Ralph Benjamin Pratt

Ralph Benjamin Pratt (9 August 1872 – 14 March 1950) was a Canadian architect known for his work as a staff architect for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway, and for his work as a member of the firm Pratt and Ross with partner architect Donald Aynsley Ross.

Biography Ralph Benjamin Pratt was born on 9 August 1872 in London, England to Joseph and Jane Pratt. He attended school at the South Kensington School of Art and moved to Canada in 1891 and then to Manitoba the following year.

Pratt married Euphemia Maude Monnington (1874–1977) on 23 October 1900, at Winnipeg, and they had three children. His recreations included canoeing and skating. He was a member of the Anglican church.

He died at Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, on 14 March 1950, and was buried in the St. John's Cemetery.

Works Some of Pratt's works include: Canadian Pacific station, Kenora, Ontario, 1899 Canadian Pacific station, Virden, Manitoba, 1900, Type 9 Canadian Pacific Railway Station design Canadian Northern station, St Boniface, Manitoba, 1901 Canadian Pacific station, Kenton, Manitoba, 1902 Canadian Northern station, Neepawa, Manitoba, 1902 Canadian Pacific station, Carberry, Manitoba, 1904 Canadian Northern Station, Silver Mountain, Ontario, 1907 Canadian Northern station, Kipling, Saskatchewan, 1909 Winnipeg Amphitheater, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1909 Garry Block, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1911 Prince Edward Hotel, Brandon, Manitoba, 1912, a Canadian National Railway hotel Electric Railway Chambers, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1912, Pratt and Ross supervising architects Pacific Central Station, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1918 Osborne Stadium, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1932 Canadian Northern station, Edmonton, Alberta

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