Edward   Maxwell
John Bland, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, McGill University

Edward Maxwell was born in Montreal on 31 December 1867, the first son of Edward John Maxwell, a successful lumber merchant, and Johan MacBean. full text

William S.  Maxwell
John Bland, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, McGill University

William Sutherland Maxwell was born in Montreal 14 November 1874. He attended the Montreal High School and, in 1892, at the age of eighteen, began working in his brother's office in the Sun Life Building on Notre Dame Street in Montreal. full text

Gordon   MacLeod   Pitts
John Bland, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, McGill University

Gordon MacLeod Pitts was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, 10 March 1886, the son of Herman H. Pitts and Stirling MacLeod. In 1913 he was employed by Edward and W.S. Maxwell to supervise the construction of the Montreal High School. full text

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ESSAYS
All essays in this section have been digitally reproduced from The Architecture of Edward & W.S. Maxwell. Montreal: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1991. with the kind permission of The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. This catalogue was based on a travelling exhibition of the same name held at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from Dec.13, 1991 to Mar.22, 1992.

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The Lives of Edward and William S. Maxwell
Henry B. Yates

The Education and Training of Edward Maxwell
Ellen James

The Education and Training of William S. Maxwell
Rosalind M. Pepall

Building for Power: The Maxwell Practice and the Montreal Business Community
Robert Sweeny

Craftsmen and Decorative Artists
Rosalind M. Pepall

City Planning and Urban Beautification
Jeanne M. Wolfe and Peter Jacobs