Basic Biographical Details Name: | Robert Claud Kerr | Designation: | | Born: | 1866 | Died: | 22 October 1938 | Bio Notes: | Robert Claud Kerr was born in Glasgow in 1866. He was articled to John Honeyman in 1884 and attended classes held by the Glasgow Architectural Association and at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. It is not yet known where he worked thereafter: he may have remained with Honeyman & Keppie during the sharp upturn in business from 1889 as there are payments to 'non-specific' junior staff in the early 1890s.
By 1898 Kerr was in Chicago working as an assistant with several practices, one of which was that of J L Silsbee. In 1900 he set up practice in Webb City, Missouri, but by the following year he had moved to Seattle where he designed the armoury and several fire stations. In 1912 he transferred his practice to Vancouver where he acquired a significant domestic practice. After the war he formed an informal partnership with Richard F Perry from 1926 to 1928, designing two Christ Scientist churches, one with Perry and one on his own, the Ryerson United Church, both in Vancouver.
Kerr died on 22 October 1938 survived by his wife Janet. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Glasgow, Scotland | Business | | Before 1898 | | | Chicago, United States of America | Business | 1898 | 1900 | | | Webb City, Missouri, United States of America | Business | 1900 | | | | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Business | 1912 | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Honeyman & Keppie | 1884 | c. 1889 | Apprentice | Perhaps stayed on as assistant | | Honeyman & Keppie | c. 1889(?) | Before 1898(?) | Assistant(?) | Uncertain whether he remained as assistant | | J L Silsbee | Before 1898 | Before 1900 | Assistant | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Luxton, Donald (ed.) | 2003 | Building the West: the early architects of British Columbia | | Vancouver: Talon Books | |
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