Hutton & Souter

Hutton & Souter is a Canadian architectural firm established in 1920 by William Russell Souter and Gordon Johnston Hutton.^[1][2] Based in Hamilton, Ontario, the firm is responsible for notable structures in the city and elsewhere, (e.g. McLaughlin Motor Car Showroom^[3] and Dominion Public Building^[4]).^[5] The firm's name was changed to William R. Souter & Associates in 1947 after Hutton's death.^[1]

William Souter

Souter was born on 11 June 1894 in Hamilton, Ontario.^[1] He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania from 1914 to 1917, then partnered with Hutton in 1920.^[1] He died on 17 November 1971.^[1] Souter had a son, William C. Souter, who was also an architect, inherited his father's firm, and died in 2001.^[1]

Gordon Hutton

Hutton was born in 1881 and died, suddenly, in April 1942.^[1][2]

Completed projects

Burlington, Ontario

• Long Vue (residence), built c.1926^[6]

Hamilton, Ontario

• 1 St. James Place (house) and sister home, 16 Inglewood; constructed 1936 and designated under the Ontario Heritage Act^[7]
• 358 Bay Street South (house), constructed in 1930^[7]
• Basilica of Christ the King, built 1931–33^[8]: 40
• Cathedral School, constructed in 1928 in Hamilton, Ontario^[9]
• Delta Secondary School, the city's oldest high school, opened in 1924^{[8]: 41 [10]}
• Hamilton Post Office, originally the Dominion Public Building, completed in 1936^[4][8]: 39

Oshawa, Ontario

• building for General Motors of Canada, constructed c.1927^[11]

Toronto, Ontario

• McLaughlin Motor Car Showroom, constructed 1925^[3]

Windsor, Ontario

• Chrysler Power Plant, constructed during the period of 1928 to 1935^[12]
• Hotel Norton Palmer, built 1930^[13]
• Windsor Assembly Plant, constructed for General Motors in 1928^[14]