Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Robert Grant |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1840 or 1841 |
| Died: | 1910 |
| Bio Notes: | Robert Grant was born in Scotland in 1840 or 1841. Nothing is known of his training but he emigrated to Toronto in 1870 and practised as an architect there, initially in partnership with the engineer Lionel York. In 1873 Scottish-born David Brash Dick emigrated to Toronto and joined Grant as an assistant. He was taken into partnership the following year. The partnership was dissolved in 1876 and Grant concentrated thereafter on property development, engaging other contractors to construct his projects; his split with Dick was clearly amicable as they occasionally collaborated in later years. |
Private and Business Addresses
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| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Toronto, Canada | Business | 1870 | ||
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Grant & Dick | 1874 | 1876 | Partner | |
Employees or Pupils
| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| David Brash Dick | 1873 | 1874 | Assistant | |
Buildings and Designs
| This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | |||||||
| Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | |
| 1876 | Consumers' Gas Offices | Toronto | Canada | |||
References
Bibliographic References
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| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Arthur, Eric and Otto, Stephen A | Toronto: No Mean City | Various | Toronto, Buffalo & London: University of Toronto Press (1964, 1974, 1986, 1994, 2003) | ||
| http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/ | http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/ | Accessed March 2014 | |||
Archive References
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| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| City of Toronto Clerk's Office | City of Toronto Council and Committee Documents | Bye-law No 85 - 1999, re: 540 Dovercourt Road, Toronto (available on the website of Toronto City Council) | |