1 Henry Sproatt

Henry Sproatt was born in Toronto. He attended Collingwood Collegiate Institute and trained as an architect under Arthur Richard Denison (1857-1924). He also apprenticed in New York City from 1886-88. In the early 1890s, he was partner in the firm of Darling, Curry, Sproatt & Pearson. Sproatt left the firm in 1899 and entered into a partnership with Ernest Rolph (1871-1958), also based in Toronto. The partnership of Sproatt & Rolph was responsible for numerous institutional, commercial and residential buildings in Toronto. Designs by Sproatt included: Hart House (Sproatt & Rolph, Toronto, completed 1919); the Memorial Tower at University of Toronto (Sproatt & Rolph, Toronto, 1926); College Park (with Ross & Macdonald, Toronto, 1928-30); and the National Club (Curry, Sproatt & Rolph, Toronto, 1906). Sproatt was elected fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Important church designs include and Knox Presbyterian Church (Ottawa, 1932). His firm was continued by his son, Charles Beverly Sproatt, until 1970.

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