Charles B. Dolphin
Charles Brammall Dolphin (3 March 1888 – 28 June 1969) was a British-Canadian architect who designed various buildings in Toronto, most notably the Toronto Postal Delivery Building (now incorporated into the Scotiabank Arena). Charles B. Dolphin was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, Dolphin immigrated to Canada. He was married to Doris Alexandrine Stovel and had several children: William (died as infant), Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin, RCAF (d.
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Charles B. Dolphin
- Born
- 3 March 1888
- Birthplace
- Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
- Died
- 28 June 1969
- Place of death
- Toronto, Ontario
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- English
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Charles Brammall Dolphin (3 March 1888 – 28 June 1969) was a British-Canadian architect who designed various buildings in Toronto, most notably the Toronto Postal Delivery Building (now incorporated into the Scotiabank Arena). Charles B. Dolphin was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, Dolphin immigrated to Canada. He was married to Doris Alexandrine Stovel and had several children: William (died as infant), Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin, RCAF (d.
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Charles B. Dolphin worked as an architect and was United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Charles B. Dolphin was born in 1888. Charles B. Dolphin died in 1969. The language is English.
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1944) and Nancy Jane Dolphin (1937–2002), Robert Dolphin and Shirley Dolphin.
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• Born — 3 March 1888 • Birthplace — Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire • Died — 28 June 1969 • Place of death — Toronto, Ontario
Works
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• Name — Year — Address — Status • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church — 1926 — 24 Stavenbank Road, Port Credit • The Clarendon — 1926 — 2 Clarendon Avenue, Toronto • Bay-Adelaide Garage Limited — 1927 — 65 Adelaide Street W, Toronto — demolished ca. 1973 • Solloway, Mills & Co. Building — 1929 — 108-112 Yonge Street, Toronto — demolished ca. 1960 • Consumers' Gas Showroom — 1930 — 2532 Yonge Street, Toronto • Toronto Ski Club clubhouse — 1930 — 11901 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill • Toronto Coach Terminal — 1931 — 610 Bay Street, Toronto • Fulpart Building (CHUM studios, later McClear Place Studio) — 1946 — 225 Mutual Street, Toronto — demolished 2010 • Toronto Postal Delivery Building — 1947 — east and south façades incorporated into Scotiabank Arena • Bay-Grosvenor Building — 1948 — 880 Bay Street — demolished 2016 • Austin Ontario Motors Limited dealership — 1949 — 737 Church Street, Toronto — demolished • International Harvester Company of Canada sales and service building — 1951 — 2336 St Clair Avenue W, Toronto • Bloor–Yonge station — 1954 — 20 Bloor Street E, Toronto • Arthur Meighen Building (Postal Station Q) — 1954 — 25 St Clair Avenue E, Toronto — façade removed in 2019 • William McBrien Building — 1956 — 1900 Yonge Street, Toronto • The War Amps Building — 1959 — 140 Merton Street, Toronto
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Personal
Dolphin was married to Doris Alexandrine LeGendre Stovel had several children (Nancy Jane Dolphin (1937–2002), William Dolphin, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin (d. 1944), Robert Dolphin and Shirley Dolphin).
Executed works
Executed works
• Illustration — The Gray Coach Terminal, 1931 • Illustration — The Toronto Postal Delivery Building (1939), now part of Scotiabank Arena • Illustration — The William C. McBrien Building (1957) • Illustration — Solloway, Mills & Co. Building • Illustration — Bay-Adelaide Garage • Illustration — National Trust headquarters addition
Unexecuted works
Unexecuted works
• Illustration — Toronto Towers • Illustration — Toronto towers perspective • Illustration — Toronto Towers hotel • Illustration — Tower at northwest corner of Yonge and King • Illustration — Robins Limited, Yonge Street at Granby
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- 1.archINFORM arch 18218.htm Charles Brammall Dolphin 2014-10-11
- 2.McKee, Nancy Jane Dolphin. The Globe and Mail. September 2002.
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