Born in the RM of Rockwood on 10 March 1903, son of Charles McPherson (1874-1954) and Elsie Amy Bristow (1879-1957), he moved with his family to Teulon in 1910. He received primary and secondary education at Teulon and Stonewall then studied Architecture at the University of Manitoba, receiving a Gold Medal on graduation in 1927.
During the 1930s, he worked with his father’s contracting business in the Interlake. In 1940, he moved to Winnipeg and joined the Office of the Provincial Architect. In 1957, he succeeded Gilbert C. Parfitt as Provincial Architect and served until retirement in 1968.
On 12 August 1933, he married Sarah Baxter (1903-1985) at Winnipeg and they had three sons, including Charles Barry McPherson. He was a member of the Regents Park United Church.
He died at Selkirk on 12 July 1995 and was buried in the Windsor Cemetery.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
1075 Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg
1957
Tourist Information Office
International Peace Garden
1958
Dormitory Building
Headingley Gaol
1958
Manitoba School for the Deaf (addition)
1075 Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg
1959-1960
Pasteurizing Plant Building
Brandon Hospital for Mental Diseases
1959
Government House (assembly room)
10 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg
1961
Government House (garage and greenhouse)
10 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg
1963
Marriage registration [Charles McPherson, Elsie Amy Bristow], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [Basil Roy McPherson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Basil Roy McPherson, Sarah Baxter], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Tenders [Manitoba School for the Deaf],” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 July 1957, page 34.
“Tenders [Tourist Information Office],” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 July 1958, page 22.
“Tenders [Dormitory Building],” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 July 1958, page 36.
“Tenders [Manitoba School for the Deaf],” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 July 1959, page 19.
“Tenders [Pasteurizing Plant Building],” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 September 1959, page 30.
“Tenders [Government House Assembly Room],” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 March 1961, page 127.
“Tenders [Government House Garage and Greenhouse],” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 August 1963, page 46.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 September 2023
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