EVERETT, Col. Arthur James (1891-1983) was born in Toronto and received his architectural training under Darling & Pearson and with Burke, Horwood & White. He joined the Ontario Assoc. of Architects in 1912 and after WWI he frequently collaborated with James D. Wilson of Toronto, but they appear to have not had a formal partnership. In 1931 they submitted an elaborate proposal for a circular sports arena on the site of the old Knox College, Spadina Crescent, Toronto, but their scheme was never realilsed (Toronto Star, 9 Jan. 1931, 2, illus. & descrip.). From 1931 to 1955 Everett was Chief Architect for the Imperial Bank of Canada, designing key branches for the bank in a subtle Deco style, and commissioning other branches from local architects. He died in Toronto on 5 April 1983 (death notice Globe & Mail [Toronto], 6 April 1983, C8; biog. Canadian Who's Who, 1949-50, 316; inf. Ontario Assoc. of Architects)
A.J. EVERETT (works in Toronto unless noted)
(with J.D. Wilson) FOREST HILL ROAD, near St. Clair Avenue West, residence for Charles B. McNaught, 1921 (Toronto b.p. 41650, 20 July 1921)
(with J.D. Wilson) LONSDALE ROAD, at Baker Avenue, residence for N.C. McLean, 1923 (Toronto b.p. 63396, 26 July 1923)
(with J.D. Wilson) CENTRE ISLAND, residence for A.J. Phillips, c. 1927; demol. (C.H.G., v, June 1928, 27, illus.)
STANFORD, ONT, Imperial Bank, Portage Road at Drummond Road, 1931 (dwgs. at C.I.B.C. Archives, Toronto)
OTTAWA, ONT., Imperial Bank, Sparks Street, 1937 (C.R., l, 14 April 1937, 110; R.A.I.C. Journal, xv, Nov. 1938, 246, illus.; dwgs. at C.I.B.C. Archives, Toronto)
WINDSOR, ONT., Imperial Bank, Ouellette Avenue at University Avenue, 1944 (dwgs. C.I.B.C. Archives, Toronto)
(with Rule, Wynn & Rule) EDMONTON, ALTA., Imperial Bank Building, Jasper Avenue, bank and office block, 1951-54 (Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 29, illus. & descrip.)