Darling & Pearson

Frank Darling (1850-1923) & S. George Curry (1854-1942) had organised as a partnership in 1880 as Darling & Curry.
The firm later organized first as Darling, Curry, Sproatt, & Pearson in 1892, with partners Darling, Curry, Henry Sproatt (1866-1934), and John A. Pearson (1867-1940). From 1893 through 1896 it evolved into Darling, Sproatt & Pearson after Curry left, then finally Darling and Pearson was founded in 1897.

In 1899, Henry Sproatt formed Sproatt & Rolph with Ernest Ross Rolph (1871–1958).

1892 – Imperial Bank of Canada, Brandon, Manitoba

Architect: Darling & Pearson

Small and charming bank branch building in a Queen Anne style with brick and stone detailing.

1899 – Canadian Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Darling & Pearson

Dismantled stone by stone in 1910 and re-erected in Regina,

1899 – Dominion Bank, 440 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Darling & Pearson

Beautiful turned corner with banking hall finished externally in red sandstone.

1903 – Alternative design for Union Bank Tower, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Darling & Pearson

This design was published in 1903.

1904 – Former Canadian Bank of Commerce, Medicine Hat, Alberta

Architect: Darling & Pearson

The construction of the stately bank building in Medicine Hat illustrated the Canadian Bank of Commerce’s confidence in the buoyant economy of south eastern Alberta during the great wave of immigration after 1896.

1904 – Post Office / Federal Building, Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Darling & Pearson

Built to replace an earlier post office building on Main Street at McDermot Avenue,

1904 – Union Bank Tower, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Darling & Pearson

The oldest Chicago School skyscraper still standing in Western Canada was built for the Union Bank of Canada and once boasted the tallest flagpole in the British Empire.

1905 – 197 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Darling & Pearson

197 Yonge Street was formerly a 4 floor Canadian Bank of Commerce building built in 1905 by architects Darling &

1905 – Canadian Bank of Commerce, Brandon, Manitoba

Architect: Darling & Pearson

Sadly demolished, this small but imposing bank by Toronto architects Darling &

1905 – Former Canadian Bank of Commerce, Queen Street East, Toronto

Architect: Darling & Pearson

Dating from 1905,

Darling & Pearson

1892 – Imperial Bank of Canada, Brandon, Manitoba

1899 – Canadian Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1899 – Dominion Bank, 440 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1903 – Alternative design for Union Bank Tower, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1904 – Former Canadian Bank of Commerce, Medicine Hat, Alberta

1904 – Post Office / Federal Building, Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1904 – Union Bank Tower, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1905 – 197 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario

1905 – Canadian Bank of Commerce, Brandon, Manitoba

1905 – Former Canadian Bank of Commerce, Queen Street East, Toronto

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