David Robertson Brown | |
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Born |
Montreal, Quebec | August 28, 1869
Died | March 28, 1946 Montreal, Quebec | (aged 76)
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse |
Harriet Fairbairn Robb
(
m. 1900) |
David Robertson Brown (August 28, 1869 – March 28, 1946) was a Canadian architect.
David Robertson Brown was born in Montreal on August 28, 1869, the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Robertson. [1] He was educated at the High School of Montreal [2] and then studied architecture for four years in Montreal under A. F. Dunlop. [3]
In 1890, Brown went to Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked for architectural firms, including Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, heirs to the practice of Henry Hobson Richardson, [4] before returning to Montreal in 1894 and forming the architectural firm of Brown, McVicar, and Heriot. From 1900 to 1905 he worked alone, [3] then formed a temporary working partnership with Percy Erskine Nobbs, [5] and finally in 1907 went into partnership with Hugh Vallance. Brown served as President of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Quebec Association of Architects. [3]
Brown was a member of the Canada Club and the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club. [2]
In 1900 Brown married Harriet Fairbairn Robb, a daughter of William Robb, City Treasurer of Montreal. [1]
He died at his home in Montreal on March 28, 1946. [6]