| Charles D. Sutherland | |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Birth Date: | November 28, 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Date: | February 20, 1957 |
| Death Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Practice: | Chief Dominion Architect (1936–1947) |
Charles D Sutherland (1879–1957) was a Canadian architect who served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1936–1947. Ewart apprenticed under John Albert Ewart from 1897 to 1901 and studied at the Ottawa School of Art. As chief government architect he was responsible for many of the federal buildings constructed in this period. Drawings for public buildings such as Post Office Buildings and Dominion Public Buildings designed by Sutherland and his staff during his tenure as Chief Architect of the Department of Public Works are now held at the National Archives of Canada. Joseph Charles Gustave Brault, (1886–1954) succeeded Charles D. Sutherland as Chief Architect of the federal Dept. of Public Works in 1947.
As federal architect, 1936–1947, Charles D. Sutherland oversaw the design and construction of public buildings such as post offices, customs offices, and armouries across Canada. He designed a Customs Building in St. Jean, Quebec, Richelieu Street, (1939) and Armstrong, Quebec, Canadian Customs Border Station, (1940). He designed several buildings in Ottawa, Ontario including: Wind Tunnel and Administration Building, Hwy. 17 at Skead Road (1939–40); Temporary Office Buildings No. 5 and No. 6, (1942). He designed the Daly Building Annex, Mackenzie Avenue near Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, 1942. He designed a Veterans Hospital, 4th Street West at 12th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta, 1942.
| width=28% | Building | width=8% | Year Completed | width=20% | Builder | width=10% | Style | width=32% | Location | width=7% | Image |
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| Cornwall Armoury 505 4th Street East at Marlborough Street | 1938-9 Charles D. Sutherland | 1996 Recognized – Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings | Cornwall, Ontario |
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| Quebec Armoury and HMCS Montcalm Training Centre 835 Laurier Avenue East | 1938-9 Charles D. Sutherland | Canada's Register of Historic Places | Quebec City | Overlooking the historic battlefield of Quebec, the rectangular 3 storey stone building is in the picturesque Chateau-style | |||||||
| Salaberry Armoury 188 Alexandre Taché Blvd | 1938 (completed) Charles D. Sutherland | Canada's Register of Historic Places; Recognized – 1993 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings | Gatineau, Quebec | centrally located Romanesque Revival building with a steeply pitched gable roof houses Régiment de Hull | |||||||
| Winnipeg Drill Hall & Korea Hall, Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg | 1941 Charles D. Sutherland | Drill Hall Building 21 Recognized – 1997; Drill Hall Korea Hall B8 Recognized – 2004 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings | Winnipeg, Manitoba | large centrally located wood, metal and brick building with a low-pitched gable roof with a large interior space for the drill hall, and low, shed-roofed 'lean-tos' running along its north and south elevations. |