CLARK, John Telford (1862-1945) was in partnership with Julian C. Forster at Owen Sound, Ont. from 1902 until 1920 (see list of works under Forster & Clark). Born in Annan, Grey Co., Ont. on 11 November 1862 he attended the School of Practical Science at the University of Toronto in 1892-94 but did not graduate. According to an obituary of Clark which was published in 1945, he opened an office in Niagara Falls, Ont. where he worked for five or six years, then became associated with James A. Ellis in Meaford, Ont. Clark then returned to Owen Sound in 1901 and formed a partnership with J.C. Forster, the prominent Owen Sound designer who had opened an office there in 1885. Their practice flourished, and together they dominated architectural scene in the Grey County area for nearly twenty years, producing dozens of institutional, ecclesiastical and residential designs. When Forster moved to Hamilton in 1919, Clark chose to remain in Owen Sound and continued to practice there under the original firm name of Forster & Clark. In 1926 he designed St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, and later prepared plans for Strathcona Public School in Owen Sound in 1936. Clark died there on 20 May 1945 (obituary and biography in the Sun-Times [Owen Sound], 21 May 1945, 5; inf. Ontario Assoc. of Architects)
John T. CLARK (works in Owen Sound unless noted)
NORTH SYDENHAM & ST. VINCENT TWP., school for S.S. No. 15, 1921 (Owen Sound Sun-Times, 12 May 1921, 7, t.c.)
DIVISION STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, a new Parish & Community Hall for the church, built from plans donated by John T. Clark,1922 (Daily Sun-Times [Owen Sound], 5 Sept. 1922, 3, descrip.)
OWEN SOUND EXHIBITION BUILDING, for the Agricultural Society, 1923 (Daily Sun-Times [Owen Sound], 14 March 1923, 7, t.c.)
ANCASTER, ONT., residence for Peter Douglas, Broadleaf Crescent, 1924 (inf. Ancaster LACAC Committee)
ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 1926, 1st Avenue West near 9th Street West, 1926; still standing in 2023 (Daily Sun-Times [Owen Sound], 5 Aug. 1926, 1 & 6; Golden Glimpse- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1975)
MARKDALE, ONT., Grey County Home for the Aged & Infirm, addition of a new residence building for patients, 1926-27 (Daily Sun-Times [Owen Sound], 20 Nov. 1926, page 4 and p. 3)
HEPWORTH, ONT., Continuation School, for the public school board, 1928 (Owen Sound Daily Sun-Times, 1 Aug. 1928, 9, t.c.)
GREY CURLING RINK, major addition to indoor arena, 1930 (Owen Sound Daily Sun-Times, 5 July 1930, 15, t.c.)
ANCASTER, ONT., greenhouse, stables and cottages for Fenner F. Dalley, Wilson Street, c. 1930 (inf. Ancaster LACAC Committee)
LION'S HEAD, ONT., public school, 1931 (Owen Sound Daily Sun-Times, 25 Aug. 1931, 9, t.c.)
STRATHCONA PUBLIC SCHOOL, Fourth Avenue East at 12th Street East, 1936-37; converted to residential use in 2020-21; still standing in 2023 (Owen Sound Daily Sun Times, 3 Sept. 1936, 1 & 6; and 24 Sept. 1936, 1, perspective drawing; and 13 Oct. 1936, 1, perspective drawing; and 20 Nov. 1937, 1 and 7, descrip.; C.R., vol. 50, 23 Sept. 1936, 28, t.c.)
THE BYE BLOCK, 10th Street, a commercial block of 3 stores and apartments for Lewis A. Bye, 1936 (Owen Sound Daily Sun-Times, 25 June 1936, 6, descrip.)
RUSSELL BROS. LTD., boat building factory, 1937 (Owen Sound Daily Sun-Times, 30 June 1937, 11, t.c.)
5th STREET EAST, a group of 2 or 3 semi-detached bungalows, for J.. Woolrich, 1937 (Owen Sound Daily Sun-Times, 21 April 1937, 5, descrip.)
2nd AVENUE WEST, near 8th Street West, additions to, and conversion of, existing house at 774 2nd Avenue West into 4 apartments, for Leonard E. Cheer, 1938 (Owen Sound Daily Sun Times, 20 Oct. 1938, 5, descrip.)