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Memorable Manitobans: Victor William Horwood (1878-1939)
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Victor William Horwood
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Born at Frome, Somersetshire, England on 27 February 1878, son of Harry Horwood and Ellen Mary Long, he came to Canada with his parents at the age of 16 and was educated at the public school and Collegiate Institute of Prescott, Ontario. He was an art student at New York, Chicago, Ottawa, Toronto and studied architecture with E. L. Horwood at Ottawa, Ontario. He came to Manitoba in 1904 and worked as an architect.
In 1911, he was appointed Provincial Architect following the death of Samuel Hooper. In 1914 he wrote a history of the Manitoba Architects Association, of which he served as Vice President. He became a central figure in the Royal Commission hearing into corruption during the building of the Legislative Building. His story disagreed with that of other witnesses, but the Commission chose to believe him. He remained Provincial Architect until 1924 when he was succeeded by Gilbert Parfitt.
On 18 September 1906, he married Claratina “Clara” Taylor (1885-1956), daughter of T. W. Taylor. They had no children. He was an active snowshoer and was captain in the militia in 1911. He was a member of the IOOF, Masons, Knights of Pythias, and Military Institute (serving as Captain of the 90th Winnipeg Rifles). He served as President of the Manitoba Art Association.
He died at his home at Matlock on 15 March 1939 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery. His papers are in the Archives of Manitoba.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
W. Chandler Birt Residence
Cathedral Avenue, Winnipeg
1905
Virden
1905
Demolished
219 Provencher Boulevard, Winnipeg
1905-1906
Abraham E. Kingdon Residence
197 Yale Avenue, Winnipeg
1906
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
Pearl at Notre Dame, Winnipeg
1906
1110 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg
1906
Demolished
328 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg
1906
Demolished
Moxam Court
River Avenue, Winnipeg
1906-1907
212 Dumoulin Street, Winnipeg
1907
Ivan Court
River Avenue, Winnipeg
1908
1110 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg
1908
Demolished
Augustus B. Stovel Residence
34 Avonherst Street, Winnipeg
1909
Waldron Court
Broadway, Winnipeg
1909
Chester D. Stovel Residence
6 Ruskin Row, Winnipeg
1910
St. Albans Anglican Church
Rathgar Avenue, Winnipeg
1910
McMillan Court
Kennedy Street, Winnipeg
1910
Virden Collegiate Institute
Virden
1910
175 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg
1910
110 James Avenue, Winnipeg
1910
Broadway, Winnipeg
1911-1912
Winnipeg
1911-1913
Stonewall
1912-1913
See also:
Victor William Horwood, Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
Sources:
Marriage registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
“New provincial architect named,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 November 1911, page 5.
“Victor W. Horwood succumbs Wednesday at Matlock Beach,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 1939, page 5.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Obituary [Clara Horwood], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 November 1956, page 39.
Crescentwood, A History by R. R. Rostecki, Winnipeg: Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by J. M. Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 July 2018
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