Charles B. Dolphin Explained

Charles Brammall Dolphin (March 3, 1888 – June 28, 1969) was a British-Canadian architect who designed various buildings in Toronto, most notably the Toronto Postal Delivery Building (now incorporated into the Scotiabank Arena).

Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, Dolphin immigrated to Canada.

He was married to Doris Alexandrine Stovel and had several children: William (died as infant), Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin, RCAF (d. 1944) and Nancy Jane Dolphin (1937–2002), Robert Dolphin and Shirley Dolphin.

He died in Toronto in 1969.

Portfolio

• William McBrien Building (1900 Yonge Street) 1957–1958 – International Style office tower
• Toronto Postal Delivery Building 1947 – most of original Art Deco building demolished with only portions of the south & east facades remaining^[1]
• The Clarendon (2 Clarendon Avenue) 1926–1927 – Tudor Revival apartments^[2]
• Bloor-Yonge (TTC) subway station (20 Bloor Street East) 1954^[3]
• Consumers Gas Showroom (2532 Yonge Street) 1930–1932^[4] Art Deco building restored by ERA Architects.
• Arthur Meighen Building (Postal Station Q 25 St Clair Ave East) 1954^[5]
• Toronto Coach Terminal (610 Bay Street) 1931–1932; altered 1990
• St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Port Credit (24 Stavenbank Road) 1926–1927
• Toronto Ski Club clubhouse (near 11901 Yonge Street), Richmond Hill, Ontario 1930

Personal

Dolphin was married to Doris Alexandrine LeGendre Stovel had several children (Nancy Jane Dolphin (1937–2002), William Dolphin, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin (d. 1944), Robert Dolphin and Shirley Dolphin).^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toronto Postal Delivery Building. Torontohistory.org. October 11, 2014.
2. Web site: Avenue Road's Grand Apartments. Heritagetoronto.org. October 11, 2014.
3. Web site: Architectural Index for Ontario . archindont.torontopubliclibrary.ca . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024031316/http://archindont.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ArchindontWeb/buildingType.do?type=Subway+Stations&typeID=112 . 24 October 2013 . dead.
4. Web site: 2532 Yonge Street . Bob Krawczyk . TOBuilt . Consumers Gas Showroom, Architect: Charles Dolphin . October 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015201109/http://www.tobuilt.ca/php/tobuildings_more.php?search_fd3=5788 . October 15, 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: Toronto Architecture from the 1940s and 1950s – Page 8. Urbantoronto.ca. October 11, 2014.
6. Web site: McKee, Nancy Jane Dolphin . death notice . The Globe and Mail . September 2002.