William Coverdale (architect) explained

William Coverdale (c. 1801  - 28 September 1865) was an English-born builder and architect in Canada West.

William Coverdale
Birth Date:c. 1801
Birth Place:England
Death Date:28 September 1865
Death Place:Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Known For:Renowned architect in Upper Canada

Personal life

The son of Christopher Coverdale, the family is thought to have arrived in Lower Canada around 1810 before coming to Kingston, Upper Canada around 1833. Coverdale married Catherine Delmage and had five children. Unlike his many Anglican contemporaries, Coverdale was a practicing member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.[1]

Career

Coverdale worked as master builder on the construction of Kingston Penitentiary from 1836–1840, and was involved in the later additions of the dining hall, perimeter walls, and towers in the mid-1840s. When Kingston city architect George Browne was discharged on 20 May 1855, Coverdale was hired to replace him.

He oversaw the construction of Kingston City Hall from 1844 and prepared plans for the rebuilding of the rear wing after it burned down in 1865; the rebuilding was completed by his son William Miles Coverdale.

In 1859, Coverdale was hired as architect for the Government of Canada's Criminal Lunatic Asylum.

He designed plans for several large residences and a number of churches in Kingston, many of which are still in use today.

Death

Coverdale died in Kingston in 1865 at the age of 64, with his most reputable building, Rockwood Asylum, only partially complete.[2]

Designated Heritage Buildings

!Building!Address!Built
Kingston Penitentiary560 King St W1836
St. Helen's Complex: St. Helen's[3] 440 King St W1838
Roselawn National Historic Site of Canada[4] 421 Union St W1841
St. George's Anglican Cathedral (addition)[5] 270 King St E1843
Willow Cottage[6] 189 King St W1843
St. James Anglican Church[7] 10 Union St1845
St. Paul's Anglican Church[8] 137 Queen St1847
Prince George Hotel (addition)[9] [10] [11] 200 Ontario St1848
St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church[12] [13] 41 Church St1849
William and Mary Beamish House[14] 2263 Princess St1850
Anglican Diocesan Centre in Kingston[15] 90 Johnson St1851
Sydenham Street United Church[16] 82 Sydenham St1852
Maxwell Strange Cottage[17] 107 Logan St1855
Portsmouth Community Correctional Centre[18] 508 Portsmouth Ave1855
Anchor Insurance Building327 King St E1857
Rockwood Asylum[19] 752 King St W1859
Portsmouth Town Hall[20] 623 King St W1865

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Kingston Daily News 28 Sep 1865, page 3 . 2023-02-23 . Newspapers.com . en.
  2. 4373 . Coverdale, William . Angus . Margaret S . 9.
  3. Web site: St. Helen's Complex: St. Helen's . 2023-01-06 . www.pc.gc.ca . en.
  4. Web site: Roselawn National Historic Site of Canada . Canada's Historic Places . Parks Canada.
  5. J. McKendry, The Architects of St. George's Cathedral, Kingston in Queen's Quarterly [Kingston], xcv, Autumn 1988, 703, 707, illus.
  6. Web site: February 19, 2020 . Report to Heritage Kingston: Report Number HK-20-011 . January 6, 2023 . City of Kingston.
  7. Web site: Biography – COVERDALE, WILLIAM – Volume IX (1861-1870) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 2023-01-06 . www.biographi.ca.
  8. Web site: History & Lower Burial Ground . 2023-01-06 . St. Paul's Anglican Church Kingston . en.
  9. Web site: June 5, 2013 . Market Square Heritage Conservation District Plan 2013 . January 6, 2023 . City of Kingston.
  10. Web site: Coverdale, William Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada . 2023-01-06 . dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org.
  11. Web site: Prince George Hotel . Canada's Historic Places . Parks Canada.
  12. Web site: History – St John's Anglican Church, Kingston . 2023-01-06 . en-CA.
  13. Web site: St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church . Canada's Historic Places . Parks Canada.
  14. Web site: Report to Heritage Kingston: Report Number HK-22-002 . January 4, 2023 . The City of Kingston.
  15. Web site: Anglican Diocesan Centre . Canada's Historic Places . Parks Canada.
  16. Book: James, William Closson . God's Plenty: Religious Diversity in Kingston . 2011-09-20 . McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP . 978-0-7735-3889-4 . 183 . 2014-09-22.
  17. Web site: Report to Heritage Kingston: Report Number HK-21-021 . February 22, 2023 . The City of Kingston.
  18. Web site: Portsmouth Community Correctional Centre . Canada's Historic Places . Parks Canada.
  19. Web site: Rockwood Asylum . Museum of Healthcare Kingston.
  20. Web site: Portsmouth Town Hall STONES . 2023-03-12 . en-CA.

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