Richard A. Waite
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Richard A. Waite (1848-1911) was a British-born American architect in the late 19th century.
Waite arrived in America in 1856 with his wife and children and settled in Buffalo, New York to work in a printing company. Like many early architects, Waite learned building design as an apprentice. He studied mechanical engineering under John Ericsson, the inventor of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor.
He continued his studies in New York after 1871 and returned in 1874 as a fully trained architect.
Although he built many homes in the Buffalo area, his projects flourished in Canada and in Scotland.
A list of some of Waite's accomplishments:
- Pierce's Palace Hotel, Buffalo, New York 1878-1881
- Walden-Myer Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Buffalo German Insurance Co. Building
- Birk's Building, Hamilton, Ontario
- Canada Life Assurance Company, Montreal, Quebec 1898
- Grand Trunk Railway Company Limited, Montreal 1906
- Ontario Legislative Buildings, Toronto 1892
Mr. Waite also helped design the Oliver Opera House in South Bend, Indiana.[citation needed] This opera house was built by James and Joseph Doty Oliver, both founders of the Oliver Chilled Plow Works located in South Bend, Indiana. James Oliver was the inventor of the Chilled Plow.
