McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
Alteration to Engineers' Club
File
65 architectural drawings : ink on linen
1 architectural draing : pencil on paper
Includes 10 plans (8 elevations; 2 sections), 16 detail drawings (ladies' dining room, billiard room, corridors, dining room, entrance hall and vestibule, writing room, ladies' reception room, private dining room, ladies' stair, staircase, panels for billiard markers), and 13 consultant drawings (heating and ventilation, food preparation and storage). The house was originally constructed in 1860-1862 for brewer William Dow and is attributed to William T. Thomas. It was purchased by the club around 1907 and was added to in 1911-1912 and again in 1933. The Canadian Domestic Engineering Co. Limited produced the 13 consultant drawings dated March 1911-December 1912.
The CAC also has a watercolour perspective of the house which is attributed to William Spier.
Project located in Montreal, Beaver Hall Square.