McCARTNEY, Allan Edward (c. 1851-1901) began his work as a civil engineer, architect, and land surveyor in Vancouver, B.C. before 1881 and with his partner Paul Marmette is best known for his Gothic design of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Richard Street, Vancouver, 1886-87 (demol.). He was born in the Bahamas, West Indies and travelled with his family to New York and Montreal before moving to British Columbia where he found employment as an engineer at the Hastings Sawmill. No information can be found on his early education and training, but it is known that he was 'a comparatively young man' when he died in Vancouver on 8 May 1901. McCartney Creek in North Vancouver is named after him (obituary in Daily World [Vancouver], 9 May 1901, 5; portrait in C.A.B., vii, October 1894; biography in P. Claydon & V. Melanson, Vancouver Voters 1886: A Biographical Dictionary, 1994, 482; D. Luxton, Building the West: The Early Architects of British Columbia, 2003, 84-5, 510; BCPA, Wills, 5105).
(with Paul Marmette) OUR LADY OF HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Richards Street, 1886-87; additions and alterations, new tower, 1889; demol. (Vancouver News, 20 Oct. 1886, 4, t.c.; 27 Feb. 1887, 4; Vancouver Daily World, 7 Sept. 1889, 1; 31 Dec. 1889, 5)
(with Paul Marmette) VANCOUVER WINE CO., Cordova Street,, stores, apartments and warehouse, 1887 (Vancouver News, 20 March 1887, 4, descrip.)
DUNLEVY AVENUE, at Powell Street, residence for Capt. William Soule, 1887 (Daily News-Advertiser [Vancouver], 7 July 1887, 1, t.c.; Evening Herald [Vancouver], 4 Jan. 1888, 2)
HOWE STREET, residence for F. Devlin, 1888 (Evening Herald [Vancouver], 7 June 1888, 1)
VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL, Pender Street, 1888 (Vancouver Daily News Advertiser, 23 Sept. 1888, 8, descrip.)
NORTH ARM, of the Fraser River, residence for W. Rowling, "....with an extensive view of Mount Baker", 1888 (Vancouver Weekly World, 4 Oct. 1888, 1)
BURRARD STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL, 1888 (Vancouver Daily World, 4 Oct. 1888, 4; and 19 Oct. 1888, 4; and 29 Oct. 1888, 4)
NORTH ARM ROAD, brewery for Mr. Raymond, 1888 (Vancouver Daily World, 28 Nov. 1888, 4)
BRUNSWICK HOTEL, Hastings Street West near Granville Street, for Peter Carey, 1888 (Vancouver Daily World, 31 Dec. 1888, 5)
HOMER STREET, commercial block for J. Condell, 1888 (Vancouver Daily World, 31 Dec. 1888, 4)
CORDOVA STREET, between Abbott Street and Carrall Street, block for F.A. Boehlofski, 1889 (Vancouver Daily World, 1 April 1889, 4, descrip.)
SULLIVAN BLOCK, Cordova Street, 1889 (Vancouver Daily World, 6 April 1889, 4)
WATER STREET, commercial block for Mrs. Gold adjoining the Albion Hotel, 1890 (Vancouver Daily World, 20 Aug 1890, 4, t.c.)
HOMER STREET, commercial block for T.H. Condell, with addition to adjacent building, 1892 (Vancouver Daily World, 7 May 1892, 3)