John Galt House(4/1905-6/1912)
Rosslyn Road, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Residential, Urban house (detached, basement, 2 floors, attic, 10 bedrooms); brick; wall bearing

Client: John Galt
Architect: E. & W.S. Maxwell

Description: The Maxwell brothers were commissioned by John Galt to design the plans for his new residence at Rosslyn Road in Winnipeg. The plan of the two-storey building reflected Norman Shaw's English villas by maintaining an axial plan through the entrance doorway, which terminated with a large music room. The central axis provided access to the library and the drawing room on one side, and the dining room and kitchen on the other. The front elevation featured a central entrance doorway, flanked by two Ionic columns supporting the segmental arch. Two dormer bays run along the height of the building on either sides of central doorway and are capped by a large hipped roof. The house was demolished in the 1940s.

Holdings: Urban house (detached, basement, 2 floors, attic, 10 bedrooms); brick; wall bearing
82 Drawings: 46 ink on linen; 4 ink on paper; 15 pencil on paper; 17 blueprints
23 Development drawings: floor plans, elevations, sections, stairs
10 Working drawings: floor plans, elevations, sections
44 Detail drawings: property plan, library, music room, dining room, hall, boudoir, coat room, entry, stairs, fireplaces, mantelpieces, windows, bay, doors, furniture, finishes, leaded lights, fittings, carpets, railings, verandah, gates, leaded glass, tilework, ironwork
5 Consultant drawings: floor plans, elevation
1 File folder: correspondence
Comment: 5 drawings by J.H.G. Russel, Architect, Winnipeg, are included.

Comments: 5 drawings by J.H.G. Russel, Architect, Winnipeg, are included.