HILTON, William Wallace (1853-1921) was active in Regina, Saskatchewan from 1903 to 1912. He was born at Plattsburgh, N.Y. on 20 May 1856 and likely received his training in the building trades. By 1900 he was living and working as a carpenter in Vermillion City, South Dakota. In 1903 Hilton moved to Canada. He was active in Regina where his early architectural practise was devoted primarily to residential works. His draughtsman and office assistant was Karl Hilton, perhaps a brother. He attended the organizational meeting of the Saskatchewan Association of Architects in April 1911 but his name does not appear on the S.A.A. Register and he may have left Saskatchewan in late 1912 (biog. in E.J. Gilbert, Up The Years with the S.A.A., 1969, 9-10). A photographic portrait of Hilton can be found in the journal Construction [Toronto], vol. 1, Sept. 1908, 35 (inf. Canada, 1906 Census, Mackenzie SK No. 14, SD 12, Twps 27, 28, 29, Ranges 30, 31, W1). Hilton later died at Mobile, Alabama on 24 May 1921 (death notice Morning Leader [Regina], 26 May 1921, 11).
(works in Regina unless noted)
MASSEY-FERGUSON CO. LTD., a two storey showroom and office building, 1904 (Morning Leader [Regina], 8 June 1904, 9, t.c.)
OPERA HOUSE, Eleventh Avenue, 1905 (Morning Leader [Regina], 5 July 1905, 1, descrip.)
SMITH-FERGUSON CO., South Railway Street, a two storey warehouse, 1905 (Morning Leader [Regina], 19 July 1905, 4, t.c.)
CANADA PERMANENT MORTGAGE CO., Scarth Street at 11th Avenue, commercial block, 1905 (Morning Leader [Regina], 2 Aug. 1905, 10, descrip.; C.R., xvi, 16 Aug. 1905, 2)
unnamed street, residence for W.E.Mason, local Manager of the Canada Permanent Mortgage Co., 1905 (Morning Leader [Regina], 12 July 1905, 1)
THE LEADER BUILDING, Eleventh Avenue at Hamilton Street, for the Regina Leader Pub. Co., 1905; demol. (SAB, Acc. R-N 179, Special Inaugural Number of the Regina Leader, 1 Sept. 1905, 25, illus.)
IMPERIAL HOTEL (later the Clayton House Hotel), Broad Street, 1905; demol. 1973 (SAB, Acc. R-N 179, Special Inaugural Number of the Regina Leader, 1 Sept. 1905, 28, illus.)
MICHAELIS BLOCK, a large four storey addition to the existing block, 1906 (Morning Leader [Regina], 29 June 1906, 5, t.c.)
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Victoria Avenue at Lorne Street, 1907, an early proposal, but not built to this design. A later plan by Joseph Schwarz of South Dakota was built at this location in 1911 (Morning Leader [Regina], 17 Jan. 1907, 5, descrip.; 22 Jan. 1907, 1, illus.; Spring Building Number, 27 April 1907, 3, descrip.)
KAISER HOTEL, 10th Avenue at Ottawa Street, for George Lachunskie [sic], actually George Leschinski, 1907 (Morning Leader [Regina], 24 Jan. 1907, 6, t.c.)
J.M. YOUNG & CO., 7th Avenue at Laird Street, soap factory, located "...in the Eastern Annex" of Regina, 1907 (Morning Leader [Regina], 28 Feb. 1907, 8, t.c.)
REGINA CEMETERY, a Mortuary Chapel, 1907 (Morning Leader [Regina], 20 April 1907, 7, t.c.)
GRAND COULEE, SASK., Presbyterian Church, 1908 (C.R., xxii, 28 Oct. 1908, 23, t.c.)
BALGONIE, SASK., Town Hall, South Railway Street, 1909 (Morning Leader [Regina], 14 April 1909, 7, t.c.)
OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS, convent school, 1910 (C.R., xxiv, 20 April 1910, 24)
FARMER'S STEEL & WIRE CO., warehouse, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 7 June 1911, 62)
LUMSDEN, SASK., arena and skating rink, 1911 (Morning Leader [Regina], 24 July 1911, 9, t.c.)
BROAD STREET, auto showroom and garage, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 9 Aug. 1911, 63)
ST. MARY'S PARISH CLUB, Hamilton Street near Victoria Avenue, 1911 (Morning Leader [Regina], 30 Nov. 1911, Building Number)
TYVAN, SASK., public school, 1912; demol. 1967 (Sask. Assoc. of Architects Application for Membership, dated 8 March 1913, with list of works; inf. Frank Korvemaker, Regina)
MILESTONE, SASK., Roman Catholic Church, 1912 (C.R., xxvi, 9 Aug. 1912, 60)
COMPETITIONS
REGINA, SASK., Regina Civic Hospital, 1908. Hilton was one of 8 architects from the United States and Canada who submitted a design in this competition (Leader [Regina], 12 May 1908, 8, report on the competition). His scheme was set aside and Storey & Van Egmond were later declared as the winners.