STIMPSON, Edgar Daniel (1878-1930) was one of the early architects of Alberta who conducted a successful practise in the town of Wainwright. Stimpson was a native of Minneota, Lyon County, Minnesota, and was born there on 5 November 1878. He moved to Canada in 1899, and in 1901 he was living in Okotoks, Alberta and working as a carpenter in the local building trades. By 1908, he had taken up residence in Wainwright, and began to advertise himself as both architect and engineer. He obtained commissions for institutional, ecclesiastical and commercial buildings in Wainwright, and for several projects nearby towns. By late July 1912 he had relocated to Edmonton, where he accepted a posting with the Alberta School Supply Co. (Wainwright Star, 7 Aug. 1912, 2). He remained there until at least 1921 before leaving for Washington State. Stimpson died in Baring, Washington on 8 August 1930 at the age of 51 years.
(works in Wainwright)
OPERA HOUSE, Second Avenue, 1909 (Wainwright Star, 4 June 1909, 1, descrip.)
GRACE METHODIST CHURCH, Fourth Avenue at 11th Street, completion of the interior design and decoration of the church, 1909-10; demol. 1957 (Wainwright Star, 13 Jan. 1910, 1; 10 Feb. 1910, 1, descrip.)
EIGHTH AVENUE, residence for the architect, 1910 (Wainwright Star, 7 July 1910, 1)
PUBLIC SCHOOL, 1910 (C.R., xxiv, 25 May 1910, 27, t.c.; Wainwright Star, 28 April 1910, 1, descrip.; 13 Oct. 1910, 1, descrip.; 19 Jan. 1911, 1)
BLOCK 23, Lots 5 & 6, residence for Edward C. Logan, Town Councillor, 1910 (Wainwright Star, 21 July 1910, 4, t.c.; C.R., xxiv, 17 Aug. 1910, 26)
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 1910-11 (C.R., xxiv, 16 Nov. 1910, 27)
(with C.A. Julian Sharman) MERCHANT’S BANK, 1911 (Wainwright Star, 6 April 1911, 1; 2 Aug. 1911, 1)
THIRD AVENUE, residence for M. A. Dearinger, "..adjoining the lot for H.V. Fieldhouse", 1911 (Wainwright Star, 6 April 1911, 10)
W.S. CLARKE CO., Main Street, a new two storey General Store "adjoining the store of C.H. Beaudry Co.", 1911 (Wainwright Star, 20 April 1911, 1)
FIRE HALL, on Block 8, 1911 (Wainwright Star, 30 Aug. 1911, 1, descrip.)
MASON & ROSS STORE, Second Avenue, major addition, 1911-12 (Wainwright Star, 8 Nov. 1911, 1)
WAINWRIGHT INDOOR SKATING RINK, 1911-12 (Wainwright Star, 8 Nov. 1911, 1, descrip.)
(works elsewhere)
DENWOOD, ALTA., a brick public school building, 1909 (Wainwright Star, 4 June 1909, 1)
CHAUVIN, ALTA., Merchant's Bank, 1911 (Wainwright Star, 13 Sept. 1911, 10)
HOLDEN, ALTA., public school, 1911-12 (Wainwright Star, 24 Jan. 1912, 1)
MIRROR, ALTA., Imperial Hotel, for T.G. Cook, 1912 (Wainwright Star, 21 Feb. 1912, 1, descrip.; 22 May 1912, 8)
CHAUVIN, ALTA., Killarney Hotel, for the Chauvin Hotel Co., 1912 (Wainwright Star, 27 June 1912, 1)
EDSON, ALTA., Town Hall, 1912 (Wainwright Star, 18 Sept. 1912, 8)