1912 – Bank of Ottawa, Vancouver, Canada
Architect: W. Marbury Somervell
Costing $225,000 and constructed with a reinforced concrete structure.
1913 – Birk’s Building, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Somervell & Putnam
On Nov. 10,
1916 – Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
Architect: Francis S. Swales
The second of three hotels to bear the name Vancouver was a 15 storey Italian Renaissance style hotel built by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
1920 – Allen / Strand Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
Architect: C. Howard Crane
One of a large chain of 45 purpose-built cinemas owned by the Allen brothers,
