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.

1906 – Design proposal for Royal Bank of Canada, Edmonton, Canada

Architect: Kenneth G. Rea,

This, the original Royal Bank of Canada branch at 10023 Jasper Avenue,

1914 – National Trust Building, Rue Saint-Jacques, Montreal

Architect: Kenneth G. Rea

Constructed on St.

1921 – Canadian Battlefields Memorials Competition

Designs submitted to competition held by the Canadian Battlefields Commission for a war memorial on European battlefields.

1927 – Former Bank of Montreal, Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Kenneth Guscotte Rea

Fine smaller scale classical bank nestled into a block of Portage Avenue.

Kenneth Guscotte Rea (1878-1941)

1906 – Design proposal for Royal Bank of Canada, Edmonton, Canada

1914 – National Trust Building, Rue Saint-Jacques, Montreal

1921 – Canadian Battlefields Memorials Competition

1927 – Former Bank of Montreal, Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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