Kenneth Guscotte Rea (1878-1941)

Studied architecture at McGill University, and in 1894, he apprenticed with Alexander Francis Dunlop. In 1900, he went to Boston and worked for the firm of Shepley, Ruttan and Coolidge, and in 1902, in New York City, for the firm of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson. He designed churches and the military academy at West Point. In 1905, Rea returned to Montreal and became a partner in the Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company. He then went on to practice architecture on his own and designed several commercial buildings and many banks.