1 Alfred Chapman

Alfred Chapman was born in Toronto and apprenticed with architect Beaumont Jarvis (1864-1948) prior to attending the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he graduated in 1902. After working in New York City, Chapman returned to Toronto and formed a partnership with Robert B. McGiffin. The partnership designed a number of Carnegie libraries, including: Dundas (1909); Barrie (1915); and Toronto’s Dovercourt Branch (Toronto, 1913). They also designed Knox College (Toronto, 1912-15) and Rosedale Presbyterian (Toronto, 1909). The partnership dissolved in 1919 and Chapman joined with engineer J. Morrow Oxley (1883-1957). Their most well-known building is the art deco-designed Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, 1938). The partnership of Chapman & Oxley was responsible for many other important buildings, including an addition to the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, 1932) and the Harbour Commission Building (Toronto, 1919). Chapman was a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

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