DUNN, Robert Charles John (1837-1902), a leading architect in New Brunswick. He was active in Saint John in the following offices from 1876 to 1902 -
Smith & Dunn, Saint John, May 1876 to March 1878 (with William Morgan Smith)
Robert Charles John Dunn, Saint John, April 1878 to Jan. 1892
Dunn & McKean, Saint John, Feb. 1892 to ... .(with John T.C. McKean)
Robert Charles John Dunn, Saint John, 1893 to 1902
(biography in preparation)
R. C. John DUNN (works in Saint John and vicinity)
PRINCE WILLIAM STREET, commercial block for John Anderson, 1878 (Saint John Daily Telegraph, 28 May 1878, 3, t.c.)
DRILL SHED AND ARMOURIES, Barrack Square, 1878 (Saint John Daily Telegraph, 3 June 1878, 2, t.c.; Daily Sun [Saint John], 2 Nov. 1878, 2, descrip.)
KING SQUARE, commercial block for J. and R. Milligan, 1878 (Daily News [Saint John], 26 Nov. 1878, 3, descrip.)
PRINCESS STREET, near Pitt Street, residence for Gilbert R. Pugsley, 1879 (Daily Sun [Saint John], 20 June 1879, 3)
ORANGE STREET, near Wentworth Street, residence for George McLeod, 1879 (Daily Sun [Saint John], 20 June 1879, 3, descrip.; and 12 Feb. 1881, 3, descrip.)
CHARLOTTE STREET, residence for Mrs. Charles Merrit, 1881 (Saint John Globe, 21 April 1881, 1)
PROVINCIAL LUNATIC ASYLUM ANNEX, Sand Cove Road, additions, 1881, 1885 (Saint John Globe, 21 April 1881, 1; Saint John Daily Telegraph, 1 June 1881, 3, t.c.; Daily Sun [Saint John], 11 Aug. 1885, 3; New Brunswick, Journals of the House of Assembly, 1885, Report of the Medical Superintendent, 16-19)
CHARLOTTE STREET, residence for the estate of Charles Merritt, 1881 (Daily Sun [Saint John], 12 July 1881, 2, t.c.)
WATERLOO STREET, at Castle Street, residence for Thomas Youngclause, 1882 (Daily Evening News [Saint John], 25 March 1882, 2)
GERMAIN STREET, near Queen Street, residence for George Robertson, 1882 (Daily Sun [Saint John], 28 Sept. 1882, 3, descrip.)
JAMES ROBERTSON & CO., Sheffield Street at Charlotte Street, factory, 1882 (Daily Sun [Saint John], 28 Sept. 1882, 3)
ST. STEPHEN'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, City Road, a Sunday School, 1884 (Saint John Globe, 10 April 1884, 2, descrip.)
ROYAL ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO., central power station, 1884 (Saint John Globe, 20 May 1884, 3, t.c.)
MANCHESTER, ROBERTSON & ALLISON CO., major addition to store, 1887 (Daily Sun [Saint John, 25 Oct. 1887, 3)
SAINT JOHN GAS CO., Wentworth Street, electric light station, 1888 (Daily Sun [Saint John], 14 March 1888, 3, descrip.)
NEW VICTORIA HOTEL, hotel office and reception area for Mr. McCoskery, 1891 (Daily Sun [Saint John], 21 July 1891, 3, descrip.)
FAIRVILLE, St. Rose Roman Catholic Church, Milford Road, additions, 1895; tower and spire, 1897 (C.R., vi, 25 April 1895, 2; and viii, 15 April 1897, 1-2)
ABERDEEN PUBLIC SCHOOL, Erin Street near Marsh Bridge, 1895 (Report of the Board of School Trustees of Saint John, 1895, 10; C.A.B., ix, Jan. 1896, 12)
PORTLAND, North End Fire Hall, Main Street, 1897 (C.R., viii, 22 April 1897, 2, descrip.; C.A.B., x, Dec. 1897, 239, illus.)
JAMES READY & CO., Peel Street, factory, 1897 (C.R., viii, 13 May 1897, 2)
GERMAIN STREET, residence for J.Walter Holly, 1898 (C.R., ix, 3 Feb. 1898, 2)
KING STREET, residence for Leonard B. Knight, 1898 (C.R., ix, 4 May 1898, 2)
HORSFIELD STREET, additions and alterations to residence for Hugh H. McLean, 1898 (C.R., ix, 1 June 1898, 2, t.c.)
INDIANTOWN, Alexandra Public School, Holly Street at Metcalfe Street facing Victoria Square, 1899-1900 (C.R., x, 14 June 1899, 2; Report of the Board of School Trustees of Saint John, 1900, 6, descrip. & illus.)
T. RANKINE & SONS, Mill Street, warehouse, 1899 (C.R., x, 28 June 1899, 3; G. Hughes, Music of the Eye, 1991, 106-07, illus.; dwgs. at New Brunswick Museum, Drawer 9)
NEW BRUNSWICK COLD STORAGE CO., Main Street, cold storage warehouse, 1900-01 (C.R., x, 29 Nov. 1899, 3; and xii, 3 April 1901, 2)
ASHBURN LAKE, clubhouse for the Ashburn Fishing Club, 1900 (C.R., xi, 18 July 1900, 3)
BELL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, Prince William Street, 1901 (C.R., xii, 1 May 1901, 2)
DUFFERIN SCHOOL, Elm Street, 1901 (C.R., xii, 3 July 1901, 2)
LANCASTER AVENUE, residence for Louis T. Ready, 1901 (C.R., xii, 3 July 1901, 5)
R.C. John DUNN (works elsewhere)
WOODSTOCK, N.B., residence for Lewis P. Fisher, Main Street West, 1880 (Saint John Globe, 11 May 1880, 2, descrip.)
BATHURST, N.B., Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cathedral, St. Andrew Street, 1886-88 (Daily Sun [Saint John], 28 Aug. 1886, 5; The Gleaner [Fredericton], 31 July 1888. 3, descrip.; The Capital [Fredericton], 11 Aug. 1888, 3, descrip.)
ST. GEORGE, N.B., public school, 1888 (Daily Sun [Saint John], 10 March 1888, 5)
FREDERICTON, N.B., Provincial Departmental Buildings, King Street at St. John Street, 1888 (list of works in obituary in C.A.B., xv, April 1902)
WESTFIELD, N.B., summer residence for E.R. Machum, c. 1890 (dwgs. at PANB, Mott Coll., 416)
(with John T.C. McKean) MARYSVILLE, N.B., All Souls Anglican Church, 1890 (Reporter [Fredericton], 13 April 1892, 5, descrip.)
DORCHESTER, N.B., new hotel on the site of the Wilbur House Hotel, 1895 (C.R., vi, 16 May 1895, 2)
MONCTON, N.B., residence for William W. Wells, Main Street at Weldon Street, 1895 (C.R., vi, 19 Sept. 1895, 2)
FREDERICTON, N.B., remodelling of Hon. Andrew G. Blair's house, George Street at Church Street, now occupied by Dr. Brecken, 1895 (C.R., vi, 24 Oct. 1895, 1)
FREDERICTON, N.B., major alterations and additions to a residence for Frederick B. Edgecombe, King Street, 1895 (Daily Gleaner [Fredericton], 12 Nov. 1895, 3; J. Leroux, Building New Brunswick: An Architectural History, 2008, 102-03, illus., but lacking attribution)
FREDERICTON, N.B., Victoria Hospital, Brunswick Street at Smythe Street, extension, 1896 (C.R., vii, 13 Aug. 1896, 2)
MONCTON, N.B., commercial block, with an Opera House, for John W.Y. Smith, 1898 (C.R., ix, 30 March 1898, 2)
SUSSEX, N.B., commercial block for James P. Bryne, 1898 (C.R., ix, 6 July 1898, 2)
NEWCASTLE, N.B., commercial block with bank, store and residences for Miss Quigley, 1898 (C.R., ix, 10 Aug. 1898, 2)
BATHURST, N.B., Public School, 1899 (C.R., x, 24 May 1899, 3)
MILLERTON, N.B., Temperance Hall, 1899 (C.R., x, 12 July 1899, 2, t.c.)
MONCTON, N.B., F.B. Reid & Co., Main Street at Pleasant Street, office and warehouse, 1899 (C.R., x, 13 Sept. 1899, 2)
PARTRIDGE ISLAND, N.B., hospital and two detention buildings, 1899 (C.R., x, 11 Oct. 1899, 2, t.c.)
BATHURST, N.B., Gloucester County Court House, Patrick Street, 1900 (C.R., xi, 25 April 1900, 2, t.c.; M. Carter, Early Canadian Court Houses, 1983, 68, 207, illus.; dwgs. at PANB, MC 115)
CHATHAM, N.B., Henderson Street Public School, 1900-01 (C.R., xi, 14 Feb. 1900, 2, t.c.; and xii, 25 Dec. 1901, 4, descrip.; Halifax Herald, 20 July 1901, 10, t.c.; Saint John Daily Telegraph, 8 Jan. 1902, 2)
COMPETITIONS
MONCTON, N.B., Aberdeen High School, Botsford Street, 1897. R.C. John Dunn of Saint John, N.B. was one of several architects who submitted a design in this architectural competition (Halifax Herald, 26 July 1897, 1). The winner was J.C. Dumaresq of Halifax. The firm of Elliot & Hopson of Halifax publicly objected to the decision, in a Letter to the Editor in the Halifax Herald, 26 July 1897, 1.