William Critchlow Harris, architect (b at Bootle, near Liverpool, Eng 30 Apr 1854; d at Halifax 16 July 1913), brother of painter Robert Harris. Brought to Charlottetown as a child, he attended Prince of Wales College and in 1870 joined architect David Stirling in Halifax. In 1875 he established his own practice in Charlottetown. His buildings reflect a talented and original approach to the High Victorian Gothic style. Over 120 are extant in PEI, NS and NB. They include St James Anglican Church, Mahone Bay, NS (1886); St Paul's Anglican Church, Charlottetown (1895); and his masterwork, All Souls' Chapel, Charlottetown (1888), which contains 18 paintings by his brother Robert. In 1904-05, he designed Broughton, a town of 12 000 persons, for the Cape Breton Coal Iron and Railway company. Fifty of its buildings were built before the company declared bankruptcy in 1906.
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William Critchlow Harris
Article by Grant Wanzel, Karen Kallweit, Greg Munn
Published Online May 19, 2008
Last Edited December 16, 2013
William Critchlow Harris, architect (b at Bootle, near Liverpool, Eng 30 Apr 1854; d at Halifax 16 July 1913), brother of painter Robert Harris.