McPHIE, Stewart Thomson (1874-1934), active in Hamilton, Ont. in the following offices:
Stewart T. McPhie, Hamilton, April 1896 to 1905;
McPhie & Mahoney, Hamilton, 1905 to 1906, with branch office in Guelph run by W.A. Mahoney;
Stewart T. McPhie, Hamilton, 1905 to 1913;
McPhie, Kelly & Darling, Hamilton, 1913 to 1916 (with B. Frank Kelly and Ernest H. Darling);
McPhie & Kelly, Hamilton, 1916 to 1927 (with B. Frank Kelly)
Stewart T. McPhie, Hamilton, 1928 to 1934
McPhie was born in Hamilton on 12 September 1874 and attended Central School and the Hamilton Art School where he was awarded a Silver Medal for his mechanical drawing proficiency (Toronto World, 27 June 1891, 3). He served a five year apprenticeship under William Stewart in 1890-95 and opened an office in Hamilton the following year. Some of his early clients were from the Wellington County area and his success there prompted him to open a branch office in Guelph in partnership with W.A. Mahoney, although it is likely that designs from that office were executed by Mahoney while McPhie remained preoccupied with commissions in Hamilton. In 1907 he formed a partnership with B. Frank Kelly, another Hamilton architect, and E.H. Darling, an engineer by training. Darling left the partnership in 1916 while McPhie & Kelly continued to practise until 1928, after which McPhie worked alone until his death in 1934.
Many of McPhie's residential designs drew inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan, a characteristic which is evident in his use of a long, thin yellow Roman brick, a material obtained from his brother Norman D. McPhie, a specialty brick and building products salesman with whom he shared offices in the Pigott Building. He was a lifelong member of the MacNab Street Presbyterian Church and at the time of his death he was supervising the restoration of the church (a commission completed by W.L Somerville of Toronto). McPhie died at Port Nelson, Ont. on 14 April 1934 (obituary in the Spectator [Hamilton], 14 April 1934, 7; Const., xxvii, March -April 1934, 56; inf. from Ontario Assoc. of Architects, Application for Registration dated 18 Sept. 1931; Dictionary of Hamilton Biography, iii, 1992, 140)
S. McPHIE (works in Hamilton unless noted)
MARKET SQUARE, butter market building, 1896; demol. (C.R., vii, 10 Sept. 1896, 2, t.c.)
JAMES STREET SOUTH, at Hunter Street, alterations to store for A. Rutherford, 1896 (C.R., vii, 15 Oct. 1896, 2)
MAIN STREET EAST, at Fairleigh Avenue South, residence for William Wyndham, 1897; still standing in 2023. (Hamilton Evening Times, 14 July 1897 8; C.R., viii, 22 July 1897, 2; inf. Robert Hamilton)
MARKET SQUARE, wholesale butchers building, 1897; demol. (Hamilton Evening Times, 21 Sept. 1897, 5; C.R., viii, 30 Sept. 1897, 2; inf. Robert Hamilton)
WENTWORTH STREET SOUTH, near Delaware Avenue, large 3 storey residence for H.T. Eager, 1897 (Hamilton Evening Times, 6 Nov. 1897, 8; C.R., viii, 11 Nov. 1897, 2; inf. Robert Hamilton)
WENTWORTH STREET SOUTH, south of Main Street East, residence for Robert Mulligan, 1897; demol. (Hamilton Evening Times, 11 Nov. 1897, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
ALFRED & CO., Barton Street East at Earl Street, store and residence, 1897; demol. (Hamilton Evening Times, 18 Nov. 1897, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
JOHN STREET SOUTH, near Young Street, stores and dwellings for Frank Smith, 1898 (C.R., ix, 11 May 1898, 3)
VICTORIA AVENUE NORTH, at King William Street, pair of houses for Mrs. S. Birley, 1898 (C.R., ix, 22 June 1898, 3)
REGISTRY OFFICE, John Street South at Jackson Street, major addition, 1898 (C.R., ix, 6 July 1898, 2, t.c; Evening Times [Hamilton], 27 Aug. 1898, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
GUELPH, ONT., Petrie Skating & Athletic Club, Wellington Street at Gordon Street, 1898 (C.R., ix, 10 Aug. 1898, 4)
QUEEN STREET SOUTH, at Hunter Street West, store and dwelling for C.C. Baird, 1898 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 10 Sept. 1898, 8; C.R., ix, 14 Sept. 1898, 2; inf. Robert Hamilton)
GUELPH, ONT., additions and alterations to Guelph & Ontario Investment & Savings Society, Wyndham Street at Cork Street, 1899; altered c. 1980 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 19 Aug. 1899, 8; C.R., x, 27 Sept. 1899, 3, t.c.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
ONTARIO BOX CO., Main Street East near Catharine Street South, rebuilding of large 2 storey factory, 1899; demol. (Evening Times [Hamilton], 23 Sept. 1899, 8; C.R., x, 27 Sept. 1899, 2; inf. Robert Hamilton)
CITY STEAM LAUNDRY CO., Main Street West near Park Street, 1899; demol. (Evening Times [Hamilton], 21 Oct. 1899, 3; C.R., x, 25 Oct. 1899, 2; inf. Robert Hamilton)
DOWSWELL MFR. CO., Elgin Street at Barton Street East, alterations to the old Wanzer Sewing Machine Co. building, 1899-1900; demol. (Evening Times [Hamilton], 28 Nov. 1899, 1; inf. Robert Hamilton)
GUELPH, ONT., Nurses Residence for Guelph General Hospital, Delhi Street, 1900; new Residence, 1910 (C.R., xi, 28 March 1900, 2; Evening Mercury [Guelph], 10 Sept. 1910, 7)
HAMILTON RIFLE RANGE, a new clubhouse, 1900 (C.R., xi, 11 April 1900, 3; Toronto Daily Star, 21 April 1900, 19, descrip.)
CHARLTON AVENUE EAST, near John Street South, major addition to residence for George H. Bisby, 1900; demol. (Evening Times [Hamilton], 6 June 1900, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
McNAB STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, major addition, 1900-01 (C.R., xi, 26 Dec. 1900, 2)
STONEY CREEK, ONT., Town Hall, 1901 (C.R., xii, 17 April 1901, 2; Spectator [Hamilton], 8 July 1901, 8, illus.; Evening Times [Hamilton], 19 Dec. 1901, 7, descrip.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
WATERDOWN, ONT., Knox Presbyterian Church, Mill Street North at Church Street, 1901; still standing in 2022 (Spectator [Hamilton], 29 June 1901, 8, illus. & descrip.; and 13 Nov. 1901, 8, illus. & descrip.; J. Ross, Presbyterian Church Waterdown - Centennial Souvenir 1830-1930, illus.)
STINSON STREET, at Victoria Avenue, residence for F.W. Lloyd, 1901; demol. (Evening Times [Hamilton], 30 Aug. 1901, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
QUEEN STREET SOUTH, at Main Street, two houses for Thomas Lees, at 67-69 Queen Street South, 1901; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 19 April 1901, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
MAIN STREET WEST, near Hess Street, two houses for Thomas Lees, at 225 and 231 Main Street West, 1902 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 18 March 1902, 1; C.R., xiii, 26 March 1902, 2; inf. Robert Hamilton)
M. BRENNAN & SONS MFR. CO., King William Street at John Street, large addition to factory, 1902 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 13 March 1902, 8; C.R., xiii, 2 April 1902, 2; inf. Robert Hamilton)
VINE STREET, near Park Street North, residence for Ald. William Birrell, 1902 (Spectator [Hamilton], 18 April 1902, 8; C.R., xiii, 23 April 1902, 4)
MARKLAND STREET, near Bay Street South, large addition to residence at 90 Markland Street, for Stuart E. Malloch, 1902; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 1 Aug. 1902, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
GUELPH, ONT., residence for David Little, Queen Street near the Heffernan Street Bridge, 1902 (Weekly Mercury [Guelph], 20 Nov. 1902, 9)
GUELPH, ONT., residence for Dr. Kennedy, Woolwich Street, 1902 (Weekly Mercury [Guelph], 20 Nov. 1902, 9)
BOLD STREET, near MacNab Street South, residence for Lorne MacDonald, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 8 April 1903, 2)
GUELPH, ONT., Elliott Home for the Friendless, at the General Hospital, Delhi Street, 1903 (Evening Mercury [Guelph], 30 Oct. 1903, 1)
GUELPH, ONT., commercial block for R.L. MacKinnon, Douglas Street, 1903 (Evening Mercury [Guelph], 30 Oct. 1903, 1)
SANFORD AVENUE NORTH, north of Wilson Street, 6 houses located at 79 to 89 Sanford Avenue North, west side, 1904; all still standing in 2023 except for No. 79 which has been demol. (Evening Times [Hamilton], 19 April 1904, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
MAIN STREET WEST, at Queen Street South, two large residences at 225 and 231 Main Street West, one for Thomas Lees, and one for Thomas Lees Jr., 1904; both still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 18 May 1904, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
WENTWORTH STREET SOUTH, at Aikman Avenue, 6 houses for Edward G. Willard, 1905, and still standing in 2023 at 17 to 25 Wentworth Street South, and 11 Aikman Avenue (Evening Times (Hamilton), 24 March 1905, 12; C.R., xvi, 29 March 1905, 6; inf. Robert Hamilton)
McPHIE & MAHONEY (works in Guelph unless noted)
GUELPH, ONT., major addition to the Victoria Hotel for Thomas Ward, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 31 May 1905, 2, t.c.)
GUELPH, ONT., residence for Thomas J. Day, Grange Street, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 21 June 1905, 5)
GUELPH, ONT., residence for H.B. Callandar, Park Avenue, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 21 June 1905, 5)
KITCHENER, ONT., Opera House, King Street at College Street, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 2 Aug. 1905, 1; Daily Telegraph [Berlin], 26 July 1905, 1; and 21 Aug. 1905, 1, descrip.; and 15 Oct. 1905, 1, descrip.;Chronicle-Telegraph [Waterloo], 9 Oct. 1905, 3, descrip.)
GUELPH, ONT., addition to the Gummer Building, Douglas Street, 1906 (inf. from G. Couling, Guelph)
GUELPH, ONT., pair of houses for Charles Stockford, Woolwich Street, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 11 July 1906, 2, t.c.)
S. McPHIE (works in Hamilton unless noted)
BURLINGTON STREET WEST, between MacNab Street North and James Street North, five brick houses at No. 8 to No. 16 Burlington Street West for Robert O. MacKay and Aeneas D MacKay, 1905; all demol. (Evening Times [Hamilton], 1 Aug. 1905, 8; Spectator [Hamilton], 2 Aug. 1905, 10; inf. Robert Hamilton)
INGERSOLL, ONT., factory for Ingersoll Nut Co., 1905 (C.R., xvi, 23 Aug. 1905, 5)
RAVENSCLIFFE AVENUE, near Aberdeen Avenue, large residence for William F. McLaren, 1905; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 18 Sept. 1905, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
CHARLTON AVENUE EAST, near John Street South, large residence for Charles Lenz Sr., 1906-06; still standing in 2023 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 11 Oct. 1905, 3; inf. Robert Hamilton)
MAIN STREET WEST, between Queen Street South and Hess Street South, residence for Henry New, 1906; still standing 2022, but with recent one storey addition obscuring the front facade (Evening Times [Hamilton], 4 April 1906, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
IDA STREET [now called Delaware Avenue], at Burris Street, residence for Roy R. Moodie, 1906; still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 16 July 1906, 8; C.R., xvii, 25 July 1906, 4; inf. Robert Hamilton)
SANFORD AVENUE NORTH, near Cannon Street East, 6 detached houses at 91 to 101 Sanford Ave North. for E.D. Cahill, 1906; all still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 22 Aug. 1906, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
MADISON AVENUE, north of Wilson Street, 3 detached houses at 8 to 12 Madison Ave., for E,.D. Cahill, 1906; with No. 10 and 12 still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 22 Aug. 1906, 8; inf. Robert Hamilton)
CATHARINE STREET NORTH, near Main Street, store and billiard hall for C.M. Aikine, 1907 (C.A.B., xx, June 1907, 103)
ARKELDUN AVENUE, residence for George Carscallen, 1907; demol. (Spectator [Hamilton], 1 June 1907, 1)
STANLEY AVENUE, near Queen Street South, residence for E.H. Darling, 1907; still standing in 2023 at 21 Stanley Ave (Evening Times [Hamilton], 22 June 1907, 1; inf. Robert Hamilton)
EMERALD STREET, south of Stinson Street, a group of 10 detached houses at 164 to 186 Emerald Street, for E.D. Cahill, 1907; still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton]. 6 Sept. 1907, 1; inf. Robert Hamilton)
THISTLE SKATING RINK, Robinson Street, major additions to a large indoor skating arena, 1908; demol. (Evening Times [Hamilton], 24 March 1908, 1, descrip.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
ST. JAMES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Herkimer Street at Locke Street, 1908-09 (Spectator [Hamilton], 6 March 1909, 12, illus. and descrip.; Evening Times [Hamilton], 6 March 1909, 10, descrip.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
MARKLAND STREET, at Hess Street South, a group of 4 detached houses at 177 to 183 Markland Street, for Warren C. Breckinridge, 1909; all still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton]. 19 March 1909, 12; inf. Robert Hamilton)
RAVENSCLIFFE AVENUE, near Aberdeen Avenue, large residence for D'Arcy Martin, 1909; still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 22 April 1909, 1; inf. Robert Hamilton)
TORONTO, ONT., residence for Dr. R. Gordon McLean, Highland Avenue near Schofield Avenue, in Rosedale, 1909 (Toronto b.p. 15488, 27 May 1909)
BRUCE STREET, near Aberdeen Avenue, residence for John A. Soule, 1909; still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 4 June 1909, 1; inf. Robert Hamilton)
RAVENSCLIFFE AVENUE, south of Aberdeen Avenue, large residence for John M. Harris, 1909-10; still standing in 2022 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 13 Nov. 1909, 1;; inf. Robert Hamilton)
STANLEY AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, Locke Street at Stanley Avenue, 1909-10 (Minute Books of Stanley Avenue Baptist Church, Hamilton 1889-1929: A Centennial Volume, entries for 6 Oct. 1909, 13 Oct. 1909; Canadian Baptist, 29 Sept. 1910, 11, illus. & descrip. but lacking attribution)
WENTWORTH COUNTY & CITY REGISTRY OFFICE, Jackson Street East at John Street, 1909-10 (C.R., xxiii, 23 June 1909, 21; Spectator [Hamilton], 11 Feb. 1910, 1, t.c.; Const., viii, May 1915, 188, illus.)
TRINITY ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH, Victoria Avenue North near King Street, addition of a new Sunday School and rectory, 1909-10 (Evening Times [Hamilton], 19 Nov. 1909, 4; Spectator (Hamilton], 12 Sept. 1910, 3, illus.; inf. Robert Hamilton)
HESS STREET SOUTH, south of Aberdeen Avenue, residence for George D. Fearman, 365 Hess Street South, 1910, still standing in 2024 (Spectator [Hamilton], 9 April 1910, 4; inf. Robert Hamilton)
HESS STREET SOUTH, south of Aberdeen Avenue, residence for George J. Robertson, 369 Hess Street South, 1910, still standing in 2024 (Spectator [Hamilton], 9 April 1910, 4; inf. Robert Hamilton)
DUNDAS, ONT., House of Refuge, 1911 (Spectator [Hamilton], 4 Feb. 1911, 24, t.c.; C.R., xxv, 23 Feb. 1911, 29, t.c.)
DUNDAS, ONT., residence for Mr. Cliff, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 19 July 1911, 60)
ABERDEEN AVENUE, residence for George Parke, 1911 (Spectator [Hamilton], 11 Aug. 1911, 1; inf. Robert Hamilton)
QUEEN STREET SOUTH, near Aberdeen Avenue, residence for Roy R. Moodie, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 18 Oct. 1911, 56)
BLAKE STREET, residence for J. Patterson, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 8 Nov. 1911, 58, t.c.)
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH [later called Pilgrim Congregationalist Church], Main Street East near Ferguson Avenue, 1911-12 (C.R., xxv, 4 Oct. 1911, 58; inf. from United Church Archives, Toronto)
HAMILTON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, Aberdeen Avenue, club house, 1912 (C.R., xxvi, 17 Jan. 1912, 72, t.c.)
HAMILTON JOCKEY CLUB & TRACK, Barton Street East at Ottawa Street, grandstand, 1912; demol. (C.R., xxvi, 7 Feb. 1912, 62)
CANADIAN COTTON MILLS LTD., MacNab Street North near Simcoe Street, warehouse, 1913 (C.R., xxvii, 11 June 1913, 80)
McPHIE, KELLY & DARLING (works in Hamilton)
INGLEWOOD DRIVE, three houses for S. McPhie and L. Donaldson, 1913 (C.R., xxvii, 12 Nov. 1913, 74)
ABERDEEN AVENUE, at Locke Street, residence for Walter Parke, 1914 (Spectator [Hamilton], 17 Jan. 1914, 10; inf. Robert Hamilton)
ST. PETER'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Main Street East at St. Clair Avenue, 1915-16; still standing in 2022 (60th Anniversary: Church of St. Peter's, Hamilton, 1950, 21, illus.)
McPHIE & KELLY (works in Hamilton unless noted)
OAKVILLE, ONT., 'Rycroft', a residence for Ryland H. New, c. 1917 (inf. Suzanne Peacock, Oakville)
ZIMMERMAN MFR. CO., Dundurn Street South at Aberdeen Avenue, major addition to factory, 1918 (C.R., xxxii, 6 Nov. 1918, 38, t.c.)
INGERSOLL, ONT., a tract of 50 houses, for the Ingersoll Housing Commission, 1919 (Brantford Expositor, 14 May 1919, 13, t.c.)
KONGWA, TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA, Huron Training College, for the Anglican Church, 1919 (Canadian Churchman, 15 May 1919, 313, illus. & descrip.)
SPECTATOR PRINTING CO., King Street East near Catharine Street, office and newspaper printing plant, 1919-20 (C.R., xxxiii, 19 Nov. 1919, 51)
ARCADE LTD., James Street North near King William Street, department store, 1919 (C.R., xxxiii, 10 Dec. 1919, 54; xxxv, 14 Sept. 1921, 59, illus. in advert.)
(with Ralph A. Cram) DUNDAS, ONT., St. James Anglican Church, Melville Street near Market Street North, 1925-26; still standing in 2022 (C.R., xxxix, 11 March 1925, 52)
MAUSOLEUM, for Community Mausoleums Ltd., at the junction of the Dundas Highway and the Brantford Highway, 1926 (C.R., xl, 3 March 1926, 55)
CENTRAL MARKET, MacNab Street near Merrick Street, office building and new market stalls, 1926 (C.R., xl, 27 Oct. 1926, 48)
BRANTFORD, ONT., Verity Plow Works, Canal Road, major addition to factory, 1927 (C.R., xli, 29 June 1927, 51)
S. McPHIE (works in Hamilton unless noted)
CENTRAL MARKET, MacNab Street, new Market Hall, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 9 May 1928, 53)
HAMILTON AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOC., Charlton Avenue West, grand stand, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 30 May 1928, 173, t.c.)
J.R. MOODIE & SONS, Sanford Avenue North at King Street, knitting mill, water house and dye house, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 25 July 1928, 63; C.R., xliii, 20 Feb. 1929, 63, illus. in advert.)
HAMILTON HARBOUR COMMISSION, at the foot of Wellington Street North, warehouse, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 19 Sept. 1928, 53)
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, Main Street East at Gladstone Avenue, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 3 Oct. 1928, 59, t.c.)
QUEEN STREET SOUTH, opposite Glenfern Avenue, a mansion for James R. Moodie, 1929 (C.R., xliii, 13 Feb. 1929, 57; Hamilton Herald, 14 Dec. 1929, 3; inf. Robert Hamilton)
COCA-COLA LTD., Wellington Street North at Wilson Street, bottling plant, 1930 (C.R., xliv, 8 Jan. 1930, 55)
COFFIELD WASHER CO., Niagara Street, factory, 1929-30 (C.R., xliii, 18 Dec. 1929, 46)
JOHN DUFF & CO., Brant Street at Hillyard Street, major addition to meat packing plant, 1931; new plant, 1932 (C.R., xlv, 24 June 1931, 54; xlvi, 15 June 1932, 701)
(with W.L. Somerville) BURLINGTON, ONT., a mansion for Edythe MacKay, Lakeshore Road at Shoreacres Road, and now called Paletta Mansion, 1931-32 (inf. City of Burlington, Heritage Designation Report, 1992)
KING STREET WEST, near Hess Street, apartment house for R.C. Dewey Co., 1932 (C.R., xlvi, 3 Feb. 1932, 48)
KING STREET WEST, near Hess Street, theatre for Mackie & Montague, 1932 (C.R., xlvi, 10 Feb. 1932, 47)
MacNAB STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, major alterations, planned by McPhie in 1933 and completed by W.L. Somerville (Centennial Year: MacNab Street Presbyterian Church 1854-1954, 14)
COMPETITIONS
HAMILTON, ONT., The Hamilton Club, Main Street East at James Street, rebuilding of the original 1882 building, with new facade, 1906. Stewart McPhie was one of three architects invited to submit plans for major additions and rebuilding of the existing structure. The winner was John M. Lyle (Mark Osbaldeston, Unbuilt Hamilton, 2016, 104-05, illus. & descrip.)