Samuel Maclure fonds
| Record No. | SC075 |
| Main Entry | Maclure, Samuel, 1860-1929 |
| Title | Samuel Maclure fonds |
| Dates | 1894-1958 |
| Physical Description | 2,138 plans. -- ca. 10 watercolours. -- 8 negatives. |
| Bio/Admin History | Samuel Maclure was born in Sapperton, B.C., near New Westminster. He attended school in New Westminster and Victoria, developing an early interest in art. After graduating he worked for some years as a telegraph operator. In 1884 he spent a year studying art at the Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia, taking classes in architecture and mechanical drawing as well as art. In the late 1880s, Maclure set up his own architectural practice, first in partnership with Charles H. Clow and later with Richard P. Sharp. Maclure and Clow built the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster in 1889. With Sharp, Maclure designed houses for the Hill family of New Westminster. In 1892, Maclure and his family moved to Victoria. One of his first commissions was the Temple Building in Victoria. He maintained connections in Vancouver and built "Gabriola" for B.T. Rogers in Vancouver in 1901, enabling Maclure to maintain a second practice on the lower mainland. In 1901 Maclure and Francis Rattenbury were appointed architects for the new Government House, which was completed in 1903. Maclure received commissions from many prominent Victoria and B.C. businessmen and politicians. He maintained his interest in drawing and painting, producing many impressive drawings and watercolours of local West Coast landscapes. He and his friend Emily Carr both belonged to the Vancouver Island Arts and Crafts Society, one-quarter of whose members were Maclure clients. |
| Scope and Content | The fonds consists of architectural plans of Samuel Maclure for homes in Victoria, other B.C. locations, and out of province locations, as well as lists of people who commissioned homes by Maclure, including construction contracts. Fonds includes plans by English designer George P. Bankart; plans by H.D. Day; plans by other architects; and watercolours by Maclure of houses, proposed houses and alterations. The fonds also consists of 8 negatives made from copies of original drawings of Hatley Park and 3 photocopies of sketches of a bungalow designed for Mrs. Maltwood. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the fonds. |
| Finding Aids | Finding aids available. |
| Online Finding Aids | Architectural Plans of Samuel Maclure (PDF, 487 kB) File List for Accession 2009-032 File List for Accession 2009-033 File List for Accession 2010-030 |
| Restrictions | |
| Notes | Also available on microfiche. |
| Provenance | Maclure, Samuel, 1860-1929 |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | Alex Park and Son Ltd. Architects--British Columbia--Victoria Architecture Architecture--British Columbia Architecture--British Columbia--Victoria--History Architecture--British Columbia--Victoria--Plans Bankart, George P. (George Percy), b. 1866 C.B.K. van Norman & Associates Crest interiors Day, H.D. (Harry Daborn), 1873-1965 Donnellan and Donnellan (Firm) Dunham, George Foote, 1876-1949 Griffith, H.S. (Henry Sandham), 1865-1943 Holland, Sylvia James, P. Leonard (Percy Leonard), 1878-1970 Kirk, Walter Lort, Ross A. (Ross Anthony), 1889-1968 Maclure, Samuel, 1860-1929 Rattenbury, Francis Mawson, 1867-1935 Spurgin, K.B. (Karl Branwhite), 1877-1936 Walwork, C.H. Watkins, C.E. (Charles Elwood), 1975-1942 |
| Related Links | Architecture Collections Samuel Maclure Database (images scanned from microfiche) |