Donald Alexander Stewart

Donald Alexander Stewart FRIBA (6 July 1876 – 16 January 1940) was a Scottish architect, prominent in the first half of the 20th century. His design genre varied between commercial buildings, schools and churches, but he worked almost exclusively in Perthshire. and then as chief draughtsman and, later, chief architect to the Edmonton Public School Board.

He returned to Scotland on war service in 1916 and chose to stay.

In 1919, Stewart was an assistant to Robert Matthew Mitchell, who made him partner five years later. The firm became Smart, Stewart & Mitchell.

Stewart was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in November 1929.

Selected notable works

Old Academy, Perth (1908) – alterations to preparatory department J. Pullar and Sons Dyeworks, Perth (1919) – reconstruction after it had been taken over by Eastman of London Royal George Hotel, Perth (1927) – reconstruction

Personal life Stewart married twice, first to Georgina McDougall, then to May Isobel Elliot.

Death Stewart died on 16 January 1940, aged 63.