NICHOLS, William (1850-1919) of Niagara Falls, Ont. was born in Bronte, Ontario on 7 January 1850 and likely obtained his training in the building trades. In 1887 he advertised himself as a 'Practical Architect' offering to prepare plans and specifications and to superintend contracts for buildings (Niagara Falls Review, 18 March 1887, advert.). He practiced under his own name for nearly thirty years and was briefly in partnership in 1907 with Henry D. Suess, as Nichols & Suess, and in 1909 with Alonzo B. Robertson, a builder and contractor. He may be the same 'William Nichols' who is credited with the design of the parsonage for the Methodist Church in Wingham, Ont. in 1875-76 (A Brief Historical Sketch of Wingham Methodist Church 1863-1924, 9). Nichols was active in Niagara Falls until c. 1910, and later died there on 17 September 1919. He may also have been related to Thomas L. Nichols, an architect in nearby Welland, Ont.
William NICHOLS (Residential works in Niagara Falls unless noted)
CLIFTON AVENUE, residence for Dr. James McGarry, 1899 (C.R., x, 15 Nov. 1899, 2)
VICTORIA AVENUE, residence for Mrs. M. F. Kick, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 5 Aug. 1903, 1)
FERRY STREET, residence for Fred E. Dalton, 1903 (C.R., xiv, 25 March 1903, 2)
CATARACT AVENUE, at Park Street, a double residence for Wright H. Buckley, 1904 (Daily Standard (5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
KITCHENER STREET, residence for Edward Jackson, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
ST. DAVID,S, ONT., residence for Edward Lowrey, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
CLARK STREET, residence for Joseph Hawkins, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines],(5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
STAMFORD, ONT., residence for Mrs. Margaret Allen, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
TERRACE AVENUE, residence for Henry Weaver, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
MORRISON STREET, residence for William Pew, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
WELLAND AVENUE, at Bridge Street, residence for Clinton J. Soph, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
QUEEN STREET, residence for James Flynn, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, at Simcoe Street, residence for S.P. McMordie, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
WESLEY PARK, residence for George H. Faulkner, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
VICTORIA AVENUE, at Simcoe Street, residence for Fred Welford, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
LUNDY 'S LANE, residence for George Woodruff, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
BRIDGE STREET, residence for William Killmann, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
ST. CLAIR AVENUE, residence for Miss Clark, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
MAY AVENUE, two houses for R.P. Slater, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
QUEEN STREET, residence for Dr. E.T. Kellam, 1906 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 4 May 1906, 5; C.R., xvii, 9 May 1906, 2, t.c.)
WELLAND, ONT., residence for A.J. Banmhofer, 1906 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 13 Oct. 1906, 5)
WELLAND, ONT., two houses for A.C. Rose, 1906 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 13 Oct. 1906, 5)
unidentified street, residence for W.J. McDonaugh, 1907 (C.R., xviii, 24 April 1907, 2)
BRIDGEBURG, ONT. (now FORT ERIE), residence for Mrs. H.E. Fite, 1907 (C.R., xviii, 24 April 1907, 2)
William NICHOLS (Commercial & Industrial works in Niagara Falls unless noted)
RIVER FRONT, commercial block for F. LeBloud, R.F. Carter and James Brundage '......just north of the Clifton House Hotel', 1892 (C.R., iii, 25 June 1892, 2)
unnamed street, a new hotel in Niagara Falls for an unnamed client, 1894 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 27 July 1894, 4)
QUEEN STREET, between Ontario Street and St. Clair Avenue, a two storey commercial block for James Barry, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 10 June 1904, 8; and Daily Standard (5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
MURRAY BROTHERS LTD., Main Street, commercial block, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
RIVER ROAD, auto house (garage) for William Dursued, 1904 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 5 July 1904, 6, list of works by William Nichols)
FERRY STREET, at Ann Street, commercial block for B. Ganitano, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 10 May 1905, 6)
WELLAND, ONT., The Mansion House Hotel, 1906 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 19 April 1906, 5)
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT., Market Hotel, Erie Avenue at Queen Street, major addition, for C.J. Flynn, 1907 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 7 Feb 1907, 5)
(with Henry D. Suess) QUEEN STREET, a two storey commercial block for Wright H. Buckley, 1907 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 2 March 1907, 5, descrip.)
NIAGARA FALLS BRASS MFR. CO., factory, 1907 (Const., i, Nov. 1907, 64)
William NICHOLS (Institutional and Ecclesiastical works in Niagara Falls unless noted)
RIVER FRONT, major addition to the Young Men's Christian Association, 1899 (C.R., x, 1 Nov. 1899, 2, t.c.)
PUBLIC SCHOOL, Simcoe Street, major addition, 1902 (C.R., xiii, 22 Oct. 1902, 1, t.c.)
UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 31 May 1905, 7)
MORRISON STREET METHODIST CHURCH, addition of a new Parsonage, 1905 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 15 March 1905, 6)
ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, St. Clair Avenue, addition of a Sunday School, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 4 Oct. 1905, 2)
CITY HALL, Church Street, extensive interior alterations of the former residence of James Benson, for The City of St. Catharines, 1906; demol. 1936 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 24 July 1906, 5, detailed descrip.)
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, major addition, 1908 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 19 Feb. 1908, 6, descrip.)
CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS PUMPHOUSE, a major addition for the Waterworks Dept., 1908 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 13 June 1908, 5)
(with Alonzo B. Robertson) KITCHENER STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL, Kitchener Street at Lewis Avenue, 1908; demol. 1974 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 9 March 1908, 5; and 20 May 1908, 5, t.c.; C.R., xxii, 27 May 1908, 27, t.c.)
(with Alonzo B. Robertson) MAPLE STREET SCHOOL, in the North Ward, 1908 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 20 May 1908, 5, t.c.; C.R., xxii, 27 May 1908, 27, t.c.)
PUBLIC MARKET BUILDING, 1908 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 26 Sept. 1908, 8)