Cecil Burgess
| Cecil Burgess | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1888 Walkden, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 July 1956 (aged 68) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice |
Weeks & Burgess 1914; Millson & Burgess 1915-1922; Millson, Burgess & Hazelgrove 1923-24; Millson & Burgess 1925-26; C. Burgess 1927-33; Burgess & Gardner 1934-42; C. Burgess 1945-51; Burgess and McLean 1952-58; Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen 1958-1967 |
| Buildings | St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Ottawa, St. Matthew's Anglican Church (Ottawa), Britannia United Church, |
Weeks & Burgess 1914; Millson & Burgess 1915-1922; Millson, Burgess & Hazelgrove 1923-24;
Cecil Burgess (1888–1956) was a Canadian architect. He was born in Walkden, Lancashire, England on 8 July 1888. He was educated Walkden, Lancashire, England. He articled to Henry Kirkby, an architect in Manchester, England. Cecil Burgess arrived in Ottawa, Ontario with his parents in 1905. He married Violet Hervey from Round Hill, Nova Scotia in 1913. The couple had a son Bernard W Burgess of Montreal and daughter Mrs. Barbara Joyce Greenwood
He was a very prominent Ottawa architect. At various times, he lived at 34 Echo Drive and at 25 Bellwood in Ottawa South. He was a charter member of the Ottawa Kiwanis Club. Cecil Burgess was a philanthropist. He served as a director of the Ottawa Boys’ Club from 1939 to 1956. He died in hospital in Ottawa, Ontario in July 23, 1956 at 68 after a short illness. His funeral was held at Trinity Anglican Church, one of his works. The service was conducted by Rev. Wilfred Bradley, assisted by. Archdeacon J. C. Anderson.
He worked and partner with several prominent architects including his former employer Arthur Weeks, Richard Millson, and Edwin Gardner. During the Second World War, Burgess moved to Nova Scotia where he oversaw the construction of 80 buildings for the HMCS Cornwallis Naval Base before returning to Ottawa. Many of Burgess buildings reflected his interest in modern Art-Deco architecture. He used a Modern Classicism style (also known as Stripped Classicism) with elegant dashes of Art Deco in many of his later works in Ottawa.
He worked as a draughtsman and assistant for the firm of Weeks and Keefer in Ottawa 1908-1910. He worked on his own under the company name of Burgess & Co. 1910-1914. He partnered with Arthur L. B. Weeks, under the company name of Weeks and Burgess 1914. Burgess partnered with Richard H. Millson, under the company name of Millson & Burgess 1915-1922. Albert James Hazelgrove joined the partnership under the company name of Millson, Burgess & Hazelgrove 1923-24. He partnered with Richard H. Millson, under the company name of Millson & Burgess 1925-26. Burgess was alone under the company name of C. Burgess 1927-33; from 1927, Burgess worked with an associate Edwin Alexander Gardner. Burgess partnered with Edwin Alexander Gardner under the company name of Burgess and Gardner 1934-42. In 1942 Gardner entered the federal public service; Gardner became chief architect at the Department of Public Works from 1952 to 1963. Cecil Burgess was alone under the company name of C. Burgess 1945-51. He partnered with J. Malcolm McLean under the company name of Burgess and McLean 1951-1958. Murdoch MacPhadyen became a partner under the company name of Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen 1958-1967. After Burgess died in 1956, J. Malcolm McLean and Murdoch MacPhadyen remained sole associates under the company name McLean and MacPhadyen.
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