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, East 32nd Avenue at Commercial Street, 1947 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
LANGLEY, B.C., Memorial Hospital, 1947-48 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvii, Sept. 1950, 300, illus.)
FERNIE, B.C., General Hospital, 1948 (C.R., lxi, May 1948, 175)
CLINTON CLOTHES SHOP, Granville Street near Robson Street, c. 1948 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxv, Aug. 1948, 266, illus.)
GARDINER & THORNTON, offices for the architects, West Broadway near Fir Street, c. 1948 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxv, Oct. 1948, 367-69, illus. & descrip.)
PENTICTON, B.C., General Hospital, 1948-49 (C.R., lxi, Oct. 1948, 177)
GUARDIAN ANGELS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Broughton Street near Pendrell Street, 1948 (R.W. Liscombe, The New Spirit: Modern Architecture in Vancouver, 1997, 107; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, East Pender Street at Keefer Street, 1948 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvii, Sept. 1950, 293, illus.; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
ST. MARY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Euclid Avenue at Cecil Street, 1948 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
SURREY, B.C., Princess Margaret High School, 1949-50 (C.R., lxii, Nov. 1949, 125; R.W. Liscombe, The New Spirit: Modern Architecture in Vancouver, 1997, 75-6, illus.)
KELOWNA, B.C., residence for J. MacLennan, c. 1949 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvi, July 1949, 212-13, illus.)
ST. FAITH'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Cypress Street at West 57th Avenue, 1949 (dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives)
BURNABY, B.C., Hospital and Nurse's Home, Garden Street, east of Smith Avenue, 1950 (Vancouver News-Herald, 1 Dec. 1949, 3; C.R., xliii, Jan. 1950, 142)
LORD BYNG HIGH SCHOOL, West 16th Avenue at Crown Street, major addition of classrooms, gymnasium and auditorium, 1950 (Vancouver News-Herald, 17 Feb. 1950, 3, illus. & descrip.)
DAWSON CREEK, B.C., Schools for District 59, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, May 1950, 138)
NORTH PEACE RIVER, B.C., School for District 60, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, June 1950, 123; R.A.I.C. Journal, xxvii, Sept. 1950, 291, illus.)
PORT ALBERNI, B.C., General Hospital, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, Sept. 1950, 123)
ALCAZAR HOTEL, Dunsmuir Street at Homer Street, major alterations and modernization, 1950 (Vancouver News-Herald, 14 Nov. 1950, 8, illus. & descrip.)