PALMER, Frederick A. (1865 – c. 1905), a native of England, born there in 1865 and he was brought to Canada by his family in 1867. His name first appears as an architect in the Toronto City Directory in 1887, and he continued to live and work there until 1894 when he moved to the United States. By 1901 he had return to Canada and opened an office in Winnipeg, Man., listing his 7 years practice in Toronto, and 3 years of experience in the U.S.A. (Manitoba Daily Free Press (Winnipeg), 11 July 1901, 9, advert.; inf. Gordon Goldsborough, Winnipeg). His best-known work there was the Romanesque Revival design for Ebenezer Evangelical Lutheran Church, Alexander Street, 1901; still standing in 2023. No information on his activity in Winnipeg has been found after 1905.
F.A. PALMER (works in Toronto)
McCAUL STREET, near College Street, residence for George Barrett, 1892; demol. (C.R., iii, 10 Sept. 1892, 1, t.c.; City of Toronto b.p. No. 1162, 14 Nov. 1892)
DARCY STREET, residence for W.H. Findlay, 1893 (City of Toronto b.p. No. 1336, 29 May 1893)
MARKHAM STREET, near Bloor Street West, residence for an unnamed owner, 1893 (C.R., iv, 2 Nov. 1893, 1, t.c.)
F.A. PALMER (works in Winnipeg)
EBENEZER EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Alexander Street at Stanley Street, 1901; still standing in 2023 (C.R., xii, 10 July 1901, 3, t.c.; Manitoba Free Press (Winnipeg), 11 July 1901, 2, t.c.). N.B. this church, built in 1901, should not be confused with an earlier German Evangelical Church built on the same site in 1890 and designed by architect John Franski (see the Winnipeg Tribune, 4 Sept. 1890, 4)
DOUGLAS APARTMENTS, Graham Avenue at Carlton Street, a large 3 storey apartment block, 1904; demol. (Manitoba Free Press (Winnipeg), 11 May 1904, 10)
PEMBINA APARTMENTS, Ellice Avenue near Spence Street, a 3 storey apartment block for an unnamed owner, 1904; demol. (Manitoba Free Press (Winnipeg), 11 May 1904, 10)
RORIE STREET, a pair of semi-detached houses for an unnamed owner, 1905 (Winnipeg Tribune, 1 June 1905, 4)