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1911-1950 (Creation)
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- Watt, John M. & Blackwell, Victor J.
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2,879 architectural drawings; 1 illustrative sketch
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Blackwell, Victor Joseph: Victor Joseph Blackwell was born in London, Ontario on September 10, 1885. He moved to Bostin in 1905 in order to study architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduation Blackwood undertook a trip throughout Europe and took up a position as a draftsman for Clinton and Russell in New York City from 1907-1909. He then moved to Shepley, Rustin, and Coolidge in Boston from 1901-1910, then Jenney and Mundice in Chicago in 1910, and finally Donaldson and Meier in Detroit from 1910-1911. Blackwell returned to London in 1911 and formed the partnership with John Macleod Watt, which would become the firm Watt and Blackwell. Blackwell died July 4, 1965.
Watt, John Macleod: John Macleod Watt was born in Hamilton, Ontario on March 8, 1878. He was educated at the London Public School and Collegiate Institute prior to serving his apprenticeship for five years under Herbert E. Matthews, a notable architect. In 1902 Watt spent a year in Chicago with Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. From there he went to Detroit with Georoge D. Mason for two years and then in 1908 he briefly operated a firm in Detroit and Windsor with D. Howard Crane. He returned to London c. 1910 and formed the partnership with Victor Joseph Blackwell in 1911. Watt died in 1954.
Watt and Blackwell: Watt and Blackwell was a prominent architectural firm with offices in both London and Hamilton, Ontario from 1911-1950. The firm designed many prominent London, Ontario buildings including the Arts Building at Queen’s Park in 1912 and London’s Dominion Public Building in 1936.
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Material came to Western Archives as a donation from Museum London in 2013.
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This fonds contains architectural drawings of approximately 600 projects undertaken by the Watt and Blackwell firm from about 1911-1950. The projects include schools, residences, medical buildings, industrial buildings, public buildings, apartment, and garages. A significant portion of the projects are additions and/or alterations made to existing buildings. There is a small series of project related material which includes illustrated sketches.
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