PETERS, Frederick James (1884- c. 1930) was active in both Seattle, Washington and in Vancouver, B.C. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on 14 June 1884, he emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City in June 1907 and then moved west to Seattle where he was recorded as a draftsman in the architectural office of H.L. Stevens & Co. (City of Seattle Directory, 1911, p. 1088). He moved to Vancouver in early 1912 to represent the firm of H.L. Stevens, then joined in a partnership of Stuart, White & Peters, Architects before opening an office there under his own name in July 1912. His commissions included commercial and residential buildings in Vancouver, as well as several large residences in the Shaughnessy Heights neighbourhood of Point Grey.
Peters left Canada in 1914 and returned to Seattle, taking up a new position as a staff architect in 1916 in the busy office of B. Marcus Priteca, a leading designer of theatres in both the United States and Canada. He continued to work as designer and chief assistant to Priteca until 1927 when he was made a full partner in the firm of Priteca & Peters in 1928. He remained active as sole practitioner in 1929-30, but no information has been found on his activity after this date.
(works in Vancouver)
SEYMOUR STREET, between Dunsmuir Street and West Georgia Street, a 4 storey block of retail stores and apartments for Charles A. McLachlan and Donald S. McLachlan, 1912 (The Sun [Vancouver], 22 July 1912, 16, descrip.; and 4 Oct. 1912, 19, descrip.; City of Vancouver b.p. 2954, 17 July 1912; Province [Vancouver], 5 Oct. 1912, 31, descrip.; 30 Nov. 1912, 27)
POINT GREY, in Shaughnessy Heights, a large residence for William D. Wood, Balfour Avenue, near Granville Street, 1912-13 (Province [Vancouver], 5 Oct. 1912, 31, descrip.; 22 March 1913, 26, illus. & descrip.; Town of Point Grey b.p. 242, 26 Aug. 1912)
POINT GREY, in Shaughnessy Heights, residence for Donald Creighton, Balfour Avenue at Cartier Street, 1913 (Province [Vancouver], 22 March 1913, 26, descrip.)
POINT GREY, in Shaughnessy Heights, residence for James M. Whitehead, 1913 (Province [Vancouver], 22 March 1913, 26)
POINT GREY, warehouse or garage for Donald S. McLachlan, Sperling Road at Hudson Street, 1913 (Town of Point Grey b.p. 958, 14 July 1913)
POINT GREY, residence for Percy G. Shallcross, West 3rd Avenue at Sasamat Street, 1914 (Town of Point Grey b.p. 1368, 16 April 1914; b.p. 1478, 17 June 1914)
POINT GREY, residence for Alex Saba, Balsam Street, 1914 (Town of Point Grey b.p. 1385, 23 April 1914)
(with B. Marcus Priteca) ORPHEUM THEATRE, Granville Street, 1926-27 (Parks Canada, Canadian Inventory of Historic Building, Manuscript Report 405, 179-89, illus. & descrip.)