John Albert Ewart Explained

John Albert Ewart
Nationality:	Canadian
Birth Date:	20 April 1872
Birth Place:	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:	University of Toronto
Significant Buildings:	Knox Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)

John Albert Ewart (April 20, 1872 – April 21, 1964) was a Canadian architect and son of Chief Dominion Architect David Ewart.^[1]

Personal and early years

Ewart was born in Ottawa on April 20, 1872, after his father's arrival in Canada.^[2] Ewart studied architecture at the University of Toronto in the 1890s.

Career

Eward moved to Ottawa to practice with King Arnoldi in 1895 and Burritt & Meredith in 1904, and Sproatt & Rolph in 1932.^[3] His buildings are built mostly in Ottawa with a few in nearby Pembroke, Ontario and Carleton Place, Ontario.

Death

Ewart died in Ottawa on April 21, 1964.^[4]

Portfolio

List of buildings designed by Ewart include:

• Booth Building, 1910–11
• Transportation Building, 1916
• Hunter Building, 1917–20
• Metropolitan Life Building, 1924-27 (associate of Waid)
• Ottawa Electric Building, 1926–27
• Victoria Building, 1927–28
• Architect to Ottawa Collegiate Institute Board
• Knox Presbyterian Church (Ottawa) 1932

See also

• John Ewart (architect)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography – EWART, DAVID – Volume XV (1921-1930) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
2. Book: Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Volumes 6-7 . International Press Limited . 380 . 1914 . 2020-07-09 . Google Books.
3. Web site: John Albert Ewart . 2012-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141130185925/http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1562 . 2014-11-30 . dead .
4. News: J. A. Ewart Architect Dies at 92 . . 9 . 1964-04-22 . 2020-07-10 . Newspapers.com.