• Source: David Ewart

      • David Ewart, ISO (18 February 1841 – 6 June 1921) was a Canadian architect who served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1896 to 1914.
      As chief government architect he was responsible for many of the federal buildings constructed in this period. He broke with the Neo-Gothic style adopted by his predecessors Thomas Seaton Scott and Thomas Fuller; rather he embraced the Baronial style exemplified in several important buildings.


      Personal


      Ewart was married to Jeanne Marie Doyen until her death in 1885 and then with Annie Sigsworth Simpson from 1887 to his death in 1921."David Ewart". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016. His son John Albert Ewart was an acclaimed Ottawa architect.


      Works



      As federal architect he oversaw the design and construction of several buildings at the Central Experimental Farm including the Dominion Observatory, Carling Avenue in 1902; Chief Astronomer's Residence, 1909; and the Geodetic Survey Building, 1914. He also oversaw the design and construction of numerous post offices (such as the Humboldt Post Office).
      He oversaw the design and construction of numerous armouries across Canada.


      Alphabetical listing (by community) of Canadian Army Reserve Armouries



      His son John Albert Ewart was also a prominent Ottawa architect.
      In 1903, he was awarded the Imperial Service Order.


      External links


      David Ewart, Chief Dominion Architect 1896-1914 Archived 2014-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
      Canada`s Historic Sites


      References



      "David Ewart". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.

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