VILLEROY, Leopold (1862- c. 1917), active in Winnipeg from 1904 onward. Born in Germany in 1862, he was educated and trained there, and likely began his career as an architect about 1890. He emigrated to Canada in 1904 and settled in Winnipeg. In the following year, he was in a brief partnership with the Polish-Canadian architect Ladilas de Jurkowski, as “Architects, with European, Canadian and United States experience” (Manitoba Morning Free Press [Winnipeg], 1 July 1905, 12, advert.). It appears that their collaboration lasted for only three months, then Villeroy worked alone until 1907 when he formed another partnership with a “Mr. Foucart“, as Foucart & Villeroy “Architects and Superintendents; Speciality in steel, reinforced concrete and fire proof buildings” (Manitoba Morning Free Press [Winnipeg], 30 April 1907, 6 advert.). In 1908 he assisted with the rebuilding and reconstruction of St. Joseph’s German Catholic Church, and in 1911 he designed St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, both in Winnipeg. In early February 1912 he left Manitoba and moved to Saskatoon where he applied for membership in the Saskatchewan Association of Architects (SAB, Membership Files of the S.A.A., Application from Leopold Villeroy dated 14 February 1912). In his application, he stated that he had been operating his own office as an architect “for the last 22 years”, an indication that he commenced his architectural career in Germany in 1890 or 1891. No references to his works in Saskatchewan have been found (inf. Murray Peterson, City of Winnipeg).
(works in Winnipeg)
ST. JOSEPH’S GERMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, College Avenue near Powers Street, 1906; demol. (City of Winnipeg b.p. 736, 1906)
CATHEDRAL AVENUE, near Emslie Street, residence for Harry Salmon, 1907; demol. (City of Winnipeg b.p. 290, 1907)
MANITOBA AVENUE, at Salter Street, residence for M.N. Smith, 1907; demol. (City of Winnipeg b.p. 444, 1907)
COLLEGE AVENUE, at Andrews Street, retail store for Rev. J. Cordes, 1907 (City of Winnipeg b.p. 1218, 1907)
ST. JOSEPH’S GERMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, College Avenue near Andrews Street, a rebuilding of the church, perhaps after a fire, 1908; demol. (C.R., xxii, 17 June 1908, 30; City of Winnipeg b.p. 379, 1908)
SCHULTZ STREET, off Flora Avenue, residence for Adolph Kaplan, 1909; demol. (City of Winnipeg b.p. 413, 1909)
COLLEGE AVENUE, near Powers Street, tenement for N. Kloeker, 1911 (City of Winnipeg b.p. 296, 1911)
CHURCH STREET, at Main Street, residence for Alexander Wells, 1911; demol. (City of Winnipeg b.p. 1243, 1911)
AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN CLUB., for the Austro-Hungarian Society, Pritchard Avenue at Salter Street, 1911 (City of Winnipeg b.p. 2079, 1911)
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Tweed Avenue at Watt Street, 1911 (City of Winnipeg b.p. 3091, 1911)