Robert Gill House, Addition(1908-9)
63 Champlain Avenue, Saint-Andrews, NB, Canada
Residential, Country house ([ddition: ground floor: living room, kitchen, servants' hall; first floor: 1 bedroom, 3 servants' rooms]

Client: Robert Gill
Architect: E. & W.S. Maxwell

Description: In 1908, Robert Gill asked the Maxwell brothers to do alterations and additions to his country house at Saint-Andrews in New Brunswick. The results are new projections at the south façade containing servants’ hall on the ground floor and three servants’ rooms on the first floor. A portico supported by Ionic columns surmounted by Palladian windows enhances the principal façade. On the first floor, Mr. Gills’ bedroom with French windows open onto a balcony sheltered by a pediment. Other works includes the enclosure of a semi-decagon porch with casement windows to create an extended living space. New hardwood floors and Beaverboard panelled ceilings are also important features of the alterations. The building underwent frequent changes and it still exists.

Holdings: Country house (addition: ground floor: living room, kitchen, servants' hall; first floor: 1 bedroom, 3 servants' rooms)
16 Drawings: 8 ink on linen; 7 pencil on paper; 1 blueprint
7 Measured drawings: floor plans, elevations, structure
6 Working drawings: foundation plan, floor plans, elevations
3 Detail drawings: elevation, stairs, gas fixtures

Comments: Originally owned by Robert Gardiner, the first summer cottage in Saint-Andrews.