Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

• CA CAC 1
• Fonds
• 1893-1960

The Nobbs fonds consists of the work of Percy Erskine Nobbs, George Taylor Hyde, Nobbs and Hyde, Nobbs and Valentine, and Nobbs and Nobbs. 526 projects are documented in the Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds. Architectural drawings form the core of the fo...

Nobbs, Percy E. (Percy Erskine), 1875-1964

Architectural drawings and other papers of Percy Nobbs and his associates

• CA CAC 1-1
• Subfonds
• 1897-1957

Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

The subfonds consists primarily drawings ranging in date from Nobbs' early student projects and competition drawings, to designs for McGill University buildings such as the McGill University Union Building and MacDonald Engineering Building, ...

Student Drawings of P.E. Nobbs

• CA CAC 1-1-1
• File
• April 1897-August 1903

Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

File consists of 35 measured drawings: --Unidentified details of contours (1) --Elevations, sections and plans of St. Athernase, Leuchars, Fife (5) --Tomb of children of Charles VIII, Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh (1) --Cornice of stone chi...

Proposal of Cottage for Dr. Adami

• CA CAC 1-1-10
• File
• February 1906

Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

File consists of presentation drawings for cottage (with ground and attic floors, 10 bedrooms; stone; wood; wall bearing). Drawings feature north and south elevations, ground and bedroom floors, section.

Proposal of House for E. Rutherford

• CA CAC 1-1-11
• File
• March 1906-April 1906

Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

File consists of architectural drawings for urban house (detached, basement, 2 floors, attic, 5 bedrooms); wood; roughcast; wall bearing. Includes 1 presentation drawing (ground and bedroom floor plans, north, south and west elevations), 9 develop...

Decoration of Christ Church Cathedral

• CA CAC 1-1-12
• File
• March 1907-August 1907

Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

File consists of architectural drawings of church, including 1 development drawing (nave ceiling panels) and 3 detail drawings (lettering, marblework, fittings). Also includes 1 photograph of finished interior.

Block Plan of Proposed Medical Building

• CA CAC 1-1-13
• File
• April 1907

Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

File consists of survey drawing (block plan) for university building.

House for Dr. Porter

• CA CAC 1-1-14
• File
• April 1907-May 1907

Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

File consists of architectural drawings for urban house (detached, basement, 3 floors, 3 bedrooms), brick, composite. Includes 7 working drawings (floor plans, elevations, sections), 2 record drawings (floor plans, elevations, sections). Also incl...

Macdonald Engineering Building

• CA CAC 1-1-15
• File
• May 1907-April 1908

Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

File consists of architectural drawings and blueprints for university building. Includes 8 measured drawings (floor plans, numbering of rooms), 7 presentation drawings (proposed elevation, front and back elevations, north and south elevations, sec...

Proposal of New Front for Old Medical Building

• CA CAC 1-1-16
• File
• March 1908

Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

File consists of presentation drawing (exterior perspective) for university building (stone).