William Critchlow Harris

Architect

1854 – 1913

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Who was William Critchlow Harris?

William Critchlow Harris was an architect noted mainly for his ecclesiastical and domestic projects in Maritime Canada.

He was born near Liverpool, England to Welsh parents but moved to Prince Edward Island with his family as a young child. He lived there most of his life, however for much of the time he led an itinerant existence travelling throughout Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia pursuing and executing design commissions throughout the region. He was influenced by the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style and Victorian gothic.

His greatest disappointment was the loss of a commission late in life to design the Anglican Cathedral in Halifax. The commission was awarded to New York architect Bertram Goodhue and Harris was given the unhappy task of overseeing completion of the more famous architect's work.

His brother was the noted artist Robert Harris.

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Born
Apr 30, 1854
Liverpool
Siblings
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • Liverpool
Died
1913

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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