LOTHIAN, Albert James (1897-1952)
(biography in preparation)
A.J. LOTHIAN (works in Windsor unless noted)
RIVERSIDE, ONT., Municipal Hall, Police Station & Fire Hall, Lauzon Road at Handy Street, a commission won in a competition, 1922 (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 23 March 1922, 11; and 20 May 1922, Section Two, 15, t.c.; and 2 June 1922, 3, descrip.)
RIVERSIDE DRIVE, a commercial block of 3 stores, for Adolphe Drouillard, 1922 (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 13 May 1922, 3)
OUR LADY OF FATIMA ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, Elinor Street, 1924 (inf. City of Windsor LACAC)
OUELLETTE AVENUE, near Shepherd Street, apartment block for an unnamed client, 1924 (dwgs. City of Windsor Archives, RG4, Plan No. 8)
WINDSOR PUBLIC LIBRARY, Park Street at Victoria Avenue, addition of two new wings, 1924 (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 3 Nov. 1924, 3, illus. & descrip.)
VICTORIA AVENUE, near Hanna Street West, apartments for H.E. Guppy, 1925 (dwgs. City of Windsor Archives, RG4, Plan No. 12)
SANDWICH, ONT., Assumption Roman Catholic College, Huron Line at London Road, a new 4 storey classroom building, facing Patricia Road, 1926-28 (C.R., xl, 18 Aug. 1926, 49-50; and xli, 2 March 1927, 208, illus. & descrip.; and xlii, 30 May 1928, 64, illus, in advert.; Const., xxi, Aug. 1928, 271-72, 287-90, illus. & descrip.; Border Cities Star (Windsor), 10 Feb. 1927, 3 & 5, illus. & detailed architectural descrip.; and 31 Dec. 1927, Section Three, 8, illus.; and Section Four, 11, illus. & descrip.)
RIVERSIDE, ONT., residence for A.J. Lothian, architect, Riverside Drive near Fairview Place, 1926 (inf. Andrew Foot, Windsor)
RIVERSIDE, ONT., residence for Dr. Michael G. Brick, Jefferson Boulevard at Ontario Street, 1927 (inf. Andrew Foot, Windsor)
RIVERSIDE, ONT., Model House for the Reaume Real Estate Co., later the residence of Gregory G. Kew, Patrice Drive near Ontario Street, 1927 (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 29 Sept. 1928, Section One, 14, illus. & descrip.; Detroit Free Press, 3 March 1929, Section Six, p. 5, illus. & descrip.; inf. Andrew Foot, Windsor)
VICTORIA BOULEVARD, residence for Arthur S. Pearson, 1928 (inf. Andrew Foot, Windsor)
CORONADA APARTMENTS, Cataraqui Street at Howard Avenue, apartment block for Joseph Adams, 1927 (Border Cities Star (Windsor), 3 Sept. 1927, 12-13, illus. & detailed architectural descrip.; dwgs. City of Windsor Archives, RG4, Plan No. 22)
REAUME ORGANIZATION LTD., Ouellette Avenue, office block, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 6 June 1928, 53, t.c.)
CENTRAL FIRE HALL, Pitt Street East near McDougall Street, 1927-28, a commission won in a competition (C.R., xlii, 16 May 1928, 63; Border Cities Star (Windsor), 20 Dec. 1927, 5; and 13 October 1928, Section Three, 5, illus.; and 8 Dec. 1929, Section Two, 4, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. City of Windsor Archives, RG4, Plan No. 28)
VICTORIA AVENUE, a 36 unit apartment block for Ryan Construction Ltd., 1928 (C.R., xlii, 25 April 1928, 57)
ST. JOSEPH ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, Janisse Drive, major addition, 1929 (C.R., xliii, 20 Feb. 1929, 58)
PUCE, ONT., residence for A.L. Swank of Detroit, 1929 (Detroit Free Press, 7 April 1929, Section Seven, 6)
SANDWICH, ONT., Roman Catholic Separate School, Prince Road at King Street, 1929 (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 3 May 1929, Section One, 3, descrip.)
RIVERSIDE, ONT., residence for William Buckley, Riverside Drive near Fairview Place, 1928-29 (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 9 May 1929, Section One, 11, illus.)
RIVERSIDE, ONT., Monarch Liqueurs Co., Riverside Drive East near Thompson Boulevard, 1929 (C.R., xliii, 15 May 1929, 70; and 7 Aug. 1929, 40, illus. in advert.)
NASH MOTOR SALES CO., Wyandotte Street West at Church Street, 1929 (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 6 July 1929, Section Four, 6, illus. & descrip.)
EAST WINDSOR, ONT., St. Bernard Roman Catholic School, Meldrum Road at Milloy Street, 1930; demol. 2018, but facade left standing and incorporated into new building (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 15 Feb. 1930, 5, descrip.; C.R., xliv, 16 April 1930, 68; inf. Windsor LACAC; inf. Ian Mason, Sarnia)
STE. CLARE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Tecumseh Road West at Victoria Avenue, 1930 (C.R., xliv, 22 Oct. 1930, 61, t.c.; Const., xxiii, Dec. 1930, 411; Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 88, illus. & descrip.; dwgs. City of Windsor Archives, RG4, Plan No. 50)
TECUMSEH, ONT., Fine Foods of Canada Ltd., Tecumseh Boulevard East at Lacasse Street, canning plant, 1931 (C.R., xlv, 29 April 1931, 68; and 8 July 1931, 820)
COMPETITIONS
WINDSOR, ONT., Assumption Street Public School School (a.k.a Frank W. Begley Public School), major addition of 8 classrooms, 1923. A.J. Lothian was among several architects who submitted plans, and he was awarded Second Prize of $250 for his effort (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 28 Aug. 1923, 3). The winner was A.H. McPhail of Windsor.
WINDSOR, ONT., John A. Campbell Public School, Hall Avenue at Tecumseh Road, 1925. Lothian was one of seven local architects who submitted designs for this large 24 room school (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 2 Sept. 1925, Section Two, p. 8, detailed analysis of competition). He was not among the five finalists. The winner was the firm of Nichols, Sheppard & Masson, Architects.
WALKERVILLE, ONT., Metropolitan General Hospital, Lens Avenue at Byng Road, 1926. The office of A.J. Lothian was one of 8 local architects who competed for this job (Border Cities Star [Windsor], 27 Jan. 1926, 5). Their submission was passed over in favour of Pennington & Boyde.