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Frank Robert Evans
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Architect.
Born in North Wales on 13 November 1865, son of Robert Evans and Eleanor Nye, he attended Dulwich College of England then Dublin University, graduating with an Arts degree from the latter in 1884. He then went to London and studied architecture with his father, working with him until 1888 when he emigrated to Canada and settled first at Winnipeg then at Regina, Saskatchewan. In 1901 he returned to Winnipeg and established an architectural practice with offices on Pacific Avenue. He retired in 1934.
On 28 May 1894, he married Margaret Hamilton (1869-1948) at Regina, Saskatchewan. They had five children: Victor Hamilton Evans (1895-?), Frank Robert Evans, Eleanor Marion Evans (1898-?), Harold S. Evans (1904-?), and Evelyn Margaret Evans (1907-?). He was a member of the AF & AM (King Edward Lodge), Conservative party, and Presbyterian church.
He died at Brandon on 9 May 1949 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building |
Location |
Year |
Status |
Foley, Lock and Carson Biscuit Company Warehouse |
181-189 Market Avenue, Winnipeg |
1903 |
Demolished (?) |
Great West Saddlery Factory (addition) |
112 Market Avenue, Winnipeg |
1903 |
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Leland Hotel (expansion and renovation) |
222 William Avenue, Winnipeg |
1904 |
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Paulin-Chambers Building (expansion) |
311 Ross Avenue, Winnipeg |
1904 |
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Brydon Chambers |
150 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg |
1904 |
Demolished (?) |
Hallonquist Block |
402-406 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg |
1904 |
Demolished (1970s) |
West Kildonan School No. 8 |
West Kildonan |
1905 |
Demolished (1953) |
Orris Block |
305 Elgin Avenue, Winnipeg |
1905 |
Demolished (?) |
Chambers House (John H. Chambers) |
Kennedy Street, Winnipeg |
1905 |
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Elm Creek School No. 812 |
Elm Creek, RM of Grey |
1905 |
Demolished (?) |
Municipal Hall |
Sanford, RM of Macdonald |
1905 |
Demolished (?) |
Grandview School No. 1065 |
Grandview |
1906 |
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Headingley School No. 9 |
Headingley |
1906 |
Demolished (?) |
Shoal Lake School No. 458 |
Shoal Lake |
1906 |
Demolished (?) |
Somerset Block |
294 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
1906 |
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Baskerville House (Charles A. Baskerville) |
Donald Street, Winnipeg |
1906 |
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Robinson House (expansion) (Reuben Simon Robinson) |
157 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg |
1906 |
Demolished (?) |
Tabernacle Baptist Church |
Burrows Avenue at Charles Street, Winnipeg |
1906 |
Demolished (?) |
Ackland Wagon Factory Warehouse |
Higgins Avenue, Winnipeg |
1907 |
Demolished (?) |
Stonewall School No. 108 |
Stonewall |
1907 |
Demolished (1980) |
Kirkfield Park School (expansion) |
3085 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
1907 |
Demolished (circa 1949) |
McOuat House (Duncan D. McOuat) |
Balmoral Place, Winnipeg |
1907 |
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Leslie Storage Warehouse |
83 Kate Street, Winnipeg |
1909 |
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Paulin-Chambers Biscuit Company Warehouse |
Ross Avenue, Winnipeg |
1910 |
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Darlingford Consolidated School |
Darlingford, RM of Pembina |
1910 |
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Johnstone Block |
209 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg |
1910 |
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Clement Block |
907 Rosser Avenue, Brandon |
1910 |
Demolished (1989) |
Municipal Hall |
RM of St. Andrews |
1910 |
Demolished (?) |
Enright Block |
189 Jarvis Avenue, Winnipeg |
1911 |
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Aikins House (Gordon H. Aikins) |
69 Langside Street, Winnipeg |
1911 |
Demolished (?) |
Long House |
111 Middle Gate, Winnipeg |
1913 |
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Portage Masonic Hall |
52 Tupper Street South, Portage la Prairie |
1913 |
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Royal George Hotel |
123 Regent Avenue West, Winnipeg |
1913 |
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Sutherland Hotel (expansion) |
785 Main Street, Winnipeg |
1913 |
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Kilmarnock Apartments |
459 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg |
1913 |
Demolished (?) |
Brant Consolidated School No. 1703 |
Argyle, RM of Rockwood |
1914 |
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Basswood Consolidated School No. 1252 |
Basswood, RM of Saskatchewan |
1916 |
Demolished (?) |
Victoria School |
32 Fifth Street SE, Portage la Prairie |
1916 |
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Exchange Hotel |
Main Street, Winnipeg |
1917 |
Demolished (?) |
Manitoba Gypsum Company Warehouse |
St. James Street, Winnipeg |
1917 |
Demolished (?) |
Brandon YWCA Building |
148 Eleventh Street, Brandon |
1917 |
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R S R Building |
11 Martha Street, Winnipeg |
1919 |
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Gregg Building (addition) |
52 Albert Street, Winnipeg |
1922 |
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Downing House (Miss V. Downing) |
Fourth Street, Tuxedo |
1926 |
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American Hide and Fur Building |
150 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg |
1927 |
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Odd Fellows Hall (renovation) |
72 Princess Street, Winnipeg |
1930 |
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Sources:
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
“Tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 29 August 1904, page 10.
“Tenders [Royal George Hotel],” Manitoba Free Press, 24 June 1913, page 2.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Who's Who and Why, Volumes 6 and 7, 1915-1916, page 626.
“Constructional Activity,” Contract Record and Engineering Review, 22 September 1926, page 49.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Retired architect F. R. Evans dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 1949, page 34.
Winnipeg Building Index.
Johnstone Block (Kuo Min Tang Building), 209 Pacific Avenue, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, May 2019.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
We thank Nathan Kramer and James Kostuchuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 April 2023
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