W.J. Wall House([1908-9])
571 Landsdowne Avenue, Westmount, QC, Canada
Residential, Urban house [basement, 2 floors, 4 bedrooms]; brick

Client: Mrs. W.J. Wall
Architect: E. & W.S. Maxwell

Description: In 1908, W.J. Wall hired Edward Maxwell to design his urban house on Landsdowne Avenue, Westmount. The result was a brick house of two storeys. The plan follows Maxwell’s formula from the end of 19th century, which consists of an asymmetrical layout with a central stair-hall as the organizing principle. The drawing room, dining room, and butler’s pantry rooms disposed surrounded the core. The second floor contains four bedrooms. The façade shows a simplified version of the Queen Anne style. Edward suppressed the exterior decorative elements of the house to permit an elegant expression of the brick.

Holdings: Urban house (basement, 2 floors, 4 bedrooms); brick
16 Drawings: 12 ink on linen; 1 ink on paper; 1 pencil on paper; 1 watercolour on paper; 1 blueprint
1 Presentation drawing: interior elevation, windows
5 Working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections
10 Detail drawings: elevations, drawing room, entry, staircase, fireplace, flue, door, furniture, fittings, finishes, porch, latticework