CHISHOLM, James (1841-1920), an important and remarkably prolific architect who worked in Ontario, Manitoba as well as Minnesota and Wisconsin in the United States. He was active in the following offices:
James Chisholm, Paris, Ontario, 1876-1879
James Chisholm, Winnipeg, Man. 1880- 1888
James Chisholm, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, 1889-1891
James Chisholm, Superior, Wisconsin, USA, 1891-1897
James Chisholm, Winnipeg, Man. 1898-1908
James Chisholm & Son, Winnipeg, Man. 1909-1918 (with Colin C. Chisholm)
(biography in preparation)
James CHISHOLM (Ecclesiastical works in Winnipeg unless noted)
PARIS, ONT., Methodist Church, 1876 (Christian Guardian [Toronto], 8 March 1876, 78, descrip.; W.G. Pickell, Centenary of St. Paul's 1840-1940, 8)
ZION METHODIST CHURCH, Common Street at Maria Street, 1880 (Winnipeg Daily Times, 30 Oct. 1880, 1)
FISHER RIVER, MAN., Anglican Church, 1881 (Toronto Daily Mail, 2 Aug. 1881, 2, descrip.)
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MAN., Knox Presbyterian Church, Campbell Street at Dufferin Avenue, 1881; burned 1885 (inf. from United Church Archives, Winnipeg)
GRACE METHODIST CHURCH, a new parsonage, Hargrave Street, 1881 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 11 May 1881, 1, t.c.)
WESLEY HALL, Main Street, a commercial block erected for the congregation of Grace Church, 1881 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 7 Sept. 1881, 1, descrip.)
GRACE METHODIST CHURCH, Bannatyne Avenue, a temporary church designed to be relocated after construction of a permanent building, 1882; relocated in 1883 and converted to the Wesley Methodist Church, at a new site at Ross Avenue at Nena Street (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 31 Jan. 1882, 4, t.c.; and 25 March 1882, 8, descrip.; Winnipeg Daily Times, 17 April 1882, 1)
GRACE METHODIST CHURCH, Notre Dame Street West at Ellice Street, 1883, a new permanent church building to replace the temporary church erected in 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 3 March 1883, 8, descrip.)
SUNNYSIDE, MAN., Presbyterian Church, 1882; later renamed Oakbank Presbyterian Church in 1925; demol. 1969 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 21 July 1882, 8, t.c)
ZION METHODIST CHURCH, King Street at Henry Avenue, major addition and alterations, 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 30 Dec. 1882, 4, descrip.)
GRACE METHODIST CHURCH, Notre Dame Street West at Ellice Avenue, 1883 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 3 March 1883, 8, descrip.; and 23 March 1883, 4, t.c.; and 1 Oct. 1883, 8, descrip.; Winnipeg Daily Sun, 9 Aug. 1883, 5, descrip.; and 29 Sept. 1883, 4, illus. & descrip.)
SUNNYSIDE, MAN., Anglican Church, 1883 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 7 March 1883, 5, t.c.; and 14 March 1883, 8, descrip.)
(with Charles A. Wheeler) HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH, Donald Street, designed in 1883 by Chisholm & Wheeler; completed by Charles Wheeler in 1884 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 5 May 1883, 8, descrip.; and 30 May 1883, 5, t.c.)
WINNIPEG CITY MORGUE, 1883 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 15 June 1883, 5, t.c.)
NEWDALE, MAN., a church, 1887 (Morning Call [Winnipeg], 25 May 1887, 4, t.c.)
NORWAY HOUSE, MAN., Methodist Church and Parsonage for the Rossville Mission, 1887 (Christian Guardian [Toronto], 26 Jan. 1887, 52)
FORT MacLEOD, ALTA., Methodist Church, 1888 (Christian Guardian [Toronto], 27 June 1888, 403, descrip.)
PINCHER CREEK, ALTA., Methodist Church, 1888 (Christian Guardian [Toronto], 27 June 1888, 403, descrip.)
EDMONTON, ALTA., Presbyterian Church, Jasper Avenue at 3rd Street, 1900 (Edmonton Bulletin, 18 May 1900, 6; C.R., xi, 8 Aug. 1900. 3, t.c.)
ALL PEOPLE'S MISSION CHURCH, Austin Street, 1901 (C.R., xii, 5 June 1901, 3)
MARSHFIELD, MAN., Methodist Church, 1901 (C.R., xii, 5 June 1901, 3)
GREENWOOD, MAN., Methodist Church, 1901 (C.R., xii, 7 Aug. 1901, 2)
YOUNG METHODIST CHURCH, Furby Street at Broadway, major addition and alterations, 1902; parsonage, 1903 (C.R., xiii, 12 March 1902, 3, t.c.; and xiv, 29 April 1903, 4, t.c.)
SPERLING, MAN., Methodist Church, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 20 May 1903, 3)
ARCOLA, SASK., Presbyterian Church, Carlyle Street at Mountain Street, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 20 May 1903, 3)
ZION METHODIST CHURCH, Pacific Avenue near Princess Street, 1903-05; parsonage, 1905 (C.R., xiv, 6 May 1903, 4, t.c.; and xvi, 7 June 1905, 5; Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 16 Dec. 1905, Section Two, p. 5, descrip.)
MOOSE JAW, SASK., Zion Methodist Church, Main Street North, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 30 May 1906, 2, t.c.; Moose Jaw Semi-Weekly Times, 26 Nov. 1907, 1 & 12, illus. & descrip.)
YOUNG METHODIST CHURCH, Broadway at Furby Street, designed 1904; built 1906-07; addition of east wing, 1910 (Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 16 July 1904, 1, illus. & descrip.; and 10 April 1907, 5, descrip.; C.R., xvii, 9 May 1906, 5, t.c.; and xxiv, 6 April 1910, 27; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 17 May 1906, 3, descrip.; and 6 Dec. 1906, 53; and 13 April 1907, 14, descrip.; and 18 March 1911, Magazine Section, 4, illus. & descrip.; Winnipeg, 1985-The Year Past, 29-30, illus.)
TREHERNE, MAN., parsonage for the Methodist Church, 1909 (C.R., xxiii, 14 April 1909, 20)
METHODIST MISSION HOUSE, Sutherland Avenue, 1908 (Manitoba, A Study of the Church Buildings in Manitoba, by. N. Bingham, 1987, 268, illus.)
ALL PEOPLE'S METHODIST MISSION, Stella Avenue, 1909 (Manitoba, A Study of the Church Buildings in Manitoba, by. N. Bingham, 1987, 253, illus.)
James CHISHOLM (Institutional Works in Winnipeg unless noted)
CENTRAL SCHOOL, Ellen Street at Bannatyne Avenue, 1882 (Winnipeg Daily Times, 8 June 1882, 1, descrip.; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 26 Jan. 1883, 5, descrip.)
MACHRAY PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 1, Charles Street, 1886 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 12 May 1886, 3, t.c.)
VOLUNTEER MEMORIAL, for the Soldiers Fallen at Fish Creek and Batouche, c. 1886 (dwg. at NAC, Picture Collection, C 9027)
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, USA, Central Park Public School, 1891 (Superior Times, 26 Sept. 1891, 3)
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, USA, East End Fire Hall, 23rd Avenue East, 1897 (Superior Times, 2 Oct. 1897, 3, descrip.; and 29 Jan. 1898, 2; inf. City of Superior, Community Development Office, 1983)
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MAN., General Hospital, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 3 Sept. 1902, 2)
CARNEGIE LIBRARY, William Avenue at Ellen Street, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 6 May 1903, 4, t.c.)
LIBERAL CLUB, Notre Dame Avenue, 1904 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 30 April 1904, 37, illus. & descrip.; and 31 Dec. 1904, 28, illus. & descrip.; C.A.B., xvii, Nov. 1904, 189, descrip.)
FORT FRANCES, ONT., Town Hall and Fire Hall, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 14 June 1905, 2, t.c.)
SELKIRK, MAN., Post Office, Main Street at Manitoba Avenue, 1907-08 (Winnipeg Tribune, 15 Feb. 1907, 1; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 11 April 1908, 12, illus. & descrip.; Canada, Sessional Papers, xliii, No. 19, 1909, Report of the Chief Architect, 42)
STRATHCONA CURLING CLUB, Furby Street, 1908 (C.R., xxii, 15 July 1908, 27, t.c.)
James CHISHOLM (Commercial & Industrial Works in Winnipeg unless noted)
JAMES STREET, at Main Street, warehouse for John Watson, 1880 (Winnipeg Daily Times, 30 Oct. 1880, 1)
DOIDGE BLOCK, Main Street, for George Doidge, 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 6 May 1882, 8, t.c.)
A. HARRIS & SON CO., Princess Street, 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 2 June 1882, 8, t.c.; Winnipeg, 1979-The Year Past, 47, illus.)
BURRIDGE BLOCK, King Street near James Avenue, 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 21 Aug. 1882, 8, t.c.)
BRANDON, MAN., commercial block of stores for John Farley, 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 2 Sept. 1882, 4, t.c.)
E. L. MAYCOCK LTD., Alexander Avenue, row of four stores, 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 19 Sept. 1882, 4, t.c.)
R.W. FRANCIS & CO., Point Douglas Avenue at May Street, warehouse, 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 25 Sept. 1882, 8, t.c.)
McCROSSAN BLOCK, Notre Dame Avenue at Adelaide Street, commercial block and concert hall, 1883 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 29 Jan. 1883, 6, t.c.; and 6 March 1883, 8, descrip.;Winnipeg Daily Sun, 31 March 1883, 1, descrip.)
GRANITE CURLING RINK, Princess Street, 1883 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 19 Oct. 1883, 4, t.c.)
MAYCOCK BLOCK & Y.M.C.A., Main Street at Alexander Street, 1885 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 8 July 1885, 4, t.c.)
A. MacDONALD & CO., Market Street East, warehouse for Alexander McDonald, 1901 (C.R., xii, 5 June 1901, 3; Winnipeg Tribune, 17 June 1901, 8, descrip.)
ROSS AVENUE, near Ellen Street, stores and apartments for Charles H. Nix, 1901 (C.R., xii, 28 Aug. 1901, 3, t.c.)
WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., Fonseca Street, office building, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 26 March 1902, 2, t.c.)
ALEXANDER AVENUE, stores for Wright & Stewart, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 15 Oct. 1902, 3)
PULFORD BLOCK, Portage Avenue near Edmonton Street, 1904 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 8 Sept. 1904, 6, illus. & descrip.)
MANITOBA CARTAGE CO., Henry Avenue, extensive stable buildings, 1905; addition, 1907 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 1 April 1905, 7, illus. & descrip.; Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 8 April 1907, 7, descrip.)
JOHN GALE & SONS, Portage Avenue, a brick warehouse block, 1905 (Manitoba Morning Free Press [Winnipeg], 8 April 1905, Section Two, p. 9)
JOBIN MARRIN & CO., Market Street, addition to existing warehouse, 1905 (Winnipeg Tribune, 23 Sept. 1905, 11)
W.J. GUEST FISH CO., Alexander Avenue, warehouse, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 19 July 1905, 6; Winnipeg Tribune, 23 Sept. 1905, 11)
FORT FRANCES, ONT., commercial block and Masonic Lodge for Louis Christie, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 2 Aug. 1905, 2, t.c.; Winnipeg Tribune, 12 Aug. 1905, 7; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 13 Jan. 1906, 11, illus. & descrip.)
MARTIN SHIPLEY BLOCK, Portage Avenue at Furby Street, 1906 (Winnipeg Tribune, 2 June 1906, 7, illus. & descrip.)
WALTER WOODS & CO., Sutherland Avenue at Robinson Street, warehouse, 1907 (Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 8 April 1907, 7, descrip.; C.R., xviii, 24 April 1907, 6, t.c.; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], Building Progress Number, 21 Nov. 1907, 20)
JOBIN, MARRIN & CO., Market Street East near Rorie Street, warehouse, 1907 (Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 10 May 1907, 11, descrip.; C.R., xviii, 12 June 1907, 8, t.c.; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 29 June 1907, 29, illus. & descrip.; and Building Progress Number, 21 Nov. 1907, 20-21, illus.)
MANITOBA CARTAGE CO., Lizzie Street, large addition of stables, 1907 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 21 Nov. 1907, 20)
James CHISHOLM (Residential Works in Winnipeg unless noted)
GERTIE STREET, terrace of four houses for A.E. Chambers, 1880 (Winnipeg Daily Times, 30 Oct. 1880, 1)
ELGIN AVENUE, for John Campbell, 1881 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 22 March 1881, 1, t.c.)
BANNATYNE AVENUE, for J.B. Ferguson, 1881 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 12 April 1881, 1)
CHARLOTTE STREET, two cottages for Aikins & Montgomery, 1881 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 12 April 1881, 1)
LOGAN AVENUE, for Thomas McCrossan, 1881 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 12 April 1881, 1)
RIVER AVENUE, for E.M. Wood, 1881 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 30 June 1881, 1, t.c.)
RIVER AVENUE, for A.J. Smith, 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 18 March 1882, 1, t.c.)
YOUNG STREET, for A.T. McNab, 1882 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 4 July 1882, 8, t.c.)
LILY STREET, at Common Street, for James Chisholm, architect, 1886 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 23 April 1886, 4)
BIGGS TERRACE, James Avenue, row of ten houses for S.C. Biggs, 1886 (Daily Manitoban [Winnipeg], 8 June 1886, 4)
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, mansion for F.P. Blair, 1889 (Manitoba Weekly Free Press, 26 Sept. 1889, 7)
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, mansion for M.D. Millar, 1889 (Manitoba Weekly Free Press, 26 Sept. 1889, 7)
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, a terrace of houses for F.W. Farrar, 1889 (Manitoba Weekly Free Press, 26 Sept. 1889, 7)
EDMONTON STREET, at Sargent Avenue, residences for Joseph Lemon and Albert N. McCutcheon, 1899 (inf. from R. Rostecki, Winnipeg)
EDMONTON STREET, for David Horn, 1901 (C.R., xii, 5 June 1901, 6)
RIVER AVENUE, for John Watson, 1901 (C.R., xii, 7 Aug. 1901, 2, t.c.)
BALMORAL STREET, for Rev. J.A. McClung, 1901 (C.R., xii, 27 Nov. 1901, 3)
LANGSIDE STREET, for William H. Moise and G.N. Jackson, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 23 April 1902, 8)
LILY STREET, three houses for D.E. Belcouski, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 7 May 1902, 4)
EDMONTON STREET, for Alexander McCormick, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 4 June 1902, 2)
SPENCE STREET, for Ernest N. Page, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 4 June 1902, 2)
EDMONTON STREET, for J.W. Harris, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 18 June 1902, 3)
ADELAIDE STREET, for George Forsythe, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 11 March 1903, 4)
MAYFAIR AVENUE, for Charles A. Young, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 29 April 1903, 4, t.c.)
RIVER AVENUE, for William G. Bell, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 13 May 1903, 3, t.c.)
WARDLAW AVENUE, residence for Prof. Stewart, 1903 (Manitoba Morning Free Press [Winnipeg], 6 June 1903, 15)
MARGARET SCOTT MISSION HOUSE, at No 99 George Street, opposite Duncan Street, 1905; still standing in 2023 (Winnipeg Tribune, 1 Feb. 1936, 12, illus. and historical article on this residence)
SMITH STREET, for William Stevenson, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 10 May 1905, 7)
SMITH STREET, at St. Mary Avenue, terrace of three houss for Philip Marrin, 1904-05 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 11 March 1904, 9; C.R., xvi, 14 June 1905, 10)
BEVERLEY STREET, two houses for F. Howard Schofield, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 19 July 1905, 6)
BURRIDGE APARTMENTS, Lily Street at Henry Street, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 25 April 1906, 5, t.c.; Free Press [Winnipeg], 19 May 1906, 24, illus. & descrip.; and 6 Dec. 1906, 54-55, illus. & descrip.)
SHIPLEY APARTMENTS, Furby Street at Portage Avenue, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 23 May 1906, 6, t.c.)
ARMSTRONG'S POINT, for Arbuckle Jardine, Central Avenue, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 6 June 1906, 5, t.c.)
ACADEMY ROAD, Crescentwood, residence for William J. Guest, 1907 (Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 8 April 1907, 7, descrip.; C.R., xviii, 17 July 1907, 6)
KIPLING APARTMENTS, Ellice Avenue at Langside Street, for A. Monkman, 1908-09 (C.R., xxii, 28 Oct. 1908, 24; Const., ii, Nov. 1908, 66; Winnipeg b.p. 391, 1909)
James CHISHOLM (works in Superior, Wisconsin, USA)
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, a parsonage residence for the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1891 (Superior Times, 18 April 1891, 3)
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, Central Park Public School, 1891 (Superior Times, 26 Sept. 1891, 3)
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, addition of a Sunday School for Thompson Avenue Methodist Church, 1892 (Superior Times, 23 April 1892, 5)
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, large residence for John Keaough, 7th Street, between Thompson Avenue and Stinson Avenue, 1893 (Superior Times, 22 July 1893, 3)
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, East End Fire Hall, 23rd Avenue East, 1897 (Superior Times, 2 Oct. 1897, 3, descrip.; and 29 Jan. 1898, 2; inf. City of Superior, Community Development Office, 1983)
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, mansion for William Kimball, East 7th Street, 1897-98 (Superior Times, 5 June 1897, 3; Wisconsin Historical Society - Architecture & History Inventory, 1975)
James CHISHOLM & SON (works in Winnipeg unless noted)
KINGSWAY, at Wellington Crescent, large residence for James T. Gordon, 1909 (Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 5 June 1909, 8, descrip.; C.R., xxiii, 16 June 1909, 22)
RAYMOND, ALTA., I.O.O.F. Building, 1909 (C.R., xxiii, 16 June 1909, 21)
ODDFELLOWS TEMPLE, for the I.O.O.F., Kennedy Street near Portage Avenue, 1909 (C.R., xxiii, 2 June 1909, 21, t.c.; Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 5 June 1909, 8, descrip.; Winnipeg, 1984-The Year Past, 31-2, illus.)
GOWANS-KENT WESTERN LTD., Market Street, warehouse, 1910-11 (C.R., xxiv, 1 June 1910, 27, t.c.; Winnipeg b.p. 120, 1911; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 12 Aug. 1911, 13, illus. & descrip.; and 30 Sept. 1911, 13, illus. & descrip.)
WILLIAM J. GUEST FISH CO., Alexander Avenue, warehouse, 1910 (C.R., xxiv, 14 Sept. 1910, 27, t.c.; Winnipeg b.p. 2741, 1910)
ROSS AVENUE, warehouse for A.W. Semmens, 1910 (Winnipeg b.p. 2363, 1910)
STERLING BANK, Portage Avenue at Smith Street, 1911; major addition, 1912 (C.R., xxv, 15 Feb. 1911, 37, t.c.; and 26 July 1911, 66, descrip.; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 25 Oct. 1911, 11, illus. & descrip.)
KING STREET ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION, 1911 (inf. from R. Rostecki, Winnipeg)
ROLAND, MAN., Methodist Church, 1912-13 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 15 March 1913, Literary & Church Supplement, 2, illus. & descrip.)
SASKATOON, SASK., The Canada Building, 21st Street at 1st Avenue, for A. Bowerman, 1911-12 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 7 Sept. 1912, 13, illus. & descrip.; Saskatoon Daily Star, 28 Oct. 1912, 1, illus., and p. 25, extensive descrip.)
SPARLING METHODIST CHURCH, Elgin Avenue at Worth Street, 1912-13 (C.R., xxvi, 3 April 1912, 74; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 15 March 1913, 33, illus. & descrip.;)
GRANITE CURLING CLUB, Mostyn Place at Colony Street, 1912-13 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 9 Nov. 1912, 23, illus.; Winnipeg b.p. 4047, 1912; City of Winnipeg, 1986-The Year Past, 45-6, illus.)
THISTLE CURLING CLUB, MacDonald Street, 1912 (Winnipeg b.p. 4116, 1912)
WELLINGTON CRESCENT, residence for Mrs. T.V. Chalmers, 1913 (C.R., xxvii, 13 Aug. 1913, 70, t.c.)
OLYMPIA HOTEL (later called The Marlborough Hotel), Smith Street, 1913; additions 1921 by J.H.G. Russell (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 24 May 1913, 9, descrip.; Winnipeg b.p. 1639, 1913)
VIRDEN, MAN., St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1913 (Manitoba, A Study of Church Buildings in Manitoba, by N. Bingham, 1987, 231, illus.)
LOCKPORT, MAN., Kildonan Country Club House, overlooking the St. Andrew's Locks, 1913 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 22 Nov. 1913, 15, illus. & descrip.)
A. CARRUTHERS CO. LTD., Logan Avenue West at Maude Street, warehouse, 1918 (Winnipeg Tribune, 17 Aug. 1918, 5)