SMITH & WALKER, architects of Walkerville, Ontario who were active there from late 1912 until 1914. Their office was created by two young architects including Donald Coburn Smith (1892-c. 1940), and Irwin S.F. Walker (1884-1974). Smith was born in Louisville, Kentucky on 19 April 1892 and worked in Cleveland, Ohio before emigrating to Canada in late October 1911. Nearly one year later, he and Walker formed a partnership (Evening Record [Windsor], 29 Oct. 1912, 7). Their collaboration was brief, and by late 1914 Smith had returned to Cleveland to join the well-known firm of Bohnard & Parssons, Architects. By 1940, he was living in Chicago, but appears to have abandoned the profession by that time. Irwin moved from Walkerville to nearby Windsor and by 1915 he had joined in partnership with Angus McPhail (see list of works under McPhail & Walker).
SMITH & WALKER
WALKERVILLE, ONT. The Reid Block, Kildare Road near Assumption Street, for George Reid, a three storey block with auto garage, machine shop, and dance hall, and described as "...one of the first enamelled brick front buildings in Walkerville", 1912 (Evening Record [Windsor], 8 Nov. 1912, 9, illus. & descrip.)
WALKERVILLE, ONT., residence for H.L. Berry, Chilver Road, 1912-13 (Evening Record [Windsor], 22 Nov. 1912, 9, perspective drawing signed by Smith & Walker, but with incorrect text caption below (Evening Record [Windsor], 22 Nov. 1912, 9, illus.; inf. Andrew Foot, Windsor)
WALKERVILLE, ONT., extensive additions and alterations to residence for Mrs. Charles King, Devonshire Road, 1913 (Evening Record [Windsor], 31 May 1913, 5; 9 Aug. 1913, 2, descrip.)
WALKERVILLE, ONT., The Armaly Block, Wyandotte Street, between Parent Street and Langlois Street, for M.D. Armaly, with moving picture theatre, retail store, studio and dance hall, 1913 (Evening Record [Windsor], 31 May 1913, 5; 12 July 1913, 1, descrip.)
WALKERVILLE, ONT., Grier Apartments, Sandwich Street at Victoria Road [now the intersection of Riverside Drive East at Chilver Road], 1913 (Evening Record [Windsor], 6 June 1913, 9, illus. & descrip.)
WALKERVILLE, ONT., retail store block for Frederick Laforet, Cataraqui Street at Gladstone Avenue, 1913 (Evening Record [Windsor], 9 Aug. 1913, 2)
WALKERVILLE, ONT., residence for T. Pratt, "...on the river front, opposite the Walkerville Boat Club", 1913 (Evening Record [Windsor], 25 Oct. 1913, 6)
WALKERVILLE, ONT., General Hospital, 1914 (Evening Record [Windsor], 24 March 1914, 12; 25 March 1914, 11, t.c.)
WALKERVILLE, ONT., large addition and extensive alterations to residence for Thaddeus Walker, Sandwich Street, 1914 (Evening Record [Windsor], 7 April 1914, 7, descrip.)
SANDWICH, ONT., a new clubhouse for the Essex County Golf Club, 1914; demol. (Evening Record [Windsor], 4 July 1914, 1, illus. & descrip.)