GARIEPY, Joseph Raoul (1880-1938) was active in Montreal, Que. where he served as chief assistant, and later as partner, to Theodore Daoust, a leading architect in that city. Born in Montreal on 16 November 1880 he was educated at Ste. Brigide Academy but does not appear to have received any formal education in architecture. Instead, his knowledge of design and construction was obtained under his mentor Theodore Daoust, in whose office he worked as an apprentice from October 1898 until 1903, then as chief assistant in 1903-06, and finally in a partnership in 1906-12. In 1910 he collaborated with Daoust to create an elaborate medieval design for the new Ice Palace, Esplanade Avenue at Duluth Avenue, MONTREAL, Que. (La Presse [Montreal], 8 Jan. 1910, 11, illus.; F. Anderes & A. Agranoff, Ice Palaces, 1983, 33, 43-5, illus. & descrip.).
By late 1912 he had left the office of Daoust and commenced practise under his own name. During the next twenty-five years he prepared plans for a variety of commercial, ecclesiastical and residential projects in Montreal, in southern Quebec, and in eastern Ontario. His most notable works include the elaborate Beaux-Arts designs for public theatres such as the Holman Theatre (1917), and the Rialto Theatre (1923-24). In his scheme for the Holman Theatre, Garipey introduced a sweeping arch to the facade which fronted onto Ste. Catherine Street West. His design for the Rialto Theatre was even more elaborate, with a formally composed facade which drew inspiration from the monumental work of Charles Garnier and his design for the Paris Opera House. By 1930, Gariepy had adopted a new style of stripped modernism to his work, best seen in his plans for the extensive additions to St. Luke's Roman Catholic Hospital, St. Denis Street (1931-32). His interest in the emerging Art Deco style was also evident in his refined design for the Montreal East City Hall (1937).
His promising career ended abruptly on 12 May 1938 when he died suddenly at his residence in Montreal (obit. La Presse [Montreal], 13 May 1938, 24; Gazette [Montreal], 13 May 1938, 9; obit. Contract Record [Toronto], li, 25 May 1938, 27; biog. & port. in Biographies Canadiennes Francaises, 1925, 91; R. Hamilton, Prominent Men of Canada, 1931-32, 304). An early photographic portrait of Gariepy can be found in Montreal Old & New, 1914, 448. A list of more than thirty of his architectural projects, including several not included below, can be found in Biographies Canadiennes Francaises, 1933, 202-03.
Joseph R. GARIPEY (works in Montreal)
GAGNON BLOCK, Laurier Avenue opposite Durocher Avenue, 1913 (La Presse [Montreal], 1 March 1913, 8, illus. & descrip.)
ST. DOMINIC'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Delorimier Avenue at Gilford Street, 1913 (C.R., xxvii, 30 July 1913, 67, t.c.; La Presse [Montreal], 18 Oct. 1913, 29, illus.)
HOLMAN THEATRE, Ste. Catherine Street West at Aylmer Street, new facade and major alterations to the former Gaiety Theatre for Sam Holman, 1917 (Montreal, Les Magasins Les Cinemas, 1985, 357-9, illus.; D. Lanken, Montreal Movie Palaces, 1994, 40-1, illus.)
MAISONNEUVE THEATRE, Lasalle Street at Ontario Street, 1917-18 (Canadian Moving Picture Digest (Montreal), 12 Jan. 1918, 12)
ST. JOSEPH BOULEVARD WEST, residence for J.A.M. Charbonneau, 1919 (Montreal Daily Star, 6 June 1919, 18)
KERHULU & ODIAN, St. Denis Street, major addition and alterations to building, 1920 (C.R., xxxiv, 24 March 1920, 58)
DAVID & FRERE CO., Champlain Street, factory, 1922 (C.R., xxxvi, 12 April 1922, 53; Le Prix Courant, lv, 14 July 1922, 14)
FARMERS DAIRY CO., Richmond Street at Notre Dame Street West, office and warehouse, 1922 (Le Prix Courant, lv, 14 July 1922, 14)
STE. CATHERINE STREET EAST, at Berri Street, apartment block for Edmond Archambault, 1922-23 (C.R., xxxvi, 16 Aug. 1922, 52; Montreal, Les Appartements, 1991, 320-22, illus.)
STE. HELENE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, St. Maurice Street at Inspector Street, a new presbytery for the church, 1923 (Le Prix Courant, lvi, 12 Jan. 1923, 44; and 16 Feb. 1923, 52; 2 March 1923, 25)
RIALTO THEATRE BLOCK, Park Avenue near Bernard Street, 1923-24 (C.R., xxxvii, 12 Dec. 1923, 52; Montreal, Les Magasins Les Cinemas, 1985, 386-90, illus.; D. Lanken, Montreal Movie Palaces, 1994, 108-14, illus.)
VERCEIL APARTMENTS, Sherbrooke Street East at Fullum Street, 1925 (Montreal, Les Appartements, 1991, 352-3, illus.)
MOUNT ROYAL SKATING ARENA, Mount Royal Avenue at St. Urbain Street, 1926 (C.R., xl, 24 March 1926, 292, illus. & descrip.)
MOUNT ROYAL AVENUE, a group of houses and retail stores on City Hall Avenue, on Mount Royal Avenue, on Laval Avenue, and de Varennes Avenue, all for Aboud & Boosamra Co., 1926 (Montreal Daily Star, 26 March 1926, p. 26, t.c.)
ST. LUKE'S ROMAN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, St. Denis Street at Lagauchetiere Street, 1927; major addition, 1930-31 (C.R., xli, 11 May 1927, 54; and xlv, 30 Dec. 1931, 33, illus.; and xlvi, 28 Sept. 1932, 1113-17, illus. & descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, ix, Feb. 1932, 36, illus. & descrip.)
ARCHAMBAULT MUSIC CO., Ste. Catherine Street East at Berri Street, 1929 (C.R., xliii, 7 Aug. 1929, 65; Montreal, Les Magasins Les Cinemas, 1985, 156-8, illus.)
CARTIER THEATRE, Notre Dame Street West opposite Convent Street, 1929 (D. Lanken, Montreal Movie Palaces, 1994, 133, illus.)
NOTRE DAME DE GRACE, five pairs of houses for Miss F. Murray, Marcil Avenue near Cote St. Luc Road, 1929 (C.R., xliii, 31 July 1929, 65)
HOPITAL PASTEUR, Sherbrooke Street East at Moreau Street, a large six storey hospital and nurses' residence, 1932-33 (Gazette [Montreal], 7 June 1932, 4; inf. Scott Edwards)
MONTREAL PHARMACY BUILDING., Ste. Catherine Street East near St. Andre Street, 1934 (Cazette [Montreal], 8 Sept. 1934, 4, descrip. & illus.; Montreal, Les Magasins Les Cinemas, 1985, 218-20, illus.)
MONTREAL EAST CITY HALL, Notre Dame Street East, 1937 (Montreal, Les Edifices Publics, 1981, 116-17, illus.)
QUEEN MARY ROAD, at Mountain Sights Avenue, theatre for Confederation Amusements Ltd., 1937 (C.R., vol. 50, 15 Sept. 1937, 145)
ST. GEORGE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, Jean Talon Street East at Lajeunesse Street, designed 1938; built 1939-40; still standing in 2023 (Parks Canada, Canada's Historic Sites, designation statement on 28 March 2000).
Joseph R.. GARIEPY (works in Outremont)
STE. CATHERINE ROAD, residence for L. Belanger, 1913; demol. 1972 (Outremont b.p. 761, 9 April 1913)
STE CATHERINE ROAD, residence for Theophile Trudeau, 1913; demol. 1971 (Outremont b.p. 823, 12 June 1913)
NELSON AVENUE, at Villeneuve Avenue, pair of houses for H. Hanson, 1913 (Outremont b.p. 901, 20 April 1913)
MAPLEWOOD AVENUE, residence for A.M. Charbonneau, 1919 (Outremont b.p. 1186, 22 May 1919)
MAPLEWOOD AVENUE, residence for O.S. Mathieu, 1919 (Outremont b.p. 1226, 3 Sept. 1919)
STE. CATHERINE ROAD, residence for E.A. Barry, 1920; demol. 1973 (Outremont b.p. 1285, 6 May 1920; C.R., xxxiv, 24 March 1920, 60)
HARTLAND AVENUE, residence for W. Myerson, 1920 (Outremont b.p. 1298, 14 June 1920)
CHAMPAGNEUR AVENUE., two houses for Joseph O. Lavergne, 1920 (C.R., xxxiv, 21 July 1920, 57)
STE. CATHERINE ROAD, residence for J.A. Archambault, 1921 (Outremont b.p. 1376, 14 June 1921)
ELMWOOD AVENUE, residence for E. Vadeboncoeur, 1921-22 (Outremont b.p. 1432, 14 Nov. 1921)
ELMWOOD AVENUE, residence for M. Simon, 1922 (Outremont b.p. 1452, 21 March 1922)
DAVAAR AVENUE, duplex residence for Beauregard & Labelle, 1922 (C.R., xxxvi, 15 Feb. 1922, 48; Outremont b.p. 1496, 5 May 1922; Continuite [Montreal], Autumn 1991, No. 2, illus.)
STE. CATHERINE ROAD, residence for J.A. Archambault, 1924 (Outremont b.p. 1772, 29 April 1924)
STE. CATHERINE ROAD, residence for E. Theberge, 1924 (Outremont b.p. 1779, 6 May 1924)
WISEMAN AVENUE, residence for O. Christin, 1924 (Outremont b.p. 1826, 25 Sept. 1924)
QUERBES AVENUE, triplex for Gertha Herman, 1924 (Outremont b.p. 1835, 15 Oct. 1924)
BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, triplex for Nathanson & Kahan, 1925 (Outremont b.p. 1995, 21 Oct. 1925)
QUERBES AVENUE, triplex for William Maisonneuve, 1927 (Outremont b.p. 2154, 11 Jan. 1927)
BERNICE APARTMENTS, Bernard Avenue, 1927-28 (Outremont b.p. 2268, 3 Oct. 1927)
McNIDER AVENUE, residence for Raoul A. Girard, 1928 (Outremont b.p. 2397, 11 June 1928; Montreal, Les Residences, 1987, 282-3, illus.)
BERNARD AVENUE, at Champagneur Avenue, row of stores and apartments for Nathanson & Kahan, 1928 (Outremont b.p. 2402, 15 June 1928)
Joseph R. GARIEPY (works elsewhere)
ST. RAPHAEL PARISH, ONT. [Glengarry County], major addition and alterations to Roman Catholic convent, 1921 (C.R., xxxv, 13 April 1921, 60, t.c.)
ST. CHRYSOSTOME, QUE., reconstruction and rebuilding of St. Jean Roman Catholic Church, 1921-22 (Le Prix Courant, liv, 9 Sept. 1921, 44; Album des Eglises de la Province de Quebec, iii, 1930, 61, illus.)
ST. LAMBERT, QUE., a tract of sixty-five houses for the Metropolitan Housing Co., 1923 (C.R., xxxvii, 8 Aug. 1923, 59)
VARENNES, QUE., major addition to convent for the Sisters of Ste. Croix, 1923-24 (Le Prix Courant, lvi, 9 Nov. 1923, 18)
LACHUTE, QUE., Town Hall, Principale Street at Argenteuil Avenue, 1925 (Gazette [Montreal], 17 April 1925, 2; Montreal Daily Star, 18 April 1925, 33, t.c.; inf. Scott Edwards)
DRUMMONDVILLE, QUE., Drummond Movie Theatre, Lindsay Street, 1936-37 (Daily Commercial News [Toronto], 24 Sept. 1936, 1, illus.)