Saint-Charles Country Club(2/1911-12/1911)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Recreational, Club [basement, 3 floors, 25 bedrooms]; brick and roughcast; composite

Client: [Saint-Charles Country Club]
Architect: E. & W.S. Maxwell

Description: In 1911, the Maxwell brothers designed the Saint-Charles Country Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The result was a four-storey building in a Georgian style, depicting a series of French windows with double-hung sashes aligned horizontally and vertically in rows. The ground floor and basement were differentiated from the upper floors by the use of brick on the façade, while the first floor was characterized by a composition of alternating windows and columns to continue the columnar rhythm of the verandah. A central portico supported by two-storey columns marked the main entrance. The ground floor consisted of a rectangular plan with a central hall containing a monumental stair leading to the upper floors. The visitor, after passing the main vestibule was led to a lounge room with a magnificent view of the river. A broad verandah on the first floor linked the exterior landscape to the social spaces of the dining room and lounge room. The second floor contained twenty-five bedrooms arranged along a double-loaded corridor. A shingled hip roof, with five gable dormers and two long shed dormers at both extremities, completed the symmetrical composition of the front elevation. On October 15, 1911, six months after the St-Charles Country Club was built, it was destroyed by fire. Another country club was erected on the site.

Holdings: Club (basement, 3 floors, 25 bedrooms); brick and roughcast; composite
42 Drawings: 34 ink on linen; 3 pencil on paper; 4 watercolour on paper; 1 blueprint
5 Development drawings: floor plans
5 Working drawings: elevations, section
32 Detail drawings: floor plans, elevations, sections, halls, vestibule, washrooms, entry, structure, vents, stairs, fire stairs, fireplace, mantelpiece, doors, screens, fittings, finishes, stonework, portico, car shelter