George F. Durand
George F. Durand was born on July 9, 1850. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About George F. Durand
George Ferguson Durand (July 9, 1850 – December 20, 1889) was a Canadian architect. Born in London, Canada West (now Ontario), to a Scottish immigrant, he showed an interest in the arts from a young age. He apprenticed under William Robinson before working with Thomas Fuller on the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa and the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. Returning to London by 1878, he joined Robinson, Tracy, & Company as a junior partner, being made partner in 1880; with the departure of Thomas Henry Tracy in 1882, Durand became the lead architect for the firm. He received many commissions in London and throughout Southwestern Ontario, including several from the federal government, and helped establish the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889. Durand designed many houses, post offices, and municipal buildings, including the Stratford Pump House and Perth County Courthouse in Stratford, Talbot Street Baptist Church and Waverly in London, and Victoria Hall in Petrolia. His works employ varied styles, reflecting an eclecticism common in contemporary architecture, though features of Queen Anne style architecture are prominent in many of his buildings. Several of his designs have been designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. The "A" Block of the Wolseley Barracks and Victoria Hall were made National Historic Sites of Canada in 1963 and 1975, respectively.