Henry Simmonds

{{short description|Canadian architect and sailor}}

{{distinguish|Henry Simonds}}

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| birth_name = Henry Holdsby Simmonds

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| nationality = Canadian

| birth_date = {{birth date|1883|8|25}}

| birth_place = Moyhu, Victoria, Australia

| death_date = {{death date and age|1954|8|1|1883|8|25}}

| death_place = Vancouver, Canada

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| classes = Star

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{{CompetitionRecord|4th| 1932 Los Angeles | Star }}

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Henry Holdsby Simmonds sailed for Canada at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, US.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/henry-simmonds-1.html

|title=Henry Simmonds Bio, Stats, and Results |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |work=Olympic Sports

|accessdate=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105216/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/henry-simmonds-1.html |archivedate=2 April 2015 }} He subsequently became an architect who specialized in neighbourhood movie theatres. His Odeon Theatre in Victoria, British Columbia is on the Canadian National Register of Historic Places.{{Cite web |title=Canada's Historic Places - Odeon Theatre |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=10285&pid=0 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=www.historicplaces.ca}}{{Cite web |title=Patricia Theatre in Powell River, CA - Cinema Treasures |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7576 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=cinematreasures.org}} He is also known for designing industrial facilities and apartment buildings.{{cite web |last1=Gold |first1=Kerry |title=Vancouver developer reloads an old war factory |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/property-report/vancouver-developer-reloads-an-old-war-factory/article29406648/ |publisher=The Globe and Mail |access-date=17 October 2024 |date=28 March 2016}}{{Cite web |title=Simmonds, Henry Holdsby {{!}} Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada |url=http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/1304 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org}} Most of his projects were in the Vancouver area.{{cite web |title=Biographical Dictionary or Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 |url=http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/1304 |website=dictionaryofarchitects.org |access-date=17 October 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Movie Theaters Designed by Henry Holdsby Simmonds - Cinema Treasures |url=https://cinematreasures.org/architects/650?status=all |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=cinematreasures.org}}