Henry Sproatt
{{Short description|Canadian architect}}
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|birth_place= Toronto, Canada West
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1934|10|04|1866|06|14}}
|death_place= Toronto, Ontario
|practice= Sproatt & Rolph
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Henry Sproatt (June 14, 1866 – October 4, 1934) was a Canadian architect who was prominent during the early 20th century. Born in Toronto, he trained in Europe and in New York City.
He formed a partnership in 1890 with another celebrated architect, John A. Pearson, and with Frank Darling in 1893. Sproatt parted ways in 1896 and formed a new firm in 1899 with Ernest Ross Rolph (1871–1958), named Sproatt & Rolph.
Sproatt was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and he died in Toronto in 1934. The firm continued under Ernest Rolph until 1942 and was then taken over by his son, Charles Beverley Sproatt (1896–1976), from 1958 until 1970.
In recognition of his architectural achievements the University of Toronto conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to Sproatt in 1920.
Notable projects
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| Victoria College
| 1910 | Henry Sproatt | 15, W | 91 Charles Street West, University of Toronto, St. George campus | |
| Hart House
| 1911–24 | Henry Sproatt – Engineer Ernest Rolph | 15, W | 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto, St. George campus |
| National Club
| 1906 | Henry Sproatt | | 303 Bay Street, Toronto |
| North wing of the Chester D. Massey House
| 1907 | Henry Sproatt | | 519 Jarvis Street, Toronto | |
| Bishop Strachan School
| 1912 | Henry Sproatt | | 298 Lonsdale Road, Toronto | File:Bishop Strachan School.JPG, Toronto]] |
| Burwash Hall
| 1911–13 | Henry Sproatt | | 70 Charles Street West, Victoria College, University of Toronto, St. George campus | File:Burwash.jpg, Toronto, 1913]] |
| Ontario Club
| 1913 | Henry Sproatt | | Wellington Street West at Jordan Street, Toronto |
| Royal Canadian Yacht Club
| 1920–1922 | Sproatt and Rolph | | | 2 Chippewa Avenue, Toronto Island, Toronto | File:Royal Canadian Yacht Club.JPG, Toronto, 1920–1922]] |
| Soldiers' Tower
| 1924 | Henry Sproatt | | 7 Hart House Circle and Tower Road, Toronto | File:WWTower-in-university-of-toronto.jpg, Toronto]] |
| Manulife South Tower
| 1926 | Henry Sproatt | Neo-Gothic 56 M, 14 stories | | 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto |
| Thistletown Regional Centre
| 1927–1928 | Henry Sproatt | Modern Classical | | 51 Panorama Court, Etobicoke | |
| College Park
| 1928–1929 | Henry Sproatt | Moderne Classicism | | 424 Yonge Street, Toronto |
| Canada Permanent Trust Building
| 1930 | Henry Sproatt | Neo-Gothic 77 Meters, 18 stories | | 320 Bay Street, Toronto | File:Canada Permanent Building.jpg, Toronto]] |
| Fairmont Royal York Hotel (with architects Ross and Macdonald)
| 1929 | Henry Sproatt | | 100 Front Street West, Toronto | File:Toronto Royal York Hotel 1.jpg, Toronto]] |
| Canada Life Building
| 1931 | Henry Sproatt | 87 Meters, 15 stories | | 330 University Avenue, Toronto | File:1Canada Life Building.jpg, Toronto]] |
| National Research Council (Canada) Laboratories,
| 1932 | Henry Sproatt | | | 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario | File:Nrcc irc bldg m 59 2.jpg Laboratories]] |
| Knox Presbyterian Church
| 1932 | Henry Sproatt | | 120 Lisgar Street, Ottawa | File:Knox Presbyterian Church Ottawa north.JPG, Ottawa]] |
| Emmanuel College, Toronto
| 1932 | Henry Sproatt | | 75 Queen's Park Crescent East, Toronto | File:Emmanuel college toronto1.jpg, Toronto]] |
| Princess Margaret Hospital (Toronto)
| 1935 | Henry Sproatt | 72 Meters, 18 stories | | 610 University Avenue, Toronto | File:Princess Margaret Hospital 2005.JPG, Toronto]] |
External links
{{Archival records|title=Henry Sproatt Collection}}
{{Commons category|Henry Sproatt}}
- [http://www.magma.ca/~djeanes/architects/Sproatt.html Henry Sproatt]
- [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sproatt-and-rolph Sproatt and Rolph] in The Canadian Encyclopedia
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040618011227/http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=110653 Sproatt and Rolph]}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050830033443/http://www.historyoftoronto.ca/history/buildings6.html Soldier's Tower]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050829043654/http://www.historyoftoronto.ca/history/buildings7.html Hart House, U of T]
- [http://www.knoxottawa.ca/ Knox Presbyterian Church] and its *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060129052902/http://www.knoxottawa.ca/_history.html History]
- [http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-59633.pdf Request for Heritage Review TRC]
- [https://governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/import-files/degreerecipients1850tillnow3709.pdf University of Toronto Honorary Degree Recipients 1850–2016]
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| title = President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
| years = 1926–1929
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| after = Wylie Grier
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