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Samuel Frank Peters
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Born at Yeovil, Somerset, England on 7 November 1847, eldest son of Samuel and Anne Peters, he emigrated to Canada with his parents, his father practicing as a civil engineer at London, Ontario. He was educated at public schools and Hellmuth College (London, Ontario), and the University of Toronto. He began the practice of architecture at London, Ontario in 1872.
He came to Winnipeg in July 1892 where he served as an architect for the provincial and federal governments. It is said that Peters designed the first apartment block in Winnipeg. He served as the first President of the Manitoba Association of Architects.
On 30 October 1873, he married Sarah Lucinda Jones (1850-1943) at London, Ontario. They had three sons: Edgar Horace Peters (1875-1935), Harry Allan Peters (1877-?), and Frank Roy Peters (1888-?). During the 1885 North West Rebellion, he was a Captain of the 7th Fusiliers, suffering injuries that resulted in the loss of an arm. He was a member of the Winnipeg Military Institute, Manitoba Navy League, AF & AM, and the Anglican Church. His recreations included all outdoor amateur sports.
He died at his son’s home in St. Vital on 29 May 1926 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
167 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg
1894
Flora Avenue, Winnipeg
1894
Absorbed into schoolyard (1960s)
515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1894-1895
94 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg
1895
535 Mountain Avenue, Neepawa
1897
179 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg
1898
Osler, Hammond & Nanton Building
Main Street, Winnipeg
1898
London Building
432 Main Street, Winnipeg
1898
Union Bank Annex
500 Main Street, Winnipeg
1898
422 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg
1899
185-87 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg
1899
Merchants Bank
371 Main Street, Winnipeg
1900
Temple Building
325 Donald Street, Winnipeg
1900
Joseph Maw Warehouse
McFarlane Street at Point Douglas Avenue
1901
238 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1902
255 Sutherland Avenue, Winnipeg
1902
Maycock Block (renovations)
586 Main Street, Winnipeg
1902
194 Broadway, Winnipeg
1904
294-296 William Avenue, Winnipeg
1904
Pilkington Brothers Warehouse
Market Street East, Winnipeg
1904
121-123 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1904-1905
Strathclair Town Hall
Strathclair
1904-1905
464 Stradbrook Avenue, Winnipeg
1905
Cockshutt Plow Warehouse (addition)
238 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1906
324 Crescent Road West, Portage la Prairie
1906
Hamiota School (addition)
Hamiota
1908
Western Canada Military Institute Building
10 Osborne Place, Winnipeg
1910
50 Yale Avenue, Winnipeg
1911
139 Middle Gate, Winnipeg
1911
20 West Gate, Winnipeg
1914
Ontario birth and marriage registrations, Ancestry.
The Canadian Architect and Builder, Volume 10, Issue 1, page 4, 1897.
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Who's Who and Why, Volumes 6 and 7, 1915-1916, page 499.
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.
Death registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Capt. F. S. Peters dies after brief illness,” Manitoba Free Press, 31 May 1926, page 3.
Obituary, Manitoba Free Press, 1 June 1926, page 20.
Obituary [Edgar Horace Peters], Winnipeg Tribune, 23 April 1935, page 6.
Obituary [Sarah Lucinda Peters], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 March 1943, page 2.
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: 6 November 2024
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