Fuller, Thomas William
1865–1951
FULLER, Thomas William (1865-1951)
(biography in preparation)
DAWSON CITY, YUKON, Post Office, King Street at Third Avenue, 1899 (NAC, RG11, Vol 4268, p. 2144-46; Whitehorse Daily Star, 12 April 2002, 10-11, illus. & descrip.; D. Mindenhall, Thomas Fuller, 2015, 123, illus.)
DAWSON CITY, YUKON, Court House, Front Street at Turner Street, 1900-01 (Evening Journal [Ottawa], 10 Aug. 1901, 13; M. Carter, Early Canadian Court Houses, 1983, 138-40, illus.; H. Kalman, History of Canadian Architecture, 1994, 692-4, illus. & descrip.; D. Mindenhall, Thomas Fuller, 2015, 124, illus.)
DAWSON CITY, YUKON, Territorial Administration Building, 5th Avenue, 1901 (Yukon Sun, 24 April 1901, 4; Dawson Weekly News, 26 April 1901, 14, extensive descrip.; Evening Journal [Ottawa], 10 Aug. 1901, 13; M. Carter, Early Canadian Court Houses, 1983, 234, illus.; H. Kalman, History of Canadian Architecture, 1994, 692-3, illus. & descrip.)
DAWSON CITY, YUKON, Central Public School, Fifth Avenue at First Street, 1901; burned 1957 (Dawson Weekly News, 24 May 1901, 8, descrip.; Evening Journal [Ottawa], 10 Aug. 1901, 13; inf. Margaret Archibald, Ottawa)
DAWSON CITY, YUKON, Commissioner’s Residence, a mansion for Hon. James Hamilton Ross, First Avenue (now Front Street), 1901 (Evening Journal [Ottawa], 10 Aug. 1901, 13; Dawson Daily News, 23 Oct. 1901, 3, extensive descrip.; inf. Margaret Archibald, Ottawa; D. Mindenhall, Thomas Fuller, 2015, 124, illus.)
DAWSON CITY, YUKON, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 1902 (Yukon Archives, written Specifications, Acc. COR 256-57; Emily Turner, “An Architecture of Sophistication in the Klondike Gold Rush - St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Dawson” in Journal of The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada, xli, No. 1, Spring 2016, 41, 48-50, illus. & descrip.)
POST OFFICES & DOMINION PUBLIC BUILDINGS
(inf. extracted from Gov. of Canada, Sessional Papers, 1927 to 1936, and from NAC, RG 11, which contains detailed architectural specifications for each building noted below. Drawings for virtually all Post Office and Dominion Public buildings designed by Thomas W. Fuller during his tenure as Chief Architect of the Department of Public Works are now held at the National Archives of Canada, Ottawa. Supplementary illustrated sources on each building are noted below)
T.W. Fuller, Acting Chief Architect, Dept. of Public Works, 1926-27
CHICOUTIMI, QUE., addition to the Dominion Public Building, 1926
KENOGAMI, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Ste. Famille Street at King George Avenue, 1926-27
QUEBEC CITY, QUE., Limoilou Public Building, La Canardiere Street, 1926-27
T.W. Fuller, Chief Architect, Dept. of Public Works, 1927-36
1927 (arranged alphabetically by province)
DURHAM, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Garafraxa Street, 1927
ROCKLAND, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Laurier Street at Giroux Street, 1927
KENSINGTON, P.E.I., Post Office, Commercial Street, 1927
BAIE ST. PAUL, QUE., Post Office, St. Jean Baptiste Street, 1927
MONT LAURIER, QUE., Post Office, Madone Street at Union Street, 1927
1928 (arranged alphabetically by province)
BUCTOUCHE , later called Bouctouche, N.B., Dominion Public Building, Bouctouche Road, 1928
HESPELER, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Queen Street at Cooper Street, 1928
OTTAWA, ONT., Confederation Building, Wellington Street at Bank Street, 1928-31 (Canadian Engineer, lvii, 22 Oct. 1929, 641-44, illus. & descrip.; Const., xxv, Feb. 1932, 29-34, 36, 38, illus. & descrip.)
HESPELER, ONT., Post Office, Queen Street East, 1928
OUTREMONT, QUE., Post Office, Bernard Avenue at l‘Epee Street, 1928-29 (C.R., xlii, 26 Sept. 1928; Montreal, Les Edifices Publics, 1981, 46-7, illus.)
WATERLOO, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Court Street at Faster Street, 1928
ROSTHERN, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Peter Street at Eno Street, 1928
SWIFT CURRENT, SASK., Dominion Public Building, First Avenue East at Chaplin Street, 1928
TISDALE, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Tisdale Street, 1928
1929 (arranged alphabetically by province)
VEGREVILLE, ALTA., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at 2nd Avenue West, 1929-30
WAINWRIGHT, ALTA., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Third Avenue, 1929
KIMBERLEY, B.C., Dominion Public Building, Spokane Avenue, 1929-30
HANTSPORT, N.S., Dominion Public Building, William Street, 1929
SHERBROOKE, N.S., Dominion Public Building, Main Street, 1929
EXETER, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Main Street, 1929-30
FORT FRANCES, ONT., Post Office, Portage Avenue at Scott Street, 1929-30
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Queen Street at St. Clair Avenue, 1929-30
TIMMINS, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Fourth Avenue at Pine Avenue, 1929-30, with Archibald Gillies, Local Architect (Porcupine Advance [Timmins], 19 Dec. 1929, Section Two, p. 1, illus. & descrip.)
TORONTO, ONT., Dominion Public Building & Customs House, Front Street West at Yonge Street, east wing and center wing at Yonge Street, 1929-31; west wing extending to Bay Street, built 1935-36 (Toronto Daily Star, 23 April 1929, 9; Toronto Star Weekly, 17 Aug. 1929, 23, illus. and detailed architectural descrip.; Gazette [Montreal], 5 July 1929, 2, descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, viii, Sept. 1931, p. i, illus. of east portion of the building as completed; C.R., xlv, 14 Oct. 1931, 20, illus. of east portion of the building; inf. Scott Edwards)
BEAUHARNOIS, QUE., Dominion Public Building, St. Laurent Street at des Rois Street, 1929
ST. ROMUALD, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Commercial Street, 1929-30
STE. ROSE, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Ste. Rose Street at Hotle Avenue, 1929-30
CANORA, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Second Avenue, 1929-30
GRAVELBOURG, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Fourth Avenue, 1929-30
MELVILLE, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Fourth Avenue, 1929-30
REGINA, SASK., major addition to Dominion Public Building, , Scarth Street at Eleventh Avenue, 1929-30 (dwgs. SAB, Regina, RP 9.69)
SASKATOON, SASK., Dominion Public Building, 22nd Street at 1st Avenue, 1929
WILKIE, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Imperial Avenue, 1929-30
YORKTON, SASK., addition to the Dominion Public Building, 1929-30
1930 (arranged alphabetically by province)
CALGARY, ALTA., Dominion Public Building, First Street East at 8th Avenue, 1930-32 (C.R., xlvi, 20 July 1932, 824-25, illus. & descrip.)
CAMROSE, ALTA., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Prospect Avenue, 1930
EDMONTON, ALTA., major addition to the Dominion Public Building, 100th Street, 1930
TRAIL, B.C., Dominion Public Building, Cedar Street at Eldorado Street, 1930
BRANDON, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Eleventh Street at Princess Avenue, 1930
DELORAINE, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Broadway Street, 1930-31
GRETNA, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Seventh Street at Hespeler Avenue, 1929-30
OAK LAKE, MAN., Dominion Public Building, , North Railway Street, 1930
ATHOLVILLE, N.B., Dominion Public Building, 1930-31
COPPER CLIFF, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Serpentine Street, 1930-31
GORE BAY, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Meredith Street at Eleanor Street, 1930
KEEWATIN, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Ottawa Street at Eighth Street, 1930-31
STURGEON FALLS, ONT., Dominion Public Building, King Street at William Street, 1930
SYDENHAM, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Mill Street, 1930-31
GRAND MERE, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Ste. Catherine Street at de la Roche Street, 1930
LA TUQUE, QUE., Dominion Public Building, St. Joseph Street at St. Antoine Street, 1930
ST. PASCAL, QUE., Dominion Public Building, National Highway at Central Road, 1930
STE. MARIE DE BEAUCE, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Main Street, 1930
VICTORIAVILLE, QUE. Dominion Public Building, Notre Dame Street, 1930
VILLE MARIE, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Ste. Anne Street at St. Jean Baptiste Street, 1930-31
KAMSACK, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Third Street at Third Avenue, 1930-31
LLOYDMINSTER, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Church Street, 1930
1931 (arranged alphabetically by province)
DRUMHELLER, ALTA., Dominion Public Building, Third Avenue at 2nd Street West, 1931
HIGH RIVER, ALTA., Dominion Public Building, McLeod Trail at Third Avenue West, 1931
THE PAS, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Fischer Avenue at Second Street, 1931-32
MONCTON, N.B., Dominion Public Building, 1931-33, (Building in Canada [Toronto], 23 Feb. 1935, 9, illus.)
MIDDLETON, N.S., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at School Street, 1931
SHUBENACADIE, N.S., Dominion Public Building, on the Halifax-Truro Road, 1931
NEW LISKEARD, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Whitewood Street at Paget Street, 1931
PARRY SOUND, ONT., Dominion Public Building, James Street at Mary Street, 1931
PENETANGUISHINE, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Penetanguishine Road, 1931-32
PERTH, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Gore Street at Basin Street, 1931-32 (C.R., xlvii, 25 Jan. 1933, 14, illus.; Ottawa Journal, 4 Oct. 1932, 12, descrip.; Building in Canada [Toronto], Summer 1938, 17, illus.)
PORT CREDIT, ONT., [West Toronto], Dominion Public Building, Lakeshore Road, 1931
HUNTINGDON, QUE. Dominion Public Building, Bouchette Street at Prince Street, 1931
MONTREAL, QUE., Postal Terminal Building, St. James Street at St. Antoine Street, 1931-32 (C.R., Vol. 50, 18 Nov. 1936, 1032-35, illus. & descrip.)
STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE, QUE. Dominion Public Building, Ste. Anne Street at Lamarche Street, 1931
LUMSDEN, SASK., Dominion Public Building, James Street near 1st Avenue, 1931
1932 (arranged alphabetically by province)
VANCOUVER, B.C., major addition to Post Office, Granville Street at Cordova Street, 1932
1933 (no new buildings recorded in Sessional Papers, only commissions for renovations and alterations)
1934 (arranged alphabetically by province)
NORWOOD GROVE, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Tache Avenue, 1934-35
DALHOUSIE, N.B., Dominion Public Building, Adelaide Street at Ramsay Street, 1934
McADAM, N.B., Dominion Public Building, Saunders Road, 1934
MONCTON, N.B., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Highfield Street, 1934-35, (Building in Canada [Toronto], 23 Feb. 1935, 9, illus.)
FORT WILLIAM, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Syndicate Street near Donald Street, 1934 (Building in Canada [Toronto], 26 Jan. 1935, 10, illus.)
GRAVENHURST, ONT., Dominion Public Building, 2nd Street, addition, with new clock tower, 1934
WALLACEBURG, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Nelson Street at James Street, 1934
WESTPORT, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Spring Street, 1934
ASBESTOS, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Du Roi Street at Gaspe Street, 1934
MONTREAL, QUE., Notre-Dame-de-Grace Post Office, Sherbrooke Street West at Wilson Avenue, 1934-35 (Building in Canada [Toronto], 26 Jan. 1935, 10, illus.; Montreal, Les Edifices Publics, 1981, 38-9, illus.)
MONTREAL, QUE., Postal Terminal Building, for the federal Dept. of Public Works, St. James Street at Cathedral Street, 1934-36, with Ross & MacDonald, Supervising Architects (Gazette [Montreal], 23 July 1935, 5, descrip., but lacking attribution; C.R., Vol. 50, 18 Nov. 1936, 1032-35, illus. & descrip.; inf. Scott Edwards)
1935 (arranged alphabetically by province)
FORT McMURRAY, ALTA., Dominion Public Building, 1935
VANCOUVER, B.C., Dominion Public Building, at the rear of, and joined to, the present Post Office, Granville Street at Cordova Street, 1935-36
MISSION CITY, B.C., Dominion Public Building, Washington Street, at Welton Street, 1935
SALMON ARM, B.C., Dominion Public Building, Hudson Street at McLeod Avenue, 1935
BOISSEVAIN, MAN., Post Office, South Railway Street at Cook Street, 1935
ELKHORN, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Richhill Avenue, 1935
HAMIOTA, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Helen Street at Christina Street, 1935
RIVERS, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Second Avenue at Columbia Street, 1935
RUSSELL, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Assiniboine Street, 1935
WINNIPEG, MAN., Elmwood Dominion Public Building, Kelvin Street at McIntosh Avenue, 1935
WINNIPEG, MAN., Post Office, Garry Street, major addition, 1935
WINNIPEG, MAN., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Water Avenue, 1935-36 (with Northwood & Chivers, Winnipeg)
GAGETOWN, N.B., Dominion Public Building, Main Street, 1935
PERTH, N.B., Dominion Public Building, 1935-36
REXTON, N.B., Dominion Public Building, Brait Street at Water Street, 1935
ST. ANDREW’S, N.B., Dominion Public Building, Water Street at King Street, 1935-36
ST. GEORGE, N.B., Dominion Public Building, Portage Street at Mary Street, 1935
AMHERST, N.S., Dominion Public Building, Victoria Street, 1935 (E. Pacey & A. Comiter, Landmarks: Historic Buildings of Nova Scotia, 1994, 115, illus.)
BRIDGETOWN, N.S., Dominion Public Building, Granville Street, 1935
HALIFAX, N.S., Dominion Public Building, Bedford Row at Prince Street, 1935-37 (C.R., Vol.. 50, 7 July 1937, 26-29, illus. & descrip.; Tim Morawetz, Art Deco Architecture Across Canada, 2017, 58, illus. & descrip.)
MAHONE BAY, N.S., Dominion Public Building, Main Street, 1935
NEW WATERFORD, N.S., Dominion Public Building, Plummer Avenue at 7th Street, 1935
BRADFORD, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Barrie Street, 1935
BRUSSELS, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Turnberry Street at Flora Street, 1935
BURK’S FALLS, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Ontario Street, 1935
CAMPBELLFORD, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Front Street at Mill Street, 1935
CANNINGTON, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Cameron Street West, 1935
DUNNVILLE, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Broad Street East at Chestnut Street, 1935
FENLON FALLS, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Colborne Street at Francis Street, addition of second storey, with clock tower, 1935
GALT, ONT. Dominion Public Building, Water Street North at Dickson Street, 1935
GEORGETOWN, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Mill Street at Water Street, 1935
GUELPH, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Wyndham Street, 1935
HAMILTON, ONT., Dominion Public Building, John Street South at King Street, 1935
KINGSVILLE, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Division Street, 1935
KIRKLAND LAKE, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Duncan Avenue at Kirkland Street, 1935-36
LONDON, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Richmond Street at Queen’s Avenue, 1935
MEAFORD, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Trowbridge Street, 1935 (Owen Sound Daily Sun-Times,, 25 April 1935, 1 & 15, illus. & detailed descrip.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Postal Terminal Building, Besserer Street, near Union Station, 1935
THOROLD, ONT., Dominion Public Building, Front Street, 1935
TORONTO, ONT., Postal Station “D”, Keele Street at Dundas Street West, 1935 (with Craig & Madill, Toronto)
TORONTO, ONT., Postal Station “N”, Lakeshore Road West at Seventh Street, in New Toronto, 1935
TORONTO, ONT. Weston Dominion Public Building, Weston Road at Elesmere Avenue, 1935
AMQUI, QUE., Dominion Public Building, 1935
BAGOTVILLE, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Fabrique Street at Albert Street, 1935
BEAUPORT, QUE., Dominion Public Building, 1935
BERTHIERVILLE, QUE., Dominion Public Building, 1935
BROWNSBURG, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Main Street, 1935
DOLBEAU, QUE. Dominion Public Building, Wallberg Boulevard at Fifth Avenue, 1935
MONTREAL, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Youville Square between McGill Street and Normand Street, 1935-36, with J. Dalbe Viau, Supervising Architect, and Lacroix & Doucet, Associate Architects (Building in Canada [Toronto], 23 Feb. 1935, 9, illus.; Gazette [Montreal], 8 Aug. 1935, 8, illus. & descrip.; C.R., Vol. 50, 4 Nov. 1936, 997-99, illus. & descrip.; Montreal, Les Edifices Publics, 1981, 34-7, illus.; inf. Scott Edwards)
ROUYN, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Perrault Street at Portage Avenue, 1935
ST JOSEPH d’ALMA, QUE., Dominion Public Building, St. Joseph Street at Collard Street, 1935
STANSTEAD, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Worth Road, 1935
VALOIS, QUE., Dominion Public Building, Donagani Street at Prince Edward Avenue, 1935
BROADVIEW, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Edmonton Street at Sixth Avenue, 1935
REGINA, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Scarth Street at Victoria Avenue, 1935-36
WATROUS, SASK., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at 2nd Avenue, 1935-36
WHITEWOOD, SASK., Dominion Public Building, 1935
1936 (arranged alphabetically by province)
LILLOOET, B.C., Dominion Public Building, Main Street, 1936
PENTICTON, B.C., Dominion Public Building, Main Street at Nanaimo Avenue, 1936
MONTREAL, QUE., Postal Terminal Building, St. James Street at Cathedral Street, 1936-37 (C.R., Vol. 50, 18 Nov. 1936, 1032-35, illus. & descrip.)
KINDERSLEY, SASK., Dominion Public Building, 1936
Other Federal buildings for the Dept. of Public Works
EMERSON, MAN., Customs & Immigration Building, 1928
OTTAWA, ONT., Palm House and large Greenhouse at Major Hill Park, 1928
PRINCE ALBERT, SASK., Immigration Building, 15th Street at First Avenue, 1928
HAILEYBURY, ONT., major addition to the Armoury, 1929-30
OTTAWA, ONT., The Ore Dressing and Metallurgical Building, for the Dept. of Mines, Booth Street, 1929-30
EDMONTON, ALTA., Immigration Building, 105A Avenue at 100th Street, 1930
CLAIR, N.B., Customs & Immigration Building at the International Bridge, 1930-31
OTTAWA, ONT., major addition to the Central Heating Plant for the D.P.W., 1930-31 (C.R., xliv, 12 March 1930, 124; xlv, 2 Sept. 1931, 49)
NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK., Immigration Building, Edward Street at Albert Street, 1930
BEEBE, QUE., Customs & Immigration Building, at the border crossing, 1932
TROUT RIVER, QUE., Customs & Immigration Building, 1932
FREDERICTON, N.B., a school dormitory at the Experimental Farm, 1934-35
CANTIC, QUE., Customs & Immigration Building, and Customs warehouse, 1934 (Gazette [Montreal], 26 July 1934, 6, descrip.)
LACOLLE, QUE., Customs & Immigration Building, and Customs warehouse, 1934-35 (Gazette [Montreal], 26 July 1934, 6, descrip.)
EDMONTON, ALTA., R.C.M.P. Administration Building, with garage and gymnasium facing the Parade grounds, between 101 and 101 A Avenue, 1935
DOUGLAS, B.C., Customs & Immigration Building, Pacific Highway, 1935
HUNTINGDON, B.C., Customs & Immigration Building, C Street at International Avenue, 1935
FORT BEAUSEJOUR PARK, N.B., Museum Building, 1935
SAINT JOHN, N.B., major addition to the Armoury, 1935-36
ST. STEPHEN, N.B., Customs & Immigration Building, Water Street, 1935
FORT LOUISBURG, N.S., Museum Building, King’s Street, 1935
BELLEVILLE, ONT., Entomological Building for the Dept. of Agriculture, Dundas Street at Bleeker Avenue, 1935
HAMILTON, ONT., major addition to the Armoury, Hughson Street at Robert Street, 1935-36
LONDON, ONT., Royal School & Drill Hall, for the Dept. of National Defence, Oxford Street, 1935-36
OTTAWA, ONT., Dept. of Justice & R.C.M.P. Building, Wellington Street at Kent Street, , a 9 storey office block, 1935-37 (Owen Sound Daily Sun-Times, 28 Oct. 1936, 2, illus.; C.R., li, 26 Jan. 1938, 4, illlus.)
OTTAWA, ONT., Royal Canadian Mint, Sussex Street, new metal refinery and major addition, 1935 (with H.G. Hughes, Almonte)
OTTAWA, ONT., Administration Building at the Experimental Farm, 1935
REGINA, SASK., R.C.M.P. Barracks, new artisans and Blacksmith’s shops, 1935