1866 – Houses of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario
Architect: Thomas Fuller & Chilion Jones
In 1859, The Legislative Assembly in Ottawa voted the sum of £75,000 for the erection of a “Parliament House”
Thomas Fuller (1823-1893)
Thomas Fuller was born in Bath, England where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857. Settling in Toronto, Ontario he formed a partnership with Chilion Jones with Fuller responsible for design work. In 1859 the firm won the competition to design the new Parliament Buildings in Ottawa and Fuller set to work creating the neo-gothic structure.
In 1867 he won the contract to build the New York State Capitol building in Albany, New York, and spent the next several years in the United States. In 1881 he returned to Canada to become Chief Dominion Architect, replacing Thomas Seaton Scott. He held this position until 1896, he played a role in the design and construction of every major federal building.
1877 – St Alban’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario
Architect: Thomas Fuller
Ottawa’s oldest surviving church building and was designed by Thomas Fuller, who also designed Canada’s original Parliament Buildings.
1888 – Law Courts, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Thomas Fuller
Former courthouse, demolished in 1958. Constructed on 4th St. South West in 1888.
1891 – Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan
Architect: Thomas Fuller
Government House was constructed between 1889-91 and was built on a grand scale as a result of the federal government’s desire to have an imposing symbol of its authority in the North-West Territories.
1894 – Armouries, Toronto
Architect: Thomas Fuller
In the late 1800s, the federal government realized that they needed to provide their volunteer soldiers with centralized locations for training,
1895 – Post Office, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: Thomas Fuller
Post office and Federal Office by Dominion architect Thomas Fuller on 8th Avenue. Demolished circa 1929.
1896 – Post Office & Customs, Inland Revenue, Victoria, British Columbia
Architect: Thomas Fuller
Demolished in 1955.
1897 – New Drill Hall, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Architect: Thomas Fuller
1927 – Houses of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario
Architect: John Pearson & Omar Marchand
The original structure was designed by Thomas Fuller and Chilion Jones. The Palace of Westminster in London had recently been rebuilt in a Gothic Revival style,
