Charles B. Dolphin
Charles Brammall Dolphin (March 3, 1888 – June 28, 1969) was a British-Canadian architect who designed various buildings in Toronto,[1] most notably the Toronto Postal Delivery Building (now incorporated into the Scotiabank Arena).
Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, Dolphin immigrated to Canada.
He was married to Doris Alexandrine Stovel and had several children: William (died as infant), Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin, RCAF (d. 1944) and Nancy Jane Dolphin (1937–2002), Robert Dolphin and Shirley Dolphin.
He died in Toronto in 1969.[1]
Portfolio[edit]
- William McBrien Building (1900 Yonge Street) 1957–1958 – International Style office tower
- Toronto Postal Delivery Building 1947 – most of original Art Deco building demolished with only portions of the south & east facades remaining[2]
- The Clarendon (2 Clarendon Avenue) 1926–1927 – Tudor Revival apartments[3]
- Bloor-Yonge (TTC) subway station (20 Bloor Street East) 1954[4]
- Consumers Gas Showroom (2532 Yonge Street) 1930–1932[5] Art Deco building restored by ERA Architects.
- Arthur Meighen Building (Postal Station Q 25 St Clair Ave East) 1954[6]
- Toronto Coach Terminal (610 Bay Street) 1931–1932; altered 1990
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Port Credit (24 Stavenbank Road) 1926–1927
- Toronto Ski Club clubhouse (near 11901 Yonge Street), Richmond Hill, Ontario 1930
Personal[edit]
Dolphin was married to Doris Alexandrine LeGendre Stovel had several children (Nancy Jane Dolphin (1937–2002), William Dolphin, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin (d. 1944), Robert Dolphin and Shirley Dolphin).[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Charles Brammall Dolphin at archINFORM. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Toronto Postal Delivery Building". Torontohistory.org. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Avenue Road's Grand Apartments". Heritagetoronto.org. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Architectural Index for Ontario". archindont.torontopubliclibrary.ca. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ Bob Krawczyk. "2532 Yonge Street". TOBuilt. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
Consumers Gas Showroom, Architect: Charles Dolphin
- ^ "Toronto Architecture from the 1940s and 1950s – Page 8". Urbantoronto.ca. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "McKee, Nancy Jane Dolphin" (death notice). The Globe and Mail. September 2002.
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