Memorable Manitobans: James Hamilton “Jim” Christie (1929-2014)

Architect.

Born at Glasgow, Scotland on 13 July 1929, he trained as an architect there and practiced for a time before moving to Winnipeg where he worked at the firm of Moody and Moore. While in Winnipeg, he met and married architect Jean Stuart Campbell Wallace and they had three children. The family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia (1974) then to Calgary, Alberta (1978) where he designed many residential and commercial structures. He died at Calgary, Alberta on 1 September 2014.

Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:

Building

Location

Year

Status

St. Stephen’s-Broadway United Church

396 Broadway, Winnipeg

1969-1970

 

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 6 September 2014.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 January 2022

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