Arthur W. Holmes (1863–1944)

futhur W. Holmes was born in London, England in 1863 and received his first architectural training in the office of G.E. Street, one of Britain’s leading High Victorian Gothic architects. After emigrating to Canada in about 1886, Holmes worked as a draftsman for architect Joseph Connolly for five years. From 1891-1895 Holmes worked in partnership with Albert A. Post, a former student of Henry Langley. Æter 1900 Holmes worked on his own from an office in Toronto until he retired about 1940.