BAKER, Arthur Ernest (1886 - c. 1914) of Toronto, Ont. was born there on 30 August 1886 and he obtained his architectural training in the office of William G. Burns. He was recorded as a draughtsman for this architect in 1907 (City of Toronto Directory, 1907, p. 317). Baker moved to British Columbia in 1908, and later opened an office in Chilliwack, B.C. in early 1911. His name is recorded as the architect for several projects in that town in 1911-12. No information has been found on his activity after he left the area in 1914.
CHILLIWACK, B.C., residence for Alderman Gervan, First Avenue, Mountain View, 1911 (Chilliwack Progress, 5 April 1911, 5)
CHILLIWACK, B.C., new façade and major additions to G.R. Ashwell & Son Department Store, Wellington Street, with extension beside the adjacent Yates Block, 1911 (Chilliwack Progress, 26 April 1911, 2, descrip.; and 5 July 1911, 1, descrip.)
ABBOTSFORD, B.C., the new Commercial Hotel, Essendene Avenue, 1911-13 (Abbotsford Post, 28 April 1911, 4; and 21 March 1913, 4, descrip.)
CHILLIWACK, B.C., nursery buildings for Ignace van der Bom, Landscape Gardener, 1911 (Chilliwack Progress, 17 May 1911, 1, descrip.)