CARSWELL, James W. (1859-1914) of Chatham, Ont., was born in Ireland on 16 May 1859 and began his career as a carpenter and contractor in Ontario before 1880. He was in partnership with Harry J. Powell of Stratford during the period of 1897-99. They maintained two offices, one in Stratford where all commissions were handled by Powell, and another office in Chatham where Carswell carried out the local work (see list of works under Powell & Carswell). In 1899 Carswell opened his own office as an architect in Chatham, and in 1902 he moved to Windsor, Ont. (Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 1902, 2). He was active there until 1908 when he relocated to Toronto, and later died there on 8 May 1914 (obituary Chatham Daily Planet, 11 May 1914, 8)
(works in Chatham)
URSULINE ACADEMY, Grand Avenue, major addition, 1899-1900; demol. (C.R., x, 6 Sept. 1899, 3, t.c.)
SCHOEMITT BREWERY, for George Schoemitt, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
VICTORIA BLOCK, King Street at Fifth Street, for Mrs. Garner, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
WELLINGTON STREET WEST, near Raleigh Street, residence for James Innes, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
CHATHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL, Emma Street, major addition, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
WELLINGTON STREET EAST, near Adelaide Street , residence for Mark Daniels, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
unnamed street, residence for C. Greening, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
unnamed street, residence for Mrs. John Abrams, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
unnamed street, residence for Miss Lalonde, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
unnamed street, residence for Mrs. Kingsmill, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
unnamed street, residence for William Stein, 1900 (C.R., xi, 21 March 1900, 2)
unnamed street, residence for F.W. Kogelshatz, 1900 (C.R., xi, 18 April 1900, 2, t.c.)
ST. JOSEPH’S ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, 1901 (C.R., xii, 22 May 1901, 4)
(works elsewhere)
RIDGETOWN, ONT., residence for Charles Wright, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
BLENHEIM, ONT., major addition to residence and surgery for Dr. Langford, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
MERLIN, ONT., commercial block for Dr. Bell, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
TILBURY, ONT., store and bank for W.C. Crawford, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
TILBURY, ONT., residence for Hampton Cowan, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
McCULLY’S CORNERS, ONT., Methodist Church, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
WALLACEBURG, ONT., Presbyterian Church, 1900 (Chatham Daily Planet, 21 March 1900, 5, list of works)
RALEIGH TOWNSHIP, ONT., residence for John Chinnick, 1900 (C.R., xi, 21 March 1900, 2)
RALEIGH TOWNSHIP, ONT., residence for W. Irwin, 1900 (C.R., xi, 21 March 1900, 2)
TECUMSEH, ONT., a Roman Catholic Convent, 1900 (C.R., xi, 21 March 1900, 2)
TECUMSEH, ONT., public school, 1901 (C.R., xii, 31 July 1901, 4)
TURNERVILLE, ONT., residence for Peter Ennett, 1901 (C.R., xii, 28 Aug. 1901, 3)
WINDSOR, ONT., a rectory for St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church, Park Street, 1902 (Evening Record [Windsor], 17 Feb. 1902, 5; Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 1902, 10; C.R., xiii, 26 Feb. 1902, 2)
AMHERSTBURG, ONT., Sovereign Bank, major alterations to the old Wilkinson Block, for a new bank, 1902 (Amherstburg Echo, 7 March 1902, 8)