Westmount Primary School (King’s School)(10/1896)
4800 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Westmount, QC, Canada
Educational, Elementary school [basement, 2 floors]; brick; composite

Client: Westmount School Commission
Architect: E. Maxwell

Description: The Westmount School Commission engaged Edward Maxwell to design King’s School in 1896. The whole building follows a perfect symmetric composition in plan and front elevation. Two ionic columns on ground level and a Palladian window on the first floor mark the main access. The layout of the main floor follows a U-shaped composition with four classrooms on ground level. Two stairs located at the extremes of the rear part connects the different floors.

Holdings: Elementary school (basement, 2 floors); brick; composite
20 Drawings: 4 ink on linen; 1 pencil on paper; 12 watercolour on linen; 1 watercolour on paper; 2 blueprints
9 Working drawings: floor plans, elevations, sections, windows
11 Detail drawings: pathway plan, elevations, washrooms, structure, mechanical, windows, doors, portico, porches