Born at Maidstone, England on 23 May 1881, he emigrated to Canada about 1907 and worked as an assistant to Winnipeg architect John Woodman, who in 1917 invited him to become a full partner in the practice. They specialized in the design of commercial and institional buildings, including schools in Winnipeg and its outlying suburbs. The partnership ended in 1924 after which Cubbidge practiced alone, designing a variety of homes in the prosperous suburbs of Crescentwood and Tuxedo. In 1932, he served as President of the Manitoba Association of Architects, and continued to practice until 1950. He died at his Winnipeg home, 12B Locarno Apartments on Roslyn Road, on 28 October 1952 and was buried in St. John’s Cemetery.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
290 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg
1917
133 Matheson Avenue East, Winnipeg
1919-1920
Demolished (1962)
757 Lyon Street, Winnipeg
1921
Eaton’s Department Store (renovations)
345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1927
Rich House (Percy J. Rich)
102 Handsart Blvd, Winnipeg
1927
Redmond House (L. J. H. Redmond)
101 Handsart Blvd, Winnipeg
1927
25 Ruskin Row, Winnipeg
1928
W. Cohen Fur Company Building
Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
210 Lamont Boulevard, Winnipeg
1929
Carruthers House (James D. Carruthers)
Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
c1930
Eaton House
Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
1932
St. Paul’s High School & College (Paul Shea Hall)
Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg
1932
Demolished (1964)
1015 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
1932
Demolished (2022)
761 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
1935
International Harvester Company Warehouse
Portage Avenue at Burnell, Winnipeg
1937
Pointe du Bois
1942-1943
City Hydro Showroom (renovations)
405-407 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1944-1945
Demolished (?)
“Lowest hydro job bid is Fraser MacDonald’s,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 August 1944, page 11.
“City Hydro’s new showroom will be opened,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 January 1945, page 6.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 31 October 1952, page 33.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 May 2024
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