William Tuff Whiteway

William Tuff Whiteway (1856–1940) was a Canadian architect best known for his work in the early 1900s in Vancouver, Canada, although he received commissions in various parts of the United States and Canada during his peripatetic career.

Biography Whiteway was born in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland Colony in 1856. He moved to Victoria, British Columbia in approximately 1882, to Vancouver in 1886, and to San Diego in 1887. In 1888, he moved to Port Townsend, Washington, where he practiced architecture with his partner Julius C. Schroeder. In 1892, he left Port Townsend for St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and then moved to Halifax where he partnered with William T. Horton. In 1900, Whiteway returned to Vancouver, where he remained until his death in 1940.

Second Ferguson Block (1887), 6 Powell Street at Carrall Street. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Miller and Burkett Building (1889), 237 Taylor Street, Port Townsend, Washington. Later known as the Elks Building, now Silverwater Restaurant. Designed by the firm of Whiteway and Schroeder. Sterming Block (1889), 921-925 Water Street, Port Townsend, Washington. Designed by the firm of Whiteway and Schroeder. Now The Belmont. Chinese Times Building (1902), 1 East Pender Street at Carrall Street. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Kelly Douglas Warehouse (1905), 316 Water Street, now The Landing, an office and retail complex. Wood's Hotel (1906), 412 Carrall Street at East Hastings Street. Variously known as the Roger Hotel, Rainbow Hotel, and Portland Hotel; now Pennsylvania Hotel. This five-story hotel was notable because both street facades consist entirely of bay windows, with a circular turret at the corner. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver, it was renovated in 2008-2009 for use as social housing. Hotel Winters (1906), 203 Abbott Street at Water Street, commissioned by William Frederick Winters. It was destroyed by fire in 2022. MacDonald School (1906), 1955 East Pender Street at Victoria Drive. Orange Hall (1907), 341 Gore Avenue at East Hastings Street. This was originally a meeting place for the Orange Order, a militant Protestant organization, although the building once housed a synagogue while owned by the Orange Order. In the mid-1940s, it was sold and renovated by architect William Frank Gardiner under the National Housing Administration. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Fire Hall No. 1 (1907), 270-280 East Cordova Street, now Fire Hall Arts Centre. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Kamloops Public School (1907), 245 St. Paul Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, now Stuart Wood School. Admiral Seymour School (1907), 1130 Keefer Street. Lord Roberts School (1908), 1100 Bidwell Street. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Woodward's Department Store (1908), 101 West Hastings Street at Abbott Street, now integrated into a new mixed-use structure. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Manitoba Hotel (1909), 50 West Cordova Street, now Hildon Hotel. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Hotel Metropole (1910), 320 Abbott Street, also known as Travellers Hotel. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Holden Building (1911), 10-16 East Hastings Street, now Tellier Tower. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. World Building (1912), 100 West Pender Street, now Sun Tower. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Its attribution to Whiteway is disputed; see above. St. Regis Hotel (1912), 602 Dunsmuir Street at Seymour Street. Pender Hotel (1913), 31 West Pender Street. Originally Palmer Rooms, also known as Wingate Hotel. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Duncan Elementary School (1913), 1035 Nagle Street, Duncan, British Columbia. 6120 McDonald Street (1921), house built for G.L. Smellie in the Georgian Revival style. Designated as a heritage building by the City of Vancouver. Normandie Apartments (1927), 1425 Haro Street.

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