Thomas W. Fuller

Thomas William Fuller (May 3, 1865 – November 4, 1951), the son of Thomas Fuller, was a Canadian architect. Before his selection as Dominion Architect, Fuller designed a number of federal buildings in Dawson City, Yukon, some of which are now designated as National Historic Sites of Canada. These include the Post Office (1899); Court House (1900–01); Territorial Administration Building, 5th Avenue (1901); Public School (1901) which burned 1957; and Commissioner's Residence (1901).

He served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1927 to 1936, designing a number of prominent public buildings in Canada. Thomas W. Fuller designed a number of post offices:

• Outremont, Quebec, Bernard Avenue, (1928–29); Hespeler, Ontario Queen Street East, (1928); Fort Frances, Ontario (1929); Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1st Avenue, 1929; Moncton, New Brunswick (1931); Penetanguishene, Ontario (1931); Perth, Ontario (1933); Montreal, Quebec, St. James Street (1932); Montreal, Quebec Notre-Dame-de-Grace Sherbrooke Street East (1934–35); Fort William, Ontario, Syndicate Avenue near Donald Street (1934); Montreal, Quebec, Central Post Office, Peel Street, (1935); Amherst, Nova Scotia (1935).

His son, Thomas G. Fuller, founded Thomas Fuller Construction company in 1958 which built many public buildings in Ottawa as well as the sheltered harbour for the Britannia Yacht Club.^[1] In 2002, the company was awarded a contract to renovate the Canadian Library of Parliament.^[2]

Works

Site	Date(s) & Architect	Designated	Location	Description	Image
Bessborough Armoury 2025 West 11th Avenue	1932-3 Thomas W. Fuller	Canada's Register of Historic Places; Vancouver Inventory of heritage buildings "B" Category; Recognized - 1997 - Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings;	Vancouver, British Columbia	large Neo-Gothic style structure with a low-pitched gable roof on a flat site faced by mature trees within an area of containing light industry, and adjacent to a residential area
Victoria Rifles Armoury, 691 Cathcart Street	1933 Thomas W. Fuller	Canada's Register of Historic Places; Recognized - 1984 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings	Montréal, Quebec	Housing Le Régiment de Maisonneuve, this Gothic Revival armoury`s two-dimensional façade with a low-pitched gable roof is pressed up against its urban streetscape
Côte des Neiges Armoury 4185 Chemin de la Côte des Neiges,	1934-35 Thomas W. Fuller	Canada's Register of Historic Places; Recognized - 1991 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings	Montréal, Quebec	On a treed site on the southwest perimeter of Mount Royal Park, this Châteauesque structure houses The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal); 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Regina Armoury, 1600 Elphinstone Avenue,	1928 Thomas W. Fuller	Recognized - 1998 on the Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings	Regina, Saskatchewan	This centrally located Neo-Gothic style fortress like building with a low-pitched gable roof is in a modern residential neighbourhood adjacent to the Regina Exhibition Grounds, Organizations that use the armoury include: Regina units of 38th Brigade Group: 10th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Royal Regina Rifles, 16th (Saskatchewan) Service Battalion, 16th Medical Company, cadet corps and the Military Museum of Saskatchewan
Rouyn Armoury	1935-6 Thomas W. Fuller	Recognized - 1983 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings	Rouyn, Quebec	centrally located, symmetrical Neo-Gothic style building with a steeply pitched gable roof
Seaforth Armoury 1650 Burrard Street	1936 (completed) Thomas W. Fuller	Canada's Register of Historic Places;Classified - 1997 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings	Vancouver, British Columbia	designed by architects McCarter and Nairne, the massive, low-massed, asymmetrical, concrete Neo-Gothic style structure with a fortified appearance is as a Class A Heritage Building in downtown Vancouver housing The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Confederation Building (Ottawa), Wellington Street at Bank Street,	1928-31 Thomas W. Fuller		Ottawa, Ontario
The Ore Building, Booth Street,	1929 Thomas W. Fuller		Ottawa, Ontario
Custom House, Front Street West at Yonge Street	1930-31 Thomas W. Fuller		Toronto, Ontario
Department of Justice Building, Wellington Street	1935-7 Thomas W. Fuller		Ottawa, Ontario

External links

• Yukon Nuggets
• Thomas W. Fuller, Chief Dominion Architect 1927-1936
• Canada`s Historic Places

References

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